"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> [Jill typing for John again] This is for the curmudgeons Anyone here
> ever heard of Carvel Ice Cream?
>
> Jill
Cookie Puss!

On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:36:27 -0400, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail>
wrote:

>On 4/9/2012 11:20 PM, Lou Decruss wrote:
>> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 19:48:27 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> There are actually one or two now in CA. I looked them up recently. Lemme
>>> see if I can find the link. Ooh! They're in HI now too.
>>>
>>> http://farrellsusa.com/locations-and-menus.php
>>>
>>
>> Pretty expensive. Even in high school I could afford to go there on a
>> date.
>
>Oh, looking at that I remember something like the Pig's Trough
>or what might have been called that. It was maybe a dozen
>scoops of ice cream with toppings. I'm sure a group of teens
>could knock it off. I think they probably made scene when they
>brought it to the table. Funny what you recall, I haven't thought
>of the place in a long time.

The trough was a double banana split. You got a blue ribbon if you
finished it. I don't remember what it said but it was advertising. It
had an elastic string on it and people hung them from their rear view
mirror with the prom garter thingie. We did some silly stuff back
then.

Lou

On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 20:47:05 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 19:48:27 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>There are actually one or two now in CA. I looked them up recently.
>>>Lemme
>>>see if I can find the link. Ooh! They're in HI now too.
>>>
>>>http://farrellsusa.com/locations-and-menus.php
>>>
>>
>> Pretty expensive. Even in high school I could afford to go there on a
>> date.
>
>Yeah. They used to be cheap.
>
I sure can't remember prices but I was making $2.65 when I started
driving. I could take a date to a movie and Farrels and it didn't
break the bank.

Lou

On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 23:05:55 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:51:59 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 17:17:08 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>I used to get a Tin Roof at Farrells. They didn't call it hot although it
>>>had hot fudge and peanuts in it. I think they were Spanish peanuts.
>>
>> Farrells was a great place to go after basketball games in high
>> school. It was always a good time.
>
>Was Ferrells anything like Freindly's? Kinda like a Denny's with Ice
>Cream and better service. Looks like they dried up, at least in
>Pittsburgh.

I don't know of Friendly's but Farrells was not like Denny's. It was
more like the atmosphere like TGI Friday's. Very loud and upbeat. I'd
probably hate it now.

Lou

"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 20:47:05 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 19:48:27 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>There are actually one or two now in CA. I looked them up recently.
>>>>Lemme
>>>>see if I can find the link. Ooh! They're in HI now too.
>>>>
>>>>http://farrellsusa.com/locations-and-menus.php
>>>>
>>>
>>> Pretty expensive. Even in high school I could afford to go there on a
>>> date.
>>
>>Yeah. They used to be cheap.
>>
> I sure can't remember prices but I was making $2.65 when I started
> driving. I could take a date to a movie and Farrels and it didn't
> break the bank.

I was making $2.30 an hour back then. And not working a lot of hours. I
could still eat there once or twice a month.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:51:59 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 17:17:08 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>I used to get a Tin Roof at Farrells. They didn't call it hot although
>>>it
>>>had hot fudge and peanuts in it. I think they were Spanish peanuts.
>>
>> Farrells was a great place to go after basketball games in high
>> school. It was always a good time.
>
> Was Ferrells anything like Freindly's? Kinda like a Denny's with Ice
> Cream and better service. Looks like they dried up, at least in
> Pittsburgh.

No. I have been at Friendly's. It's more like a regular restaurant.

Farrell's was designed to be old timey even down to the wait staff's
uniforms. On the way out there was a section of penny candy. I think for a
time you could actually get some stuff for a penny. They also had what was
purported to be the world's longest licorice whips. My parent's didn't
allow us to buy the candy too often and I don't really think there was much
of interest to me there. I think they also sold some little toys and other
trinkets.

