Dairy Queen in every small town - Life in America

[@hhawg1]

It was a different America in those days. Happier, simpler. I'm so glad I was there.

[@LindaMerchant-pm8vn]

Dairy queen and tastee freez real happy memories of childhood

[@ginamiller6015]

How strange it is that we don’t appreciate the wonderful things in life until years later. This brings tears, thank you for sharing.

[@michaeldickens7493]

It really is a shame isn't it 😕

[@maxmulsanne7054]

Yeah, like ( _some_ ) people, you don't really appreciate them until they are gone...

[@lynnh4923]

I also shed tears when I see videos from back in the day. I wish I would have appreciated those days more because I sure do miss them now!

[@miketoothacker8124]

We assume the good things will always be there

[@chainsawteddybear]

Calm down

[@TheVineyarder]

this just makes me want to cry..thank you for the years of memories...

[@eutimiochavez415]

I know what you mean

[@Fla5thgenTryMe]

It should since this was lost under your generation.

[@cameraman655]

I hear ya, definitely had my eyes wellin’ up.

[@moniquemc4553]

@@Fla5thgenTryMe they’re still very much alive in the city I’m in So Cal. One in its original building, the other in a newer one. The original for that location was tore down when the center was upgraded. Sad, but I’m happy it’s thriving.

[@DannyWalker247]

We are getting a new Dairy Queen right above my house on Clyde Morris Blvd Port Orange FL. I will be up there the first day it opens for my Oreo Cookie Blizzard.

[@butcharmstrong9645]

The Dairy Queen in my home town was the place to be in the summer. It still takes me back to my days as a teenager hanging out with friends on warm summer nights.

[@Donna-zc9ii]

When we were kids we would ride our bikes to the Dairy Queen just a few blocks from our house to get a Dilly bar with big hopes of getting a "free dilly bar" stamped on the stick. It actually happened quite often. I think they were a whole dime!! Those were the good days.

[@coiledsteel8344]

@TAVESH DEONANDAN Meaningless Unless you Understand the Value of US Dollar Then.

[@angeladay1534]

Yes, Ok I forgot about the sticks. We would walk to Dairy Queen (Never liked calling it DQ), and everything was 10¢, except the "Royal Treats" Banana Splits, Strawberry Shortcakes, Hot Fudge Brownie Delights, etc. We would buy a bag of 10 Mr. Misty Kisses, (they were frozen slush, push-ups, in plastic containers) they were, soooo good and full of flavor! They eventually, got rid of them and had the frozen Star Kiss popcicles. We would get Dilly Bars, DQ cartwheels (ice cream sandwiches), the Buster Bars were more expensive, because of the nuts in them. Oh, the sprinkles on a dipped cone, were heavenly! They had different flavored dips: chocolate, cherry and butterscotch. The sundaes were good and I loved the Strawberry Ice cream soda with seltzer water! No one else, seemed to like them. I cried when they were discontinued. 💔😢😭 In the 1980's, where I lived, Dairy Queen sold Banana Pudding Blizzards. They were out of this world! Don't know why they stopped selling them. I do love the Chicken strip baskets, especially the BBQ one! Now, I will have to go to Dairy Queen and enjoy some of these goodies, before they're gone. 😆🥳💖💖💖💖💃🏽

[@johnpowers2921]

Funny when you think that this seems like a small part of our life, but everyone’s life from that era. Looking at this, it brings back a flood of memories certainly of Dairy Queen but also many things from when we were kids

[@larrydewein401]

You've got that right! The older you get the fonder and more wonderful the memories!!

[@vaughnslavin9784]

More simple times. Good times.

[@juliemarchese-temple7749]

I remember the Dairy Queen in North Andover, Massachusetts, as a child.

[@hhawg1]

It was a different America in those days. Happier, simpler. I'm so glad I was there.

[@pauljones2857]

Next chance you get go visit a Dairy Queen with your kids and family

[@reinadegrillos]

When I was a little girl in Mexico City, in the south part of the city, in Avenida de los Insurgentes there was a Dairy Queen, I loved the Hot fudge and the Caramel fudge, and I went with my mother riding my tricicle. That would have happened in 1957-59.

[@MrJuvefrank]

Your family must have had money. In Mexico, most people wouldn't go to Dairy Queen because they think the prices are pretty high.

