Blue Bell Cantaloupe
In a village not far away beyond the creek, Yegua, lies the village of Brenham and within this village a little creamery christened Blue Bell at the dawn of of the Twentieth Century, 1907.
The little creamery provided Texas folks with a delight for their palates, ice cream---Texas ambrosia.
With the arrival of trains and automobiles, strangers from afar discovered the delights of Blue Bell and desired their own Blue Bell creameries. Blue Bell began to deliver to distant states and even built creameries in far away locations.
In the year of 2015, a dark cloud passed over the little creamery---Listeria. Plants halted production, workers were laid off, and there was no ice cream for anyone...anyone. It was a sad time in Brenham. It was a sad time in Texas. It was a sad time for all who had sampled Blue Bell ice creams in the past.
Plants were overhauled; adjustments were made; and ice cream slowly began to return to the shelves. The sadness in the land began to dissipate and smiles began to return. The cry went up, “O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
The flavors currently listed by Blue Bell include over seventy. Here are but a few:
Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla
Blue Bell Cookie 'n Cream
Blue Bell Dutch Chocolate
Blue Bell Bride's Cake
Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Blue Bell Milk Chocolate
Blue Bell Buttered Pecan
Blue Bell Pecan Pralines 'n Cream
Blue Bell Butter Crunch
Blue Bell Rocky Road
Blue Bell Birthday Cake
Blue Bell the Great Divide
Blue Bell Christmas Cookies
Blue Bell Banana Pudding
Blue Bell Chocolate Chip
Blue Bell Caramel Turtle Cheesecake
Blue Bell Mint Chocolate Chip
Blue Bell French Vanilla
Blue Bell Strawberry Cheesecake
Blue Bell Moo-llennium Crunch
Blue Bell Triple Chocolate
Blue Bell Caramel Turtle Fudge
Blue Bell Natural Vanilla Bean
Blue Bell Southern Blackberry Cobbler
Blue Bell Strawberries & Homemade Vanilla
...and 47 other flavors.
The names make our mouths water. The thought of each make us yearn for them.
Then, in a moment of reflection, I was stunned by my own disturbing question, “Where is the Cantaloupe?”
“Cantaloupe?” you inquire.
“Yes, my poor innocent.”
It was created and distributed several years past; Linda and I consumed massive amounts of this delight. It's absence from the list of flavors is surely part of some dastardly conspiracy against the taste buds of Texas...the taste buds of America.
I’m eighty now: I may not live long enough to see the return of Blue Bell Cantaloupe, but, perhaps, you will.
Keep hope alive.
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