Previously:
80s Corpus Christie - - Sam Houston Gift Shop
Blue Bell Ice Cream takes a well deserved place with Fletcher's Corn Dogs, Dr Pepper, Shiner Bock, and Whataburger in the pantheon of Texas Food Brands. No Fourth of July is complete without a big tub or two of Pecan Praline or Dutch Chocolate. The delicious dessert is cranked out in Brenham, TX, where hungry visitors can stop by and satisfy their sweet tooth at Blue Bell's own ice cream parlor.
I was in that neighborhood recently and decided to get the scoop on what was for sale in the gift shop. So finish up your float and peruse my Top 5 list:
5. Blue Bell Flavored Lip Balm
You can keep a little piece of Brenham in your pocket and protect yourself from chapped lips with these little beauties. Flavors come in homages to classic Blue Bell flavors like Peppermint and the best seller Homemade Vanilla.
4. Blue Bell Big Rig
Watch out for Smokies while you're tooling around in this 1/32 scale model of the 18-Wheelers that travel the rocky roads to bring your favorite flavors to the store shelves. Pair it up with a toy Trans Am and you can spend the afternoon pretending to bootleg Texas ice cream to Atlanta.
3. Blue Bell Beacon Light
That pint of Cherry Vanilla in your backpack felt like a good idea at the beginning of your hike but by the time you're at your campsite, the leaky slurry you're left with will probably do more harm than good. You should have packed this little Blue Bell Light instead to help with tent pitching visibility. It also flashes in case of emergency.
2. Scoops
The boys in Brenham take their ice cream accouterments seriously. Who knew there were almost as many types of scoops as there were flavors of ice cream? There were certainly more styles, colors and types of scoops than I had previously been aware of. You'll never know when you might need a Zeroll Scoop versus a Color Changing Mood Scoop. So it's best to be prepared.
1. Ice Cream
Duh!