[@reinadegrillos]

@@MrJuvefrank My mom was a United Nations in Mexico worker, she was middle class. Many foreign people think Mexicans are very, very poor. Not all of us are. Mexico has a very large middle class.

[@MrJuvefrank]

@@reinadegrillos I'm glad you're doing good. The old guy from Mexico who lives down the street from me said that only the rich people get to eat in Jack in the Box where he's from.

[@reinadegrillos]

@@MrJuvefrank I don't doubt it, but there are some sterotypes that we must do not trust. You must know that. I repeat, we were not rich, Cheers.

[@menglinqi2283]

I'm a little older than you...1954. Great moments...Great memories.

[@johnnorton8217]

I wish we could go back to those times. Life was a lot better in many ways.😊😊

[@horseathalt7308]

@john norton It really was better overall back then..i would say america was at its best until the early 80s

[@johnnorton8217]

@@horseathalt7308 👍😊

[@horseathalt7308]

@@johnnorton8217 thanks for the thumbs up...i was a little child in the 70s and life was very good back then...people were nicer and more relaxed and outgoing too..

[@johnnorton8217]

@@horseathalt7308 you are welcome. Have a nice day.😊😊

[@MisterMikeTexas]

@@horseathalt7308 I wouldn't write off the 80s! I entered my 20s in autumn 83, and have plenty of good memories of the music, our local mall, and our favorite fast food and diner haunts. I even look on the 90s nostalgically, though there was less good music then. The 21st Century, right now is a major depression. Never thought I would see what I've seen and am seeing right now.

[@tonyn9513]

I love your collection of history, I’m 76 and many of them bring back old memories and sometimes a tear to my eye! Thank You!

[@MightyEleazar]

I still go to DQ every Sunday evening for a cocoa fudge sundae. I really enjoy these videos, but they make me feel more sad than nostalgic. I miss the good old days.

[@jasondaniel918]

I am in my 70's, so this video brought back a flood of memories. Thank you. I am from a small town in Central Pennsylvania. In my youth we had two DQ's plus two local ice cream drive ins. People here would alternate between a DQ and a local store for both soft serve ice cream and socializing. Both DQ's vanished from the landscape over 20 years ago. Shortly after, one of the local drive ins disappeared. Amazingly, one local store is still open and actually flourishing. Still, the small town social scene of the '50's, '60's and '70's is gone, never to return. Sad.

[@Fla5thgenTryMe]

Never forget you and your shit generation are responsible for the loss of America.

[@yosemite735]

and it is no longer mostly white...

[@jasondaniel918]

@@Fla5thgenTryMe Feel better, do ya? It is not my generation that has championed socialism. If you want to see evil, look in the mirror.

[@thejeffneville]

@@jasondaniel918 Socialist Idiots should just shut their mouths... and your generation is responsible for great things in America by the way Sir!

[@glennlittleton3762]

@@jasondaniel918 Today, it's all about, the woah as me. Everyone else, is at fault.

[@chop3625]

Who ever coined the phrase “The good ole Days” sure wasn’t kidding.

[@jonnydanger7181]

Well they didn’t have air conditioning in those good ole days Ha!

[@chop3625]

@@jonnydanger7181 true! Open the fridge and turn on the fan.

[@donnakerr4997]

@@chop3625 thanks for reminding me of good ole days when we used that method.It wasn’t energy effective but it sure was fun 😂

[@brianwilson6403]

So true.

[@glennso47]

Someone said that the good old days ended when Adam and Eve were kicked out of the Garden.

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

There was a Dairy queen in the nearby town a couple miles from the Farm I was living on when I was a Kid, I remember a time or two going was really exciting, We didn't get that kind of thing much, but when We did it was quite a treat!

[@uncjim]

One of my goals as a little boy back in the mid 1950s was to be able to finish a Dairy Queen banana split. Thanks for this video. It’s beautifully done.

[@duanearnold3625]

Oh, man! Large banana milkshake and my mom bought us a bag of dilly bars for home. No banana shake has ever taken its place. With vanilla soft towering over the top with the trademark Curley cue. Hot summer night with the always entertaining bug zapper at each line. I just wish times were more of that.

