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 ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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 > >