We've had it in Missouri for a long time. Cecelia wrote: >I had heard that Blue Bell had branched out to other places, as well. A >cousin, last year, told us that they get it in Louisiana. >It's more like old fashioned ice cream. I loved the Country Vanilla, but >they haven't had it here for a while. It's very light and creamy. Next to >that is French Vanilla. Regular vanilla is a little bit strong, to me. >Love banana pudding, chocolate, strawberries and cream, peaches and cream >(tried that with cashews added to it and that is wonderful stuff!), >chocolate almond, etc. >But, lately, with me, who just has to have some soothing ice cream every >evening, and two growing boys in the house, we've been getting H.E.B., Oak >Farms, or whatever is on sale in the plastic buckets! Then, I use the >buckets for water, when painting, storing art supplies, etc., and give my >excess buckets to the art teachers. I know that Blue Bell has chocolate and >vanilla in the plastic buckets. >One of the art teachers in our art teachers group teaches in Brenham, where >Blue Bell originated. I think they have started a festival there in the >summer, featuring ice cream. And they have tours of the plant, which the >kids from here go to at times. >That's pretty country over that way, with Washington-on-the Brazos (where >the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed, etc.), Independence, and >other early Texas places of interest are located. Lots of Bluebonnets in >the spring, and Indian paintbrushes, following the Bluebonnets. Rolling >hills along the "Texas Independence Trail". >Blue Bell advertises that they eat all they can, then sell the rest! >Before Blue Bell, Bordens was the best ice cream around. >Glad you enjoyed the stories. The ice cream conversation made me think that >I need to draw a picture of the old drugstore where we used to hang out. >Sadly, a wall was sagging and instead of fixing it, the city gave it to the >person who owned the building next door, with the understanding they would >repair it. Instead, that person had the building bulldozed and sold the >bricks! It is so upsetting to see that empty spot, right there by the red >light! I think I practically lived at, besides the dry goods and grocery >stores, the picture show and the drugstore! >Cecelia > > > > > > > > >>I am sitting here right now eatin Blue Bell ice cream in Tennessee. 2nd >>best here, because I prefer Purity dairies, but buy which ever is on >>sale. >>Enjoy your stories. >> >>Ann >> >> >> >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNCANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

I wonder if it is all over the U.S. now! Cecelia = > We've had it in Missouri for a long time. > > Cecelia wrote: > >>I had heard that Blue Bell had branched out to other places, as well. A >>cousin, last year, told us that they get it in Louisiana.

I wondered if Blue Bell had spread across the country, so I went to their website. http://www.bluebell.com/history.aspx It seems they are celebrating their 100th anniversary. Under the recipes sections, it tells how to make an old fashioned chocloate malt. We like to make floats, but one thing I make that tastes like the soda fountain drink, is a chocolate soda. I put chocolate ice cream in a glass, then fill it with 7Up or Sprite. Put in a straw and a spoon, and it tastes just like a soda from the old drugstore. We used to have a Swenson's here, that had the old fashioned drugstore treats, hamburgers, sandwiches, etc. But it was closed a year or so ago. I can't understand how popular places like that close up, when they have good business. The newspaper said it because the profits weren't that high. The Black Eyed Pea even closed up, and it was always full, and right across the street from the university, too. Yet, there are so many new places opening, and the place is really growing. Cecelia in Texas > We've had it in Missouri for a long time. > > Cecelia wrote: > >>I had heard that Blue Bell had branched out to other places, as well. A