[@scottnix4991]

As I write this, I am less than half a mile from the Dairy Queen I practically grew up in. Still in business. Same style of building shown at approx. 5:30 in the video. Must have been built around 1964, maybe earlier. All I know is that it's been there as long as I can remember. Me and my friends would go there after school and have Banana Splits if we could scrape up the 99 cents. I'm 64 now and still eat there at least twice a month. Thanks Recollection Road for reminding me of my history with DQ. I had forgotten how far back it goes.

[@jonnydanger7181]

I don’t think ive ever had a banana split in my life,, I think im going to go have one 🤠

[@anderander5662]

@@jonnydanger7181 do it...

[@thomasschreiber1028]

We have a Dairy Queen about a half mile from where I live that has been there as long as I remember. It's shaped like a barn like the one at 7:24

[@karenstrycharz1499]

@@jonnydanger7181 ABSOLUTELY GO FOR IT JONNY FOR BANANA SPLITS ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANYWHERE , NOW ADAYS! I loved the Hot Fudge Banana Split as a kid & still do!

[@sherrykendrick1765]

@@jonnydanger7181 I've had many. My grandson has just eaten his 1st one. He loved it.

[@terrimewmewdash7382]

My 1st job was at Dairy Queen. Loved it.

[@Prieze868]

My first job after school on a Saturday and maybe a Friday was at clark maples in Dandenong Victoria Australia selling furniture and Clark pools above ground pools and chlorine

[@davidbrawn2828]

you probably work at McDonald's by now.

[@terrimewmewdash7382]

@@davidbrawn2828 no I've never worked at any other fast food. But ty for the positivity. ..... Troll

[@beatleschick]

@David Brawn Why the hostility?

[@namjanamja747]

did you get free lunch?

[@dennybro1]

When we travel we can spot a Dairy Queen sign a mile away. I'm 71 years old and have very fond memories of the DQ. Still love the chicken strip basket! In Texas the sign is called the TEXAS STOP SIGN!

[@paulaward6764]

Hello from Tyler Texas!

[@thomasdobbs4615]

Hello from the Alamo City!

[@glennso47]

Thankfully you can’t spot it any closer. 😊

[@bretstanley8931]

When I was a kid around 8 years old I used to love DQ chocolate shakes! My sister, who just got her driver's license, used to volunteer to go pick up our treats on a summer evening. It used to take her so long to get back, I could never figure out why because DQ wasn't very far from our house. When she got home she would always say, "Wow, they were really busy tonight!" Years later we found out the real reason: she used to drive past the house of the guy she had a crush on just to see if he was home! He lived three towns away from us and that's why it took her so long! It worked out though--they got married!

[@munecaxoxo8930]

Awe:)

[@Fat_Thor_Ate_Loki]

That’s a funny anecdote 👍

[@angeladay1534]

Thanks for sharing! That's too cute! 💕 Our DQ had chocolate ice cream, at some point.

[@jasonfrew2394]

I would hope that after she got married that it didn't take as long for her to get back. 🤭

[@thenightporter]

Ok, we are going to need more info on this! 😂 How did they end up together? Did a girlfriend of hers tell your BiL that your sister had a crush on him?

[@ronalddean4834]

Humble beginnings,wish it could've stayed that way.

[@jemcanalesable]

Get a life Because life was far from innocent in those days just because you where Blind about the oppression and Discrimination and segregation of those day Does it mean it was an innocent time In those days

[@MisterMikeTexas]

Oh gaaawwd! Always has to be at least one troll on these threads! There's good and bad in all eras! The innocent small business owners who were looted and burned out this summer, I'm sure don't consider this 21st Century a picnic either! Or the ones who lost their businesses because they were ordered to shut down by moron local governments! OK, now that I've said my piece you can go back to your safe room now.

[@DannyWalker247]

@@jemcanalesable Dairy Queen did not discriminate. Anyone could go there.

[@lenisbennett3062]

What would a humble Dairy Queen look like to you??

[@lenisbennett3062]

@@jemcanalesable go hug a 🌳 maybe you will feel better.

[@ontogeny6474]

A circa 1960's DQ is still open for business in Willcox, AZ. About a year ago they we're airing a commercial from a small radio station in the area. What was cool was how vintage they made the ad sound. It really took you back in time. It sort of had that "Mr. Sandman" musical vibe to it.

[@michaellehmbeck8671]

Thank you so much Recollection Road for uploading this great video, I appreciate it!

