@BenHigbie

I remember that guy on TV and radio when I was a kid!

@BenHigbie

It was really a different time! Reminds me of Joe DiMaggio doing commercials for The Money Store, or Tom Carvel's commercials for his ice cream cakes ("Cookie-Puss"). I kind of miss those days sometimes!

@BenHigbie You're right, it WAS Phill Rizzuto! But Joe DiMaggio did something...for Mr Coffee machines, definitely, and probably something else.

Carvel's is still around, but there aren't as many as there used to be. There was one near us, but it was an "Express" location; not at all like the old stores. Of course the ice cream cakes are still sold in supermarkets, but the prices are fairly scandalous now.

It reminds me of Brigham's ice cream in New England. The stores were wonderful, but eventually they were acquired by some heartless bunch of venture capitalists and run into the ground. Now the stores are all gone, and all that remains are prepackaged quarts sold in stores. They're nothing like the wonderful ice cream that they used to sell in the stores.

Not to mention the food! I loved their burgers, hot dogs, and fries. And they served a pea soup that was so thick I could stand a FORK up in it. It was the best!

#IceCream #Carvel #Brighams #Nostalgia

@BenHigbie
I'm an ice cream cake junkie, too. There's a place near us that makes great ice cream cakes and pies, but they're insanely expensive.

Sometimes I buy a chocolate-oreo pie shell from the supermarket and make my own ice cream pies, though. They're amazing!