It was a big party place. People liked to have their birthdays there
because when the birthday was announced they would bang on a drum loudly,
play sirens, lights would go off and much ado was made at the table. The
same thing was done when you ordered specific things on the menu. Mostly
larger things. Like the big sub sandwich that my dad liked to order. Men
also seemed to like the place because of the large portions of food. Not
everything was a large portion but those things were available. I think the
biggest ice cream thing was the Zoo. It was a punch bowl with 30 scoops of
assorted ice cream. I think there were toppings on it. And little plastic
animals. Most people ordered it for a kiddy party. Even if you were a
picky eater, there was bound to be part of it you'd like. And for some of
the larger items on the menu if you could eat them yourself you would get an
award and in some cases get the item for free.

The menu read like a newspaper. One side was the lunch and dinner items and
the other was ice cream. They had pretty much every ice cream flavor and
every possible combination of toppings you could think of.

The wait staff was hired specifically to be loud and comedic. My friend who
worked there didn't always do so well because people didn't always get his
humor. Like when he said to the woman named Jane, "Jane you ignorant slut!"
People might not even get it now but at the time it had been a line that had
aired a week or two back on SNL, back when it actually was funny. I can't
remember the exact skit now but Jane Curtain was in it and it had in fact
been funny.

They also had soda water for a penny. I don't think too many people ordered
it. I tried it as a kid and didn't like it but I do like it now. I do
prefer a slice of lemon or lime in it.

The only other similar place that I know of was the Great American Food And
Beverage Company. They were not so much an ice cream place but they did
have ice cream on the menu. They did have a singing wait staff and they did
make much to do if you ordered certain things on the menu. The difference
was that in that place *all* of the food was huge. You either had to be a
big eater, plan to take something home, or plan to share things. We almost
always shared. In many cases we would go as a group of 4 or 5 and just
split one meal and one dessert. That is how large the food was. They even
had simple food that was large. Like donuts and sweet rolls. I can't say
that it was overly good food. Not bad food. Certainly not gourmet. It was
a place where you went for the atmosphere. Very appealing to high school
and college students.

"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 23:05:55 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:51:59 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 17:17:08 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>I used to get a Tin Roof at Farrells. They didn't call it hot although
>>>>it
>>>>had hot fudge and peanuts in it. I think they were Spanish peanuts.
>>>
>>> Farrells was a great place to go after basketball games in high
>>> school. It was always a good time.
>>
>>Was Ferrells anything like Freindly's? Kinda like a Denny's with Ice
>>Cream and better service. Looks like they dried up, at least in
>>Pittsburgh.
>
> I don't know of Friendly's but Farrells was not like Denny's. It was
> more like the atmosphere like TGI Friday's. Very loud and upbeat. I'd
> probably hate it now.

Friendly's reminds me of Denny's or IHOP. A place to get quick road food.

I only went to TGI Friday's a couple of times. I didn't care for it. I
think the difference there was the alcohol. Farrell's didn't have that. I
remember taking a Southern coworker in there and he ordered some kind of ice
cream with beer in it. The waitress questioned him and asked him if he
wanted root beer. Then he said, no. It was beer. And didn't they have it?
I can't remember now what it was. I don't think it was a float but it might
have been. He said it was very common in the South and we thought he was
pulling our leg. Anyway... Too many sloppy drunks in TGI Friday's for my
taste.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:49:52 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:51:59 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 17:17:08 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I used to get a Tin Roof at Farrells. They didn't call it hot although
>>>>>it
>>>>>had hot fudge and peanuts in it. I think they were Spanish peanuts.
>>>>
>>>> Farrells was a great place to go after basketball games in high
>>>> school. It was always a good time.
>>>
>>> Was Ferrells anything like Freindly's? Kinda like a Denny's with Ice
>>> Cream and better service. Looks like they dried up, at least in
>>> Pittsburgh.
>>
>> No. I have been at Friendly's. It's more like a regular restaurant.
>
> Freidnly's and Denny's are both regular restaurants (for the most
> part).
>>
>> Farrell's was designed to be old timey even down to the wait staff's
>> uniforms.
>
> Exactly like Friendly's.
>
>> The only other similar place that I know of was the Great American Food
>> And
>> Beverage Company.
>
> It sounds a lot like Howard Johnson's. Which was a lot a lot like
> Friendly's.