[@sodality3970]

We have one in our home town , and it still has the 1950's neon sign that they light up every evening .

[@oldcountryman2795]

Uhm... Everyone in the US has a DQ in their town. There are 4,600 of them.

[@Randy-jb4un]

We have only one and ever time we get more they are open for a short time and close l think there the best but some people I don't know about anymore 🤣

[@sillyhead4535]

Not one in my town

[@mandanewiser]

@@oldcountryman2795 Uhm.. Really? ... I think their point was it still has the 1950's neon sign and it is that old.. lol Most in my town, and we have a ton of them, are modern newer franchises.. No nostalgia at all...

[@jasonsheppard3850]

My mom liked the cherry sundaes in the 70s rip momma...

[@robertwalton7307]

Great memories of the 1950's Arlington ,Ma had one of the first Dairy Queens in all of greater Boston.Nice older couple owned it for years.What a treat,it was always crowded day and night.

[@soldtobediers]

''Many a small town widower would have starved to death if it hadn.t been for thir Dairy Queen!'' ~My Dad's response as we passed any small town DQ. Man how I so miss them both.

[@msr1116]

There's nothing like stopping in at a small town Dairy Queen and ordering a burger, fries and either a soft drink or milk shake, then eating outside in the sunshine at picnic table. For those of us cooped up in the city, it's part of the fun of taking a daytrip into rural areas.

[@soldtobediers]

@@msr1116 Don't know why, that reply ,brought strong to mind, these following lyric lines from the late John Prine... ''But dreaming just comes natural Like the first breath from a baby Like sunshine feeding daisies Like the love hidden deep in your heart.'' Reckon only he'd know!

[@johnzeszut3170]

I would that simplicity such as this return to. America. It was a treat to stop at such a place ( Ours was known as The Custard Stand) and for a time you could worry less and enjoy life.

[@TweetyBirdFan2010]

I grew up with Dairy Queen in my small home town. It's still my all time favorite ice cream and will always be. I cherish so many memories walking to DQ next to the lake ❤ One of my best childhood memories!!! DQ is 6 miles from me and my childhood home town DQ is still there. Now DQ is on my mind I need to go this week.

[@GM8101PHX]

I grew up with Dairy Queen, I was born in 1957 so it has been here my entire life!! Love it!

[@Tiffany-vj1tv]

Love this channel ❤️ thanks for doing this 🙏 when I was a kid the dilly bars they were called were almost as big as your head now they are very small... sign of the times 😊

[@Donna-zc9ii]

I thought I was the only one who thought that too😄. They really were big and we always wanted to get the free stick!

[@jonnydanger7181]

I think the ice cream is a different base too. I remember when it said “ice milk” on the cups which is no longer.

[@Donna-zc9ii]

@@jonnydanger7181 As a child I remember hearing that Dairy Queen was not a full ice cream. The recipe was yes, more of an ice milk that didnt have the fat like ice cream. My mom used to buy ice milk in quarts at the A&P store because it was alot less calories. My grandmother had a bad gallbladder, could not eat actual ice cream but could eat Dairy Queen.

[@jonnydanger7181]

@@Donna-zc9ii good times for sure 😃

[@michellerjackson5776]

@@Donna-zc9ii My beloved Gramma too..🤷‍♀️

[@randykroells8049]

DQs are common in Minnesota and they have quality products.

[@kateyare4708]

DQs are also common in Wisconsin, and I still love Dilly bars.

[@jamesslick4790]

There's a few in the Pittsburgh area still "kickin'".

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Thank you for these wonderful memories. Dairy Queen is a part of so many of our lives, and really, it's a part of American history. Thank God I lived it.

[@annettemalaski1967]

DQ is alive and kicking in Texas. Come on down and get some!

[@lauragriffin6512]

The ice cream isn't like it was 50 years ago. Back then it was frozen custard. They stopped making it that way a few decades ago.

[@zabadazidit]

The best DQ's are in small Texas towns like Buffalo, Vidor and Seguin. Period.

[@lonestar1637]

@@zabadazidit and Llano!

[@tomjordan688]

I'm on my way..!!

