Do you remember your first trip to 31 Flavors? I do. We had just moved into our new house, in a new neighborhood and had ventured to the shopping center across the interstate.
Gemco....remember that? And Safeway. A few other shops that I don't recall, and then, there on the end of the strip sat the marvelous 31 Flavors.
What did I get, every single time? Bubble Gum Icecream. No mint chip, no chocolate chip, no sorbet, no rocky road. Only that horrible, at-first-it's-white-then-it's-a-horrible-shade-of-a-blue-mess bubblegum ice cream.
You never knew just how many balls you'd find in there. Maybe three....maybe nine. I saved every last one till I was done with my ice cream.
I'd suck on'em, then spit them to the side of my dish and chew them later.
God I loved those cold, hard, balls of ick.
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You're back! Since those were the days before cookie dough ice cream, I was a faithful chocolate chipper. If I wanted gum, it hand to be Big League Chew, the shredded stuff that came in those pouchy things. Ah, the 80s!
Yes, Big League Chew WAS a childhood necessity for me too!!! Loved that stuff, and Chocolate CHUNK! Oh the good ole days.
My mom would always order Pistachio. I remember how green it looked. Even the taste would bring back memories of her.
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