I never ate at a Howard Johnsons. I only just had a quick drink in there.
My dad deemed their prices to be too much for lunch. So he wouldn't let us
stay. But they seemed rather ordinary to me.

On Apr 9, 7:51*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> Lou Decruss wrote:
> > On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:14:23 -0400, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail>
> > wrote:
>
> >> On 4/9/2012 8:51 PM, Lou Decruss wrote:
> >>> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 17:17:08 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >>> > *wrote:
>
> >>>> > *wrote
>
> >>>>> On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:06:58 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
> >>>>>> But thinking back I remember what I liked to get at
> >>>>>> Carvel's. *It was called a Hot Tin Roof, or similar.
> >>>>>> Vanilla Ice Cream, hot fudge, salted peanuts, whipped
> >>>>>> cream ... that's all I remember and I don't remember
> >>>>>> what made it different from a hot fudge sundae.
>
> >>>>> I remember getting Hot Tin Roofs at some place other than Carvel.
> >>>>> Maybe it was Tastee Freeze. *I remember asking for them at other
> >>>>> places like Howard Johnson's and Dairy Queen and just got blank
> >>>>> stares.
>
> >>>>> Looks like it's more common now than it was back then.
>
> >>>> I used to get a Tin Roof at Farrells. *They didn't call it hot
> >>>> although it had hot fudge and peanuts in it. *I think they were
> >>>> Spanish peanuts.
>
> >>> Farrells was a great place to go after basketball games in high
> >>> school. *It was always a good time.
>
> >> Until it was someone's birthday and they started singing ...
>
> >> I was just remembering that place after this discussion started.
> >> I imagine it's long gone by now.
>
> > I think there's still a couple on the west coast.
>
> I think if I remember the history that I read, they all had closed but they
> restarted them in CA.
>
> I'm not really sure why they closed here.

They were apparently magnets for aircraft:

http://www.check-six.com/images/SAC-...arrells-tm.jpg

http://www.check-six.com/images/LAX82FA130-N30162.jpg

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 16:59:24 -0400, pavane wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 15:31:24 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> [Jill typing for John again]
>>>
>>> This is just too weird. It this going to go on for a whole month?
>>>
>>> ObFood: Cadbury Eater Eggs are $.25/ea today. Usually $.59-$.69/ea
>>> (for the rinky dink U.S./Canadian versions)
>>
>> So who in the hell is John?
>
> "John Robert Willer" is her on-again off-again boyfriend/finance of 18
> years. She announced she was getting married on Jan 1 2003, but a
> couple days after the announcement she said it was off. At least I
> think it's the same guy. There was somebody named Ray at one point,
> but that may have just been a one-night stand.
>
You really can't keep up, can you? I was engaged to Ray. AFAIK he died
when Bay St. Louis, MS was wiped off the map in Hurricane Katrina. But I
broke it off with him well before that. I've known John since 1979. At any
rate, yes, his somewhat vicarious participation in the ng may well go on for
the entire month. BTW, TINC

Jill

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> "Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 16:33:40 -0400, "jmcquown" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> He doesn't own a computer so what would be the point?
>>>>
>>>>> I think you are getting him hooked on RFC, although it has seen better
>>>>> days.
>>>>>
>>>>> Christine
>>>>> --
>>>> He's just beginning to understand what I mean when I talk about RFC. I
>>>> don't think it's enough to convince him to get a computer and a
>>>> connection
>>>> to Usenet
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Well..I see he has a FB page, so he must have a computer
>>> somewhere..
>>>
>>> Christine
>>> --
>>
>> That's his agent. It wasn't his choice to set up a FB page. He doesn't
>> own (or want to own) a computer.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I wonder how he will be able to do that in this evolving world. Does he
> have a cell phone?
>
> --
> Jean B.


Yes, he has a cell phone... it's his only phone. And it doesn't work here.
There's zero cell reception where around here, which is why I have a
land-line His agent handles his publicity via her computer. Even I
don't have a FB account. LOL

Jill

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...
> "jmcquown" wrote:
>>
Anyone here ever heard of Carvel Ice Cream?
>
> Carvel is still very much in business... there are several locations
> near where you live.
>
Near where I live? Yes, they sell the brand at Publix and probably
Wal*Mart. But I'm talking about the ice cream shop. The closest Carvel ice
cream shop is in Mt. Pleasant. That's over 125 miles away. I don't think
I'll be driving that far to get a cone! LOL There is a Friendly's in Port
Royal (someone else mentioned Friendly's).

