Comments on: DQ® Memories http://blog.dairyqueen.com/a-smile-and-a-story/dq%c2%ae-memories/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:03:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: BB http://blog.dairyqueen.com/a-smile-and-a-story/dq%c2%ae-memories/#comment-21217 BB Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:29:23 +0000 http://blog.dairyqueen.com/?p=3000#comment-21217 Hi Yvonne, Thanks for sharing. I love your memories, I can tell you really enjoyed your time at DQ! Hi Yvonne,
Thanks for sharing. I love your memories, I can tell you really enjoyed your time at DQ!

]]> By: Yvonne http://blog.dairyqueen.com/a-smile-and-a-story/dq%c2%ae-memories/#comment-21197 Yvonne Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:42:28 +0000 http://blog.dairyqueen.com/?p=3000#comment-21197 The Dairy Queen in Covington, GA was my first job and I loved it! I have the best memories of closing the store on Friday and Saturday nights. The closing crew was the best! At that time we called the orders out over a HUGE microphone that was placed next to our cash registers. The cooks in the back would write the orders down on a big stainless steel table with a black grease marker. We wore brown smocks with a yellow, red and white checked pattern on the shoulders and a matching derby hat. MY forearms would be covered with hot fudge and there wasnt a night I didnt leave sticky from elbow to hands and knees to shoes! That was also when the Blizzard was first introduced and we always served them upside down! There was an old homeless guy that would come in and order a cheeseburger and he would pick the sesame seeds off the bun and eat them one by one. I think it was so he would be able to sit inside longer ;-) I always think about him to this day. My parents would "go to town" on saturdays and run errands and we usually would stop at Dairy Queen to get ice cream. I think they still serve the best ice cream! I also LOVED making the ice cream cakes, the chocolate crunch was the best! It was always fun making any of the treats - the Dilly Bar was my favorite! My grannie would buy them in bags! The Dairy Queen in Covington, GA was my first job and I loved it! I have the best memories of closing the store on Friday and Saturday nights. The closing crew was the best! At that time we called the orders out over a HUGE microphone that was placed next to our cash registers. The cooks in the back would write the orders down on a big stainless steel table with a black grease marker. We wore brown smocks with a yellow, red and white checked pattern on the shoulders and a matching derby hat. MY forearms would be covered with hot fudge and there wasnt a night I didnt leave sticky from elbow to hands and knees to shoes! That was also when the Blizzard was first introduced and we always served them upside down! There was an old homeless guy that would come in and order a cheeseburger and he would pick the sesame seeds off the bun and eat them one by one. I think it was so he would be able to sit inside longer ;-) I always think about him to this day. My parents would “go to town” on saturdays and run errands and we usually would stop at Dairy Queen to get ice cream. I think they still serve the best ice cream! I also LOVED making the ice cream cakes, the chocolate crunch was the best! It was always fun making any of the treats – the Dilly Bar was my favorite! My grannie would buy them in bags!

]]> By: Karyn http://blog.dairyqueen.com/a-smile-and-a-story/dq%c2%ae-memories/#comment-7223 Karyn Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:58:37 +0000 http://blog.dairyqueen.com/?p=3000#comment-7223 Boo to Dairy Queen! We look forward to December every year for the best blizzard ever-the Candy Cane Blizzard! But this year it is not available!! We are very disappointed in Dairy Queen! Boo to Dairy Queen! We look forward to December every year for the best blizzard ever-the Candy Cane Blizzard! But this year it is not available!! We are very disappointed in Dairy Queen!

]]> By: Elizabeth B. http://blog.dairyqueen.com/a-smile-and-a-story/dq%c2%ae-memories/#comment-7092 Elizabeth B. Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:22:03 +0000 http://blog.dairyqueen.com/?p=3000#comment-7092 Awww, such a neat story!! I just loved it. :) It reminded me of some of the special memories I had as a little girl when my family and I used to visit DQ! I agree, it does seem like two lifetime ago now! ha ha. My Mom keeps pictures of us to this day. I can still remember the yummy smells once we walked inside, wow. Great memories. Long live DQ!! (: Awww, such a neat story!! I just loved it. :) It reminded me of some of the special memories I had as a little girl when my family and I used to visit DQ! I agree, it does seem like two lifetime ago now! ha ha. My Mom keeps pictures of us to this day. I can still remember the yummy smells once we walked inside, wow. Great memories.

Long live DQ!! (:

]]> By: Leona VanMater http://blog.dairyqueen.com/a-smile-and-a-story/dq%c2%ae-memories/#comment-6912 Leona VanMater Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:39:30 +0000 http://blog.dairyqueen.com/?p=3000#comment-6912 I remember DQ when I was in high school. Years later I managed two DQ's for eleven years and I still love there food. I have lots of good memories from all those years. Nov. 16, 2010 I remember DQ when I was in high school. Years later I managed two DQ’s for eleven years and I still love there food. I have lots of good memories from all those years. Nov. 16, 2010

