sf wrote:

> She's never been to a Howard Johnson's? They had (have?) 28 flavors of
> ice cream! I remember road trips (from Michigan to Florida) where my
> mom planned at least one break per day at a HJ like people do with
> McDonald's today. Air conditioning was a major reason for it. In any
> case, IMO, Baskin Robbins 31 is just a weak replication of the HJ of
> olden daze.
>
<shrug> no clue if she had ever gone to HJ before. I'm sure she musta...?
I just remember being so shocked at her naive belief that 31 flavors was
something novel and unique?
I recall as a very young child that HJ was known for their fried clams
or something?