> Carvel was a favorite, there was one two blocks from where I grew up.
> I must've eaten a Carvel treat twice a week, I loved their flying
> saucers: http://www.carvel.com/products/take_home_treats.htm
>
I had Angel Food. Right out of high school I worked in an ice cream parlor.
The owner also sold (infamous) Dyer's deep fried hamburgers. The original
Dyer's restaurant has moved around a lot. Where I worked was not officially
Dyer's, but the guy had permission from the original owner to sell burgers
made by the same method and use the name Dyer's.

http://www.dyersonbeale.com/

If you've never had a deep fried hamburger, you haven't lived. If you
haven't had a split, deep fried hot dog served on a hamburger bun... well,
never mind. Heheh.

Jill

On 4/10/2012 12:14 AM, Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:36:27 -0400, Nancy Young<replyto@inemail>
> wrote:

>> Oh, looking at that I remember something like the Pig's Trough
>> or what might have been called that. It was maybe a dozen
>> scoops of ice cream with toppings. I'm sure a group of teens
>> could knock it off. I think they probably made scene when they
>> brought it to the table. Funny what you recall, I haven't thought
>> of the place in a long time.
>
> The trough was a double banana split. You got a blue ribbon if you
> finished it. I don't remember what it said but it was advertising. It
> had an elastic string on it and people hung them from their rear view
> mirror with the prom garter thingie. We did some silly stuff back
> then.

You say that like it's a bad thing! Hee.

nancy

On Apr 9, 11:34*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 20:47:05 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
>
> >>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
> . ..
> >>> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 19:48:27 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >>> > wrote:
>
> >>>>There are actually one or two now in CA. *I looked them up recently..
> >>>>Lemme
> >>>>see if I can find the link. *Ooh! *They're in HI now too.
>
> >>>>http://farrellsusa.com/locations-and-menus.php
>
> >>> Pretty expensive. *Even in high school I could afford to go there on a
> >>> date.
>
> >>Yeah. *They used to be cheap.
>
> > I sure can't remember prices but I was making $2.65 when I started
> > driving. *I could take a date to a movie and Farrels and it didn't
> > break the bank.
>
> I was making $2.30 an hour back then. *And not working a lot of hours. *I
> could still eat there once or twice a month.

I remember the minimum wage going up from $2.30 to $2.65. I was 17
and living on my own on a full time minimum wage job. Soon after
getting the raise to $2.65, I got promoted and got a raise to $3.00.

--Bryan

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 23:29:16 -0400, pavane wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> Why she felt the need to announce his full name here yesterday is
>>> kinda creepy. Either he's wanted by the law or she's picturing him
>>> at the alter.
>>
>> Ah. Well, that explains why he would go to be altered. Thanks.
>
> It's spelled right! It's just the wrong word!

It seemed so plausable in the context.

pavane

On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:08:11 -0400, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail>
wrote:

>On 4/10/2012 12:14 AM, Lou Decruss wrote:
>> On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:36:27 -0400, Nancy Young<replyto@inemail>
>> wrote:
>
>>> Oh, looking at that I remember something like the Pig's Trough
>>> or what might have been called that. It was maybe a dozen
>>> scoops of ice cream with toppings. I'm sure a group of teens
>>> could knock it off. I think they probably made scene when they
>>> brought it to the table. Funny what you recall, I haven't thought
>>> of the place in a long time.
>>
>> The trough was a double banana split. You got a blue ribbon if you
>> finished it. I don't remember what it said but it was advertising. It
>> had an elastic string on it and people hung them from their rear view
>> mirror with the prom garter thingie. We did some silly stuff back
>> then.
>
>You say that like it's a bad thing! Hee.

<laugh> high school was a fun time.

