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Re: 1970's anyone?

Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:38 pm
by dianep2
Oh yeah, I'm ice cream from way back. In high school I worked at the Tastee Freeze for two years and then I worked at the Dairy Queen my first year of college. I was a pro at making the curl on the top of a Dairy Queen cone. Do you remember the Dairy Queen spoons that had a Dairy Queen cone on the end of the handle? No sporks though.

Thank you for the spork history, Luke. (All of this talk has made me hungry. There are no Tastee Freezes or Dairy Queens here in Petoskey. Too bad. I sure could use a dilly bar. )

Re: 1970's anyone?

Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:30 pm
by krod
My Grandmother's brother owned a Tastee Freeze. When I would visit him he would let us make our own ice cream creation in the kitchen. :lol: Imagine what a mess that was. He sold it in the late 70's. We do not have Tastee Freeze in the south so I don't know if they still exist. We have many Dairy Queens. I am trying to stick with just Cracker Jack prizes. I think I have 12 of the 32 cream colored Van B. nation prizes. The designs are really neat. I do not have any stand up C.J. prizes . I have 4 rockers. (dog,monkey,parrot and bear)

Re: 1970's anyone?

Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 1:10 pm
by Luke
krod wrote:We do not have Tastee Freez in the south so I don't know if they still exist. We have many Dairy Queens.
There's a Tastee Freez just 120 miles from you. Google maps says you can drive there in 2 1/2 hours. 1110 Boone Hill Road, Summerville SC, 29483. You could drive out there to look for Cracker Jack prizes in antique stores, then go for a taste of creamy goodness. :)
krod wrote: I have 4 rockers. (dog,monkey,parrot and bear)
There are also other Cracker Jack rockers for you to collect. According to Cyndy, the bear below is part of a series of 48 rockers from the 1970's, which is the decade you like the most. You can read more about it here -> viewtopic.php?f=7&t=480 towards the bottom of the thread. I'd love to see a picture of the completed series, so if anyone has it and wants to share it, please do.
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dianep2 wrote:I worked at the Tastee Freeze in my home town in 1963 and 1964.
Diane, if I squint hard enough, I can almost see you through the glare on the window.
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Re: 1970's anyone?

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 3:05 pm
by dianep2
Yep that's me alright. I'm wearing my white uniform with my white shoes and a white apron. I have smudges of hot fudge, strawberries and whip cream down the front of my dress. I was never a very neat Tastee Freeze girl. Thanks for the memories and the laughs, Luke. :lol:

Re: 1970's anyone?

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 6:28 pm
by krod
wow! I have never seen a tastee freeze in S.C. or Ga. Guess I should have googled it. I will have to check it out on my way to Charleston. My rocker bear is different from your picture. The bear is sitting up with one leg out. My rocker dog is the C.J. dog. (1950's) I have so much to learn. I have been collecting for a while , I just had a hard time finding prizes. I wish I found this site earlier. Everyone knows so much and they are nice and fun.

Re: 1970's anyone?

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 9:36 am
by Luke
You could always open up a Tastee Freez franchise. I would myself, but I love ice cream so much that I'd eat all the profits.

Is this the bear you have? ...
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http://www.c-carey-cloud.com/cracker-ja ... c_Rockers/

Re: 1970's anyone?

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:09 pm
by dianep2
Your bear rocker is adorable. I don't think I have ever seen that one.

When I worked at the Tastee Freeze, everyone told me I would get sick of their ice cream and never want to eat it again. NOT TRUE! I ate a hot fudge sundae every day I worked for two years and I still love them (unfortunately).

Re: 1970's anyone?

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:10 pm
by dianep2
Your bear rocker is adorable. I don't think I have ever seen that one.

When I worked at the Tastee Freeze, everyone told me I would get sick of their ice cream and never want to eat it again. NOT TRUE! I ate a hot fudge sundae every day I worked for two years and I still love them (unfortunately).

Re: 1970's anyone?

Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 7:33 pm
by Luke
Congratulations on your 1000th post, Sister D!

Re: 1970's anyone?

Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:06 pm
by dianep2
:grats: Oh thank you, Luke. Congratulations to me :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: It has been my pleasure to post on the CJCA forums. I want to thank the Rueckheim brothers, Sailor Jack and Ann Brogley for founding CJCA. And I want to thank all of my CJCA friends everywhere.

(There. That's my acceptance speech for having been recognized for sending 1000 posts to CJCA cyber space!) :winnah: