Redartz: Hello friends; here we are at another weekend. Here in the Northern hemisphere, Spring has arrived! And with it, warmer weather, lawnmowing (grumble, mutter, grumble), baseball, and ice cream! Yes, I know ice cream in all its' wonderful forms is available year long. But when I was a wee tad, there was a small Dairy Queen stand in our town. This stand only sold ice cream (okay, "soft serve", no hot food. It was walk-up-to-the-window only. And, it was only open Spring through Fall. So, the advent of Spring each year brings me mental images of cones, sundaes, and shakes (my favorite choice was a hot fudge sundae; all that gooey fudge melting down the famous DQ 'curl'). 
Now we have ice cream parlors aplenty within easy driving distance. When I'm craving a milkshake, I like to patronize Steak'n'Shake. Nobody makes a chocolate malt better (except for when my wife fires up her blender). And they have so many flavor combinations, I have yet to sample them all...
So what do you order when you're craving a cool treat? Any favorite parlors? Favorite flavors? Perhaps we have some who make homemade ice cream. Grab a spoon and dish out your thoughts!