Lou

On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:34:47 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 20:47:05 -0700, "Julie Bove"

>> I sure can't remember prices but I was making $2.65 when I started
>> driving. I could take a date to a movie and Farrels and it didn't
>> break the bank.
>
>I was making $2.30 an hour back then. And not working a lot of hours. I
>could still eat there once or twice a month.

I worked a lot of hours but I also had a nice car.

Lou

On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:53:53 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>Too many sloppy drunks in TGI Friday's for my
>taste.

Fridays was tame compared to the places I hung out in after I turned
19 and could drink. Give me a shot and a beer and a frozen pizza from
the pizza oven behind the bar.

Lou

On Apr 10, 8:33*am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:53:53 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>
> > wrote:
> >Too many sloppy drunks in TGI Friday's for my
> >taste.
>
> Fridays was tame compared to the places I hung out in after I turned
> 19 and could drink. *Give me a shot and a beer and a frozen pizza from
> the pizza oven behind the bar.

When I worked by the airport, from time to time, one of our vendors
would take us to a bar on Irving Park for happy hour. They had such a
countertop oven, in which they would bake Tombstone pizzas to help us
absorb the alcohol.

Christopher M. wrote:
> ImStillMags wrote:
>>"jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>>> Anyone here ever heard of Carvel Ice Cream?

A chain in the eastern US. Some are still in business.

>> yes. Many moons ago.
>
> Like most things, ice cream cakes taste better with more fat/cream.

And since ice cream has a lot of sugar and I remember Carvel from when I
was a kid - Stuff with more sugar tastes better when we were young and
that decreases as we grow up.

On 4/10/2012 12:44 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
> Christopher M. wrote:
>> ImStillMags wrote:
>>> > wrote:
>>
>>>> Anyone here ever heard of Carvel Ice Cream?
>
> A chain in the eastern US. Some are still in business.
>
>>> yes. Many moons ago.
>>
>> Like most things, ice cream cakes taste better with more fat/cream.
>
> And since ice cream has a lot of sugar and I remember Carvel from when I
> was a kid - Stuff with more sugar tastes better when we were young and
> that decreases as we grow up.

My observation is that it comes back strongly as one becomes
elderly. I imagine it's a tastebud thing, who knows.

nancy

"Nancy Young" <replyto@inemail> wrote in message
...
> On 4/10/2012 12:44 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
>> Christopher M. wrote:
>>> ImStillMags wrote:
>>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Anyone here ever heard of Carvel Ice Cream?
>>
>> A chain in the eastern US. Some are still in business.
>>
>>>> yes. Many moons ago.
>>>
>>> Like most things, ice cream cakes taste better with more fat/cream.
>>
>> And since ice cream has a lot of sugar and I remember Carvel from when I
>> was a kid - Stuff with more sugar tastes better when we were young and
>> that decreases as we grow up.
>
> My observation is that it comes back strongly as one becomes
> elderly. I imagine it's a tastebud thing, who knows.
>
> nancy

My grandparents lived off of sugar and canned goods. And they lived to a
ripe old age.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

[Jill typing for John again] This is for the curmudgeons Anyone here
ever heard of Carvel Ice Cream?

Jill

Tom Carvel's father invented the process for the Carvel brand of no
air-infused ice cream.
Sadly, Tom died w/o a successor and the his wife sold the brand to an
investment company.
There are not a lot of Carvel ice creams stores left today.

Bryan wrote:
>
> I remember the minimum wage going up from $2.30 to $2.65. I was 17
> and living on my own on a full time minimum wage job. Soon after
> getting the raise to $2.65, I got promoted and got a raise to $3.00.

Don't remember the time frame but my first hourly job was 1.65 minimum wage.

> "jmcquown" wrote:...
>
> [Jill typing for John again] This is for the curmudgeons Anyone here
> ever heard of Carvel Ice Cream?

[Gary typing to John] John..if you enjoy these discussions here why don't
you get off your lazy no-computer ass and write yourself? Put Jill to work
cooking a good dinner or cleaning the bathroom.

Used to be a Carvel near here and we went on occasion. I can still buy the
(overrated) Carvel cakes in local grocery stores.

