Ms Katie and I took two of the grandsons out for lunch!! Their choice, Tommy's Malt Shop! We sat slurping up raspberry cream, peach delight and chocolate malts. Every so often our straws were clogged with bits of fruit or chocolate chunks!! The boys did a number on huge burgers, fries and extra onion rings! As we gobbled and slurped, Ms Katie started telling stories.Ms Katie worked behind the counter at the soda fountain in the corner drug store while she was in high school. She spent four years making malts and serving soda's. The stories were about customers, equipment and her boss. The boss was a stickler for precision in measuring the malt ingredients; when he wasn't around - hmmmm, maybe not quite so precise!
The best story was about making Opa, Ms Katie's dad, his first ever banana split! He enjoyed every bite! He couldn't finish it - I think the precision measurements went out the window on that one!!
It was fun watching teen-age boys try to visualize Ms Katie as a teen herself. It sort of makes you wish you could see what they were imagining.
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