Where can I find a Drug Store that will mix me a nice ice cream soda?

struggle4progress

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Sat May-02-09 05:13 AM
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Where can I find a Drug Store that will mix me a nice ice cream soda?

Jigger of cream in the bottom followed by a blob of vanilla, a spoon of chocolate syrup, a spray of fizzy water, and a dollop of whipped cream on top

Still remember watching that routine. Can't remember when I last sat at drug store food counter, though

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hobbit709

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Sat May-02-09 05:55 AM
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1. If you were here in Austin

http://www.austinexplorer.com/Locations/ShowLocation.aspx?LocationID=1955

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struggle4progress

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Sat May-02-09 06:11 AM
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3. I knew there was some reason I should never have moved from Austin thirty years ago

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justabob

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Sat May-02-09 06:09 AM
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2. one in Dallas too

Highland Park Pharmacy
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/dallas/D45914.html

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struggle4progress

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Sat May-02-09 06:22 AM
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4. Yeah, I've been there. I remember it as a pretty small place. I thought they'd closed it.

Maybe I'm thinking of the Weir's country store that was behind it

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justabob

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Sat May-02-09 06:30 AM
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7. both are still in the same place and open for business

Everything around them has changed a lot, but Weir's and the pharmacy keep chugging along. :)

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struggle4progress

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Sat May-02-09 06:46 AM
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10. Yeah, I remember that area. That 7-11 ripped me off during one of the late 1970s oil panics:

there was a law you had to buy at least 10 gallons of gas at a time, unless your tank was actually smaller than ten gallons

I had a little VW -- nice little ragtop screaming tin-can-o-death that got 50mpg tuned, with a tank that probably held only 8.5 or 9 gallons at most. I filled up at that place, having driven my car to as near empty as I dared, and squeezed something like 8 gallons into it: and the mofos charged me for 10 gallons. I pointed out the tank wouldn't hold ten, the idiot said You should have driven around until the tank would hold ten, we went around in circles, and since I'd idiotically given him a big bill, I was out whatever two gallons cost back then

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justabob

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Sat May-02-09 08:01 PM
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13. you will be happy to know that the 7-11 is now closed

It closed a few months ago, and now serves as valet lot for a couple of restaurants across the street.

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Jeep789

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Sat May-02-09 06:27 AM
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5. My mother just goes to the local ice cream stores and gives explicit

instructions on how to make one. For some reason, they always make it for her even though the kids working have no idea what she is talking about when she orders one.

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Frank Cannon

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Sat May-02-09 06:29 AM
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6. Model Pharmacy in Albuquerque, NM

I had a chocolate soda and a PB&J sandwich there a few months ago. Awesome.

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rucky

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Sat May-02-09 06:33 AM
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9. LOL...

Edited on Sat May-02-09 06:37 AM by rucky

took me a couple minutes to find some pics.

Braingasm!

I grew up in that neighborhood.

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rucky

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Sat May-02-09 06:33 AM
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8. Model Pharmacy in Albuquerque, NM

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struggle4progress

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Sat May-02-09 06:52 AM
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11. I've never been to that place but Albuquerque's a great little town in beautiful country

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eppur_se_muova

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Sat May-02-09 07:40 PM
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12. Olmos Pharmacy in San Antonio, TX

http://www.city-data.com/forum/texas/268675-looking-old-general-stores-soda-fountains-2.html (scroll down to sixth entry)

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struggle4progress

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Sat May-02-09 08:19 PM
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15. That's a surprisingly long list

Thanks!

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Danmel

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Sat May-02-09 08:18 PM
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14. Hildebrandt's

in Williston Park, NY

On Long Island- the best homemade ice cream and choclates, good food, real egg creams, cherry lime rickeys - it is heaven

http://www.exploreli.com/entertainment/localguide/45321,0,7136516.venue

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elleng

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Sat May-02-09 08:40 PM
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16. Found LOTS OF THINGS in my hometown, Rockville Centre!

THANKS

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surrealAmerican

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Sat May-02-09 09:20 PM
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17. Most ice cream stores will make these for you ...

Edited on Sat May-02-09 09:20 PM by surrealAmerican

... if you can tell them how. They're also not too hard to make at home.

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