My question is.....does anyone remember (or know about) Uncle Harry's Ice
Cream? That was my favorite but not around here any longer. Their
specialty was mixing in things with the ice cream. My all time favorite
was: apple pie ice cream with reeses peanut butter cup chopped up and mixed
in....and served on a waffle cone.

Oh man....just remembering that is better than sex.

I would make my own if I could only find apple pie ice cream. I've looked
everywhere with no luck at all. ;(

Gary

On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:41:34 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Bryan wrote:
>>
>> I remember the minimum wage going up from $2.30 to $2.65. I was 17
>> and living on my own on a full time minimum wage job. Soon after
>> getting the raise to $2.65, I got promoted and got a raise to $3.00.
>
>Don't remember the time frame but my first hourly job was 1.65 minimum wage.

My first job was considered farm work- planting trees during 'spring
break' in high school. I was hired at $.85, but the feds raised the
rate to $1.00 before we started. I made $60 that week-- after
taxes. I was rich.

Jim

On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:14:48 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, Lou Decruss
> wrote,
>The trough was a double banana split. You got a blue ribbon if you
>finished it. I don't remember what it said but it was advertising. It

It said "I made a pig of myself at Farrells".

On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:07:38 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, Sqwertz
> wrote,
>Freidnly's and Denny's are both regular restaurants (for the most
>part).

Farrell's was old-timey Ice Cream Parlor first and Restaurant second.

I was a busboy there for two weeks in high school. Interviewed by one
manager, called back and hired by a different manager, and fired by the
third store manager in that length of time. Now that's stability.

On Apr 9, 3:31*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> [Jill typing for John again] *This is for the curmudgeons *Anyone here
> ever heard of Carvel Ice Cream?
>
> Jill

Oh, sure. They had those expensive ice cream cakes ppl wud rush out
to buy when they discovered a houseguest had a b'day, anniversary etc.

On 4/9/2012 3:31 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> [Jill typing for John again] This is for the curmudgeons Anyone here
> ever heard of Carvel Ice Cream?

John/Jill, are you serious?

On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:39:12 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

>On Apr 10, 8:33*am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:53:53 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>
>> > wrote:
>> >Too many sloppy drunks in TGI Friday's for my
>> >taste.
>>
>> Fridays was tame compared to the places I hung out in after I turned
>> 19 and could drink. *Give me a shot and a beer and a frozen pizza from
>> the pizza oven behind the bar.
>
>When I worked by the airport, from time to time, one of our vendors
>would take us to a bar on Irving Park for happy hour.

I lived and worked in Bensenville and Wood Dale for a few years.
Chances are good I was in that same bar.

>They had such a countertop oven, in which they would bake
>Tombstone pizzas to help us absorb the alcohol.

The ovens are still around in little farm towns too small for a pizza
parlor. An old friend sold them along with the pizzas. He was a food
rep and picked up the distributorship at a trade show. He was wasting
too much time driving so he needed something to make cold calls with
in the redneck towns of central Illinois. If the bar bought a certain
amount of pizzas they got the oven free. Within a month or so he had
to rent a van once a week to make deliveries.

Lou

On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:30:58 -0700, David Harmon >
wrote:

>On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:14:48 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, Lou Decruss
> wrote,
>>The trough was a double banana split. You got a blue ribbon if you
>>finished it. I don't remember what it said but it was advertising. It
>
>It said "I made a pig of myself at Farrells".

Good memory! Thanks.

Lou <---who had a ribbon

jmcquown wrote:
>
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> "Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 16:33:40 -0400, "jmcquown" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> He doesn't own a computer so what would be the point?
>>>>>
>>>>>> I think you are getting him hooked on RFC, although it has seen
>>>>>> better
>>>>>> days.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Christine
>>>>>> --
>>>>> He's just beginning to understand what I mean when I talk about
>>>>> RFC. I
>>>>> don't think it's enough to convince him to get a computer and a
>>>>> connection
>>>>> to Usenet
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>> Well..I see he has a FB page, so he must have a computer
>>>> somewhere..
>>>>
>>>> Christine
>>>> --
>>>
>>> That's his agent. It wasn't his choice to set up a FB page. He
>>> doesn't own (or want to own) a computer.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I wonder how he will be able to do that in this evolving world. Does
>> he have a cell phone?
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
>
> Yes, he has a cell phone... it's his only phone. And it doesn't work
> here. There's zero cell reception where around here, which is why I have
> a land-line His agent handles his publicity via her computer. Even
> I don't have a FB account. LOL
>
> Jill

I don't have a FB account either. Much to my dismay, I gather a
lot of the photos from the recent anime convention are on FB, and
my daughter had more than 700 pics taken of her on just one of the
three days, so I am somewhat sorry I can't access them.