[@donnabanks7656]

We have a Dairy Queen here in North Carolina also.👍

[@MultiRabe]

Definitely a bygone era! I remember doing to The DQ back in the 70’s in Michigan as a child! Those banana splits were just perfect on a hot summers day

[@stevedeleon8775]

Grew up with Dairy Queen in Tucson, Arizona ..my mom & dad would bring home DILLY BARS!..Chocolate & Cherry coated👅 were our favorites👍

[@jonmacdonald5345]

Sucks what the libtards are doing to that once beautiful state turning it into California Jr.

[@willgaukler8979]

...Dilly bars oh man ...

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

My husband's aunt told us that she could still find Dilly Bars at Dairy Queen. You have to love Minnesota...

[@ericseal4453]

Me too. Dairy Queen's are popular in Tucson, Phoenix, and Albuquerque. In Tucson, I used to go to the DQ on Sarnoff and East Broadway, I think it is still there.

[@ammo8713]

@@ericseal4453 YEP STILL THERE......GOT A NEW ONE GOLFLINKS /PANTANO ! YUM LOVE THOSE HOT FUDGE SUNDAES !👍♥️

[@mightylonesome9426]

There was DQ next to my high school (Washington H.S.), in Indianapolis. The lines were crazy but worth the wait. No indoor dinning and closed during winter but I bet the owner made a small fortune. I miss those days, class of 69.

[@sharksport01]

there was a used furniture store too, Bullwinkles.

[@msr1116]

To this day, any fast food place that can tolerate high schoolers makes good money during the three rush periods a day. A senior age neighbor of mine timed his daily Dunkin Donuts visit right after the kids' morning classes began. He said, otherwise, it was like a loud, chaotic herd of zoo animals run amok.

[@mightylonesome9426]

@@sharksport01 Wow, what a small world. I remember Bullwinkle's. I moved to N. Addison St. when I was 12. Lived on Bellvieu a year before that.

[@alo6125]

My half brother attended Washington HS in Indianapolis. His name was Phil Motsinger.

[@mightylonesome9426]

@@alo6125 I know the name really well but can't recall the face.

[@Helmuesi911]

Dairy Queen employees looked like doctors and nurses in the 50s

[@cameraman655]

Still, a big thing here in Texas, especially in the smaller communities and some have that “meeting place” vibe.

[@bradfoster874]

Have one here in liberty city, tx

[@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736]

It depends on where it's located. And, if Whataburger is in the same town.

[@beegee22]

"DQ ... That's what I like about Texas!!!" We have one at the entrance to the neighborhood, I go for a burger every so often, and for a banana split when I want a treat.

[@paulaward6764]

Hello from Tyler Texas!

[@pattyheitzman8635]

We have a Dairy Queen in Jensen Beach, Florida and Port St. Lucie, Florida.

[@pamelahsmithsmith2366]

When we drive to Fla from S.C. I start looking for the DQ signs.

[@jemcanalesable]

Dairy Queen is disgusting Full full of preservatives and Junk that will not give you a healthy lifestyle in the long run good riddance to Dairy Queen

[@sherrykendrick1765]

@@jemcanalesable so don't go.

[@speckledhen409]

Happiness was just a "lick" away! Oh,to go back to those days! Fond memories of a time that this nation can't even compete with. We were truly blessed to have lived in that era.

[@manuelkong10]

I'm always moved and amazed when I see someone with Great talent and respect on youtube....your videos----just amazing. You give JUST the right amount of background but with the rest of the video, you allow us to walk, quietly, down memory lane JUST the perfect balance and focus Thank you now, do one on Sambo's

[@pcz5233]

Vanilla ice cream cone dipped in chocolate. Yummy!

[@pamelahsmithsmith2366]

I worked at a Tastee Freeze dipping those cones.very hard to do, but sure like eating my mistakes..lol

[@lauragriffin6512]

My favorite was the butterscotch dipped.

[@lanacampbell-moore4549]

My Fav 😋

[@menglinqi2283]

😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@robertvillarreal7055]

These Recollection Road series always tear(as in torn & the clear water), me up. Such blessed cities & life, before so much bad & greed stepped in.I just saw 7-Eleven & now Dairy Queen & others. May God wipe them away when we wander off there too often.

[@menglinqi2283]

DQ in Hollister...Ca. in May-2021. Best MilkShakes in the Universe. Great Memories.