]]> By: Nora Hansen http://blog.dairyqueen.com/a-smile-and-a-story/dq%c2%ae-memories/#comment-6911 Nora Hansen Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:31:44 +0000 http://blog.dairyqueen.com/?p=3000#comment-6911 Yes I too visit a Dairy Queen in Hudson, WI that I have been going to since I was a kid. Yes I remember Mr. Misty Floats(orange and cherry) my favs. I also remember the orange Push-ups. It would drip down my hand on a hot day and I would lick it off. I also loved the rootbeer floats too. My Grandma Karhryn would treat us three girls after we had dinner. Also a very wealthy neighbor would pile all the kids in the neighborhood in his Caddy and treat us all. What fine memories of Dairy Queen on the river. Yes I too visit a Dairy Queen in Hudson, WI that I have been going to since I was a kid. Yes I remember Mr. Misty Floats(orange and cherry) my favs. I also remember the orange Push-ups. It would drip down my hand on a hot day and I would lick it off. I also loved the rootbeer floats too. My Grandma Karhryn would treat us three girls after we had dinner. Also a very wealthy neighbor would pile all the kids in the neighborhood in his Caddy and treat us all. What fine memories of Dairy Queen on the river.

]]> By: Carolyn K http://blog.dairyqueen.com/a-smile-and-a-story/dq%c2%ae-memories/#comment-6907 Carolyn K Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:20:07 +0000 http://blog.dairyqueen.com/?p=3000#comment-6907 I love reading everyone’s memories — Thank you for sharing! This is just terrific! I love reading everyone’s memories — Thank you for sharing! This is just terrific!

]]> By: Carolyn K http://blog.dairyqueen.com/a-smile-and-a-story/dq%c2%ae-memories/#comment-6905 Carolyn K Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:03:50 +0000 http://blog.dairyqueen.com/?p=3000#comment-6905 Fran, I'm not entirely sure what you're asking for...if you are asking if the Blizzardmobile can come visit your grandson, I am sorry, that isn't possible. However, if you are looking to purchase something for your grandson, you may find what you are looking for at www.dqredribbon.com. Fran, I’m not entirely sure what you’re asking for…if you are asking if the Blizzardmobile can come visit your grandson, I am sorry, that isn’t possible. However, if you are looking to purchase something for your grandson, you may find what you are looking for at http://www.dqredribbon.com.

]]> By: Scott http://blog.dairyqueen.com/a-smile-and-a-story/dq%c2%ae-memories/#comment-6902 Scott Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:19:37 +0000 http://blog.dairyqueen.com/?p=3000#comment-6902 This makes me remember the days when I was little and we would go to the DQ on Minnehaha pkwy next to Minnehaha falls in Minneapolis MN. Me and my friends would ride our bikes up there and I would get one of my Favorites, Large crunch cone, or a PBF. From there we'd head to the falls and eat. When I started dating, the same thing happened, DQ and then the falls...... Ive moved out of state but when I go home to visit I take my kids there and do the same thing with them. DQ, then the falls. Last I heard it was now gone. Thats a shame if it is! I have a lot of memories from there dating back to the 60's! This makes me remember the days when I was little and we would go to the DQ on Minnehaha pkwy next to Minnehaha falls in Minneapolis MN.
Me and my friends would ride our bikes up there and I would get one of my Favorites, Large crunch cone, or a PBF. From there we’d head to the falls and eat.
When I started dating, the same thing happened, DQ and then the falls……
Ive moved out of state but when I go home to visit I take my kids there and do the same thing with them. DQ, then the falls.

Last I heard it was now gone. Thats a shame if it is! I have a lot of memories from there dating back to the 60′s!

]]> By: Sally Loving http://blog.dairyqueen.com/a-smile-and-a-story/dq%c2%ae-memories/#comment-6901 Sally Loving Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:35:56 +0000 http://blog.dairyqueen.com/?p=3000#comment-6901 I LOVE Dairy Queen! My very first job 45 summers ago was at a Dairy Queen in Springfield, IL. Our store was connected to the famous first Cozy Dog restaurant. Every day I had a chocolate shake and a cozy dog during the shift I worked. The original building is no longer there nor is the DQ. But Cozy Dog built a new building full of Cozy Dog and Route 66 memorabilia. As it turned out many years later my husband and I purchased a small strip mall in a town nearby with a DQ. We purchased it from Mr. Gilbert Stein who was the founder of DQ with his first store in Galesburg, IL. We loved going as often as we could to enjoy a Blizzard, a cone (dipped in the fudge, as my son called it), buster bars, sundaes, Mr. Misty or a Dilly Bar (wonder how many of those I made ~ and they had to be perfect). As we travel, we still look for a DQ to stop and have a snack. Still my favorite treat is an DQ, but mostly Blizzards. Fond memories! I LOVE Dairy Queen! My very first job 45 summers ago was at a Dairy Queen in Springfield, IL. Our store was connected to the famous first Cozy Dog restaurant. Every day I had a chocolate shake and a cozy dog during the shift I worked. The original building is no longer there nor is the DQ. But Cozy Dog built a new building full of Cozy Dog and Route 66 memorabilia. As it turned out many years later my husband and I purchased a small strip mall in a town nearby with a DQ. We purchased it from Mr. Gilbert Stein who was the founder of DQ with his first store in Galesburg, IL. We loved going as often as we could to enjoy a Blizzard, a cone (dipped in the fudge, as my son called it), buster bars, sundaes, Mr. Misty or a Dilly Bar (wonder how many of those I made ~ and they had to be perfect). As we travel, we still look for a DQ to stop and have a snack. Still my favorite treat is an DQ, but mostly Blizzards. Fond memories!

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