--
Jean B.

Doug Freyburger wrote:
> Christopher M. wrote:
>> ImStillMags wrote:
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>>> Anyone here ever heard of Carvel Ice Cream?
>
> A chain in the eastern US. Some are still in business.
>
>>> yes. Many moons ago.
>> Like most things, ice cream cakes taste better with more fat/cream.
>
> And since ice cream has a lot of sugar and I remember Carvel from when I
> was a kid - Stuff with more sugar tastes better when we were young and
> that decreases as we grow up.

I'd say the liking diminishes and then may pick up a tad later?

--
Jean B.

Nancy Young wrote:
> On 4/10/2012 12:44 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
>> Christopher M. wrote:
>>> ImStillMags wrote:
>>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Anyone here ever heard of Carvel Ice Cream?
>>
>> A chain in the eastern US. Some are still in business.
>>
>>>> yes. Many moons ago.
>>>
>>> Like most things, ice cream cakes taste better with more fat/cream.
>>
>> And since ice cream has a lot of sugar and I remember Carvel from when I
>> was a kid - Stuff with more sugar tastes better when we were young and
>> that decreases as we grow up.
>
> My observation is that it comes back strongly as one becomes
> elderly. I imagine it's a tastebud thing, who knows.
>
> nancy

Heh! I was being more conservative. I don't like really sweet
things, but I do eat MORE sweet things. And I do think it has to
do with one's sense of taste.

--
Jean B.

On 4/10/2012 11:25 PM, Jean B. wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> On 4/10/2012 12:44 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:

>>> And since ice cream has a lot of sugar and I remember Carvel from when I
>>> was a kid - Stuff with more sugar tastes better when we were young and
>>> that decreases as we grow up.
>>
>> My observation is that it comes back strongly as one becomes
>> elderly. I imagine it's a tastebud thing, who knows.

> Heh! I was being more conservative. I don't like really sweet things,
> but I do eat MORE sweet things. And I do think it has to do with one's
> sense of taste.

My inlaws, just stand back if there's some good cookies or cake!
Very thin, fit people, my fil was into weight lifting all his
life (one time state champ), but as they got older, bring on
the dessert!

Now, my Japanese stepmother never had a sweet tooth. One time
she said Why do you put frosting on cake, doesn't it make it
sweet? Uh, yeah, it would do that. Now, she'll have cake and
go see what other kind of cake there is to try. Again, the tiniest
person around. Maybe 85 pounds.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> On 4/10/2012 11:25 PM, Jean B. wrote:
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>> On 4/10/2012 12:44 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
>
>>>> And since ice cream has a lot of sugar and I remember Carvel from
>>>> when I
>>>> was a kid - Stuff with more sugar tastes better when we were young and
>>>> that decreases as we grow up.
>>>
>>> My observation is that it comes back strongly as one becomes
>>> elderly. I imagine it's a tastebud thing, who knows.
>
>> Heh! I was being more conservative. I don't like really sweet things,
>> but I do eat MORE sweet things. And I do think it has to do with one's
>> sense of taste.
>
> My inlaws, just stand back if there's some good cookies or cake!
> Very thin, fit people, my fil was into weight lifting all his
> life (one time state champ), but as they got older, bring on
> the dessert!
>
> Now, my Japanese stepmother never had a sweet tooth. One time
> she said Why do you put frosting on cake, doesn't it make it
> sweet? Uh, yeah, it would do that. Now, she'll have cake and
> go see what other kind of cake there is to try. Again, the tiniest
> person around. Maybe 85 pounds.
>
> nancy

Very interesting--and it fits in with my own observations.

--
Jean B.