[@tmscheum]

Gotta love this channel. I think it is natural that as we Boomers realize we have fewer years remaining in our lives, that we tend to get retrospective about our early years growing up and channels like this help us remember. Turned 66 this month and this channel sparked a lot of “ rememories” with my older sister who just turned 68. Keep up the good work and keep these videos coming! Thanks!

[@joshuabrande2417]

Yes, "going out," for Dary Queen was the thing to do in suburban NY. It did have a rival though and that was Carvel. Carvel made fancy custom ice cream cakes and DQ had burgers. Everyone was happy.

[@boristheamerican2938]

There was also Tasty Freeze but I dont know how nation wide that one was.

[@joshuabrande2417]

@@boristheamerican2938 Yes, I remember Tasty Freeze too.

[@jmorgan5252]

I discovered the goodness of Dairy Queen at a very early age and still enjoy it over a half a century later

[@normasalamanca8558]

Beautiful ending! I don’t recall being this moved by one of your endings before. Perhaps the closing shots of the label scarred building where Dairy Queen’s had been, but I felt very sad. There are Dairy Queen’s near my town today, but there’s a lot of competition, I take my grandson every chance I get. Memories are precious.

[@robertmoir5695]

it s nice to reminisce on retro times like that you really do miss them after they are gone

[@anderander5662]

We have lost so much...

[@a.j.patron9214]

The only thing constant is change!!!

[@Bigskyguy56]

I agree . We have lost ALL of the things that made AMERICA ....AMERICA.

[@MichiganJFrog.]

@@Bigskyguy56 well you guys completely fucked the new generation. Now we have to live with it and try to pick up the pieces. Jesus christ I don't think you people know how bad things really are

[@a.j.patron9214]

@@MichiganJFrog. Every generation says the same thing. What are you doing to make it better? That is the question!

[@a.j.patron9214]

@@Bigskyguy56 Maybe America was never that great! Maybe it has all been a big nationalistic lie!! America has done its fair share of shady shit!! Don’t kid yourself!!

[@overworlder]

Oh you tear jerker. I welled up at that ‘thanks for 65 years sign’.

[@CinimodNorton]

This is one of the very few fast food companies I worked for when I was a teenager in the late '80's that I would still eat at today.

[@jerryduhon1075]

I WOULD SO LOVE TO GO BACK TO THOSE DAYS

[@AZHITW]

Sunday evening in the mid-50s we'd jump in the truck and go for a Sunday drive and stop at Dairy Queen for a soft serve cone before heading home. Life was good.

[@Bitterstone3849]

It's sad so many of these places and fast food drive inns are gone. It almost seems unfair that many of us growing up in the 60s and 70s enjoyed these places and the kids today can't.

[@terrigaines1812]

Dairy Queen is still around. What are you talking about?

[@marmap100]

I still love Dairy Queen! All are not created equal - Round Lake has the best tasting treats. ❤️

[@WendyWilliamsLiving]

I'm 56 and just recently tried DQ for the first time... it was delicious!

[@D...M...A...]

Well... what did you have...?

[@lauragriffin6512]

Wow! You missed the glory days when their offerings were simple but really good.

[@tsav6952]

Deprived! Lol. Glad you enjoyed.

[@silentwatcher8893]

It’s ok now , but it was better back in the 80’s and 90’s .

[@alainarchambault2331]

@@silentwatcher8893 Heh, 70's for me.

[@stevegand]

I’m 62 years old and grew up 15 minutes outside Moline, Illinois. I never knew this story. We had a Dairy Queen in our little town for years.

[@allenschmitz9644]

The DQ at 23 ave. moline is still there right next to the first Whitey's Ice cream..yea I grew up a few blocks away and went to school with the stuck up Whiteys kids.

[@eutimiochavez415]

Good old days good times

[@TRJ2241987]

My Grandparents had a Dairy Queen about two blocks from their house in Winsted, Connecticut, it was always an iconic staple of the town on main st for decades, still basically looks the same as it did in the 1960s. Right down the road was one of the original Subway locations in the United States, but unfortunately it looks like it's not there anymore, I remember it was still open in the early 2000s and still had the old style brown sign

[@martinschulz9381]

Nice video..watching these always brings a smile. That being said, the older people back then were also and looking back at simpler times as well.

