I never had a gramps like that. but then, there was no ice cream trucks in that small town. and even if there was. there would have been none near the farm my maternal grandparents had. when I was about the age that the artist portrayed the grandkids at.
Had not thought of it before now, but as unmerciful hot as it was this year the ice cream truck never came through our subdivision even once this summer. I supposed with gas close to $4 a gallon it just wasn’t paying any more. Another childhood memory bites the dust. How sad.
Plugger Gramps in my area don’t shell out “perfectly good money” on ice cream trucks. They break out the rock salt, ice, cream and a churn and after everyone has a turn at the crank, and a few good stories and quality time later, everyone has homemade ice cream.
I still prefer homemade to commercial ice cream products. And while the hand crank churns may be all but extinct, there is a new product being sold in camping stores that is a hard plastic colorful ball where the ice goes, with a metal insert for the ice cream base. By rolling the ball to agitate the mix, one soon has a frozen treat. These are a big hit at church socials, and a lot easier to use than the crank churns. Much kid friendlier, too.
Sangelia over 11 years ago
I never had a gramps like that. but then, there was no ice cream trucks in that small town. and even if there was. there would have been none near the farm my maternal grandparents had. when I was about the age that the artist portrayed the grandkids at.
Redhead55 over 11 years ago
Had not thought of it before now, but as unmerciful hot as it was this year the ice cream truck never came through our subdivision even once this summer. I supposed with gas close to $4 a gallon it just wasn’t paying any more. Another childhood memory bites the dust. How sad.
abbatis over 11 years ago
Plugger Gramps in my area don’t shell out “perfectly good money” on ice cream trucks. They break out the rock salt, ice, cream and a churn and after everyone has a turn at the crank, and a few good stories and quality time later, everyone has homemade ice cream.
route66paul over 11 years ago
A popsicle from the ice cream man is much better than a bowl of ice cream from the refrigerator – at that age.
abbatis over 11 years ago
I still prefer homemade to commercial ice cream products. And while the hand crank churns may be all but extinct, there is a new product being sold in camping stores that is a hard plastic colorful ball where the ice goes, with a metal insert for the ice cream base. By rolling the ball to agitate the mix, one soon has a frozen treat. These are a big hit at church socials, and a lot easier to use than the crank churns. Much kid friendlier, too.