[@marknc9616]

In regards to the term "soft serve ice cream", I was buying ice cream at Kroger. I noticed that some of their boxes said ice cream and some said dairy dessert. I called their support number. They said that this is a legal term. The food has to have a certain percentage of cream to be called ice cream. Otherwise, it has to be called something else most commonly dairy dessert.

[@glennso47]

The Taylor Freezer Company in Rockton Illinois makes the machines for dispensing soft serve ice cream.

[@kerryevans7413]

Diary Queen is Huge in TEXAS there all over the state. There is one 4 miles from my house. And its still great the food an the soft serve. I love them.

[@pumpupjam9648]

I loved the CUSTARD soft ice cream from it's beginning. By the early 80's, the taste of that Custard Ice Cream, disappeared. Some other soft ice cream took it's place, and taste was never again like before. There was a Dairy Queen in my state, but with COVID, I believe it closed it's door for good. By 2012, I stopped to get a soft ice cream and had to toss it out. It wasn't soft ice cream, it was ice. Just ice mixed with some trace of chocolate. I never went back.

[@gavanhillebold3131]

Culver’s has the best custard

[@michellerjackson5776]

My Gramma used to refer to it as going to get frozen custard..I never understood why.. Now I know! Happy times😋

[@karengunia5451]

I also remember tgem giving out a free whistle that looked like the cone!..their bbq sandwich, buster bars dilly bars were tops!

[@larannar123]

Lived in a small East Texas town of 7,000 and we had a Dairy Queen and a mom and pop diner...😊 My parents and I would get their "Steak fingers basket" which came with fries,Texas toast,and a cup of white cream gravy....😊 A cold Strawberry Malt to wash it down was so delicious!!!🖒🖒🖒

[@laurac5451]

I was six or seven when a friends dad took us to dairy queen. I remember the excitement of getting to go somewhere more than the ice cream

[@stischer47]

Dairy Queen - chili cheeseburgers, root beer freezes, dipped cones, cherry shakes - when other places didn't have them.

[@maryschneider2759]

the hot dogs yum

[@markvery65]

I remember growing up and visiting my grandparent in Topsham, Maine and getting a treat at my local Dairy Queen! I couldn’t wait to run down the block to that heavenly DQ! And I’m happy to say it’s still in business to this day! What a treat the Peanut Butter Parfait was to me! That hot fudge syrup mixed with ice cream and peanuts just made me happier than just about anything. Funny how small pleasures made you so happy as a child! And many happy memories of eating many dilly bars and another of my favorites, the Buster Bar! It seemed huge to me as a kid! That hard chocolate, fudge and peanuts alway made my day! Many happy memories indeed!

[@masonbricke4568]

Man, I miss those days. A slower, quieter, simpler time. Anyone who tells you that our modern world is better than these long-ago days never knew those days.

[@crackerjack9320]

The Dairy Queen in Truckee, California is still amazing to this day!

[@21stcenturysucks54]

I use to love their commercials in the early 1970,s. How I wish they would have had Pink Bubblegum ice cream softies and shakes. Pink Bubble Gum. My favorite Ice Cream of all time.

[@shelley6595]

Love this channel...Still have a Dairy Queen her in southern Oregon. We used to have an A&W with car side service and those frozen root beer ice. Good hot food; until the early 2000's. I enjoy watching Recollection Road as a senior. who remembers, so many of the videos and how things were then VS. Now.. A simpler life, yes treats too when possible, Home cooking, coherent families, and so much.

[@biglouie9547]

We had a DQ in out small town. Back in the 60's when I was in elementary school my mom would let my brother and I walk to the DQ on on the last day of school and spend a whole dollar for lunch, we couldn't eat up a dollars worth of food we would get so much. My how times have changed.

[@janetr5929]

61 and I still love DQ. It’s still delicious and such a treat

[@The_Dudester]

In the town where I grew up, the Dairy Queen was maybe 15 feet by 15 feet-no dining area.

[@ace942]

I remember growing up as a kid that there was a particular Dairy Queen shack that was only open during the Summer. The rest of the year it was closed. I did not get to go to it often but if we were in the neighborhood and it was summer, we would stop to order Dairy Queen treats. Now there are various Dairy Queens that would have been open all the year if not for the virus. Thanks for the video.

[@stime6472]

65 years sad!

[@marianlong]

Dairy Queens are still everywhere, and I'm glad. I've always loved their ice cream.

[@joeybarrelwilde]

I grew up next door to a Dairy Queen, I could walk across a 2 way road from my boyhood home.

[@scofab]

M&M Blizzard... nomonomonom. Been a long time, good stuff.

[@j.d.thompson3505]

There were no Dairy Queens around where I grew up, so we hung out in the park and ate acorns after school.

[@karenstrycharz1499]

Loved this place as a kid. My parents always took us in Valdosta, Georgia & then when we moved to West Springfield, Massachusetts. There is still one in Easthampton, Massachusetts & in Holyoke, Massachusetts ( took our sons there & then grandsons there)! Fun inexpensive treat & lots of fun for everyone!

[@Dr.Pepper001]

Back in the '60s we could eat all the ice cream and soft drinks and candy bars and never gain an ounce. It wasn't until the advent of high fructose corn syrup that the weigh of Americans increased across the board.

[@GenevieveEKelly]

Along came diabetes.

[@danmacartvidos]

This was a nice treat in the summer when I was younger. Thanks for the memory.

[@johnsain]

I had Blizzards at Dairy Queen in the 1960's....

[@lauragriffin6512]

Did you ever have their licorice blizzard? It was our family Sunday treat. We all got the licorice, parents and kids. It was a light green color.

[@janicefrantz1831]

Great memories growing up in the 60s with DQ. If I remember correctly, the Brazier shoppes not only had food, but they had chocolate DQ ice cream too. I was a big fan of chocolate/banana shakes, my mom made them at home. The DQ near our house would make me one even though it wasn't on the menu. They charged me an additional 5 cents... Good times.

[@sabrina.natalie]

I really love the instrumentals that you utilized throughout your videos. They’re so relaxing! What website do you use for them?

[@sorryforthings72]

Sabrina, use Shazam and it will tell you the song, artist and you can then even buy them on iTunes….i have bought several already

[@murielsmith8922]

How I would love to go back to those days, even if only for one day!!

[@johnallen2771]

Our coach used to take us to the Dairy Queen every time we won a game in our Little League in northeastern Ohio. But I had a paper route so I always had a few nickels and I would stop and get a hot dog on a steamed bun with chili and cheese sometimes. The chili was great and I used to love eating those hot dogs. There were only about 5,000 people in my hometown but you'd see just about everybody there. It was the hangout.

[@funkywagnalls]

They still make a pretty good burger.

[@ericzerkle5214]

They sure do!

[@robedmund9948]

I remember in college I used to get their chicken sandwich and a hot fudge shake for lunch. Good sandwich, but their burgers were the best!

[@anthonynelson9136]

DQ has priced itself out of business and a lot of them are closing.

[@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736]

No, there's better burger joints opening up that would beat DQ.

[@randyhenry2477]

Their franchises are over priced.

[@GenevieveEKelly]

Very overpriced a small icy is $4.50 here, a small. Add a dilly bar and you are looking at $8.50. Ridiculous and the dilly (cherry hard shell coating) is so thin, it’s barely there.

[@johnm.johnson3551]

I just love this story, I remember always stopping at the Dairy Queen on our way from Pittsburgh to Renovo PA. So So Many Years Ago.

[@kennethmccann6402]

Sadly, today is bring controller monster places by taking away Dairy Queen.

[@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw]

And a large drink too!

[@calebproductions5970]

Dairy queen was a whole lot better back then

[@craigkelm180]

These Videos are Terrific! Thanks for putting them together!!

[@ShakespeareCafe]

Most DQs long ago lost their small town appeal and look like corporate fast food drive throughs

[@johncolling673]

Uh, what???

[@ianstewartorr8455]

I’m from Scotland and have family in Canada so I’ve tried the blizzard do they still do this dish happy memories 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@larrywalker6105]

Live near Toronto. Yes every DQ still does it.

[@ianstewartorr8455]

@@larrywalker6105 my dads cousin used to live in cold lake north Ontario

[@larrywalker6105]

@@ianstewartorr8455 There is a Cold Lake but i'm sure its in Alberta. Some kind military base.

[@dm8553]

The ice cream doesn't taste the same as back then.

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

The ones back in the day may have had more vanilla or fat in the milk. The consistency is exactly how I remember them.