Nestle Vanilla Ice cream sandwich Review

Oh yes, those glorious memories! Did you know that they converted the old piano factory into a shopping mall called (you guessed it) The Piano Factory! Back when it was still in operation, I used to use a vacation day or bank holiday now and then to come out to Geneva on the train, then take the bus over to St. Charles. It was great, I would get to the Piano Factory early when I almost had the run of the place and stock up on certain things or pick up a book at the second-hand book store there. Then I would go up to where the vending machines were and buy a cup of coffee, then sit there at one of the little tables and watch out the window. Then afterwards, I would come out the back way of the mall, and head over "our" bridge and up to that little playground-park where we used to "swing" -- remember, it was just about a block from Grandma's -- then I would walk back towards town until I got to G&G's white house which still looked almost exactly the same except that someone had replaced the old pipe railing on the back steps with a new railing. Then I would walk back toward the river and into town, eat something and catch the bus, and then the train back home the way I had come.

Alas, the Piano Factory closed down so that they could raze it all and put up some totaly ugly new townhouses. What a desecration. And no more shopping trips either. Of course, we love and remember both G & G, but when I was walking around there,it would be you and Grandpa who I was really thinking of most. You know, those hills out there are really hard to walk up and down for too long when you get older and I remember how Grandpa took us on those long walks without a single word of complaint. He really loved us, Mel.

Hey, remember that great ice cream we used to get at that little Riverside Dairy near Grandma and Grandpa Fiske's house? MAN, was that good. It is really sad to walk by that little building and remember the luscious smell of ice cream making because now of course, it is something else that has nothing to do with FOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDD!

Is Nestle the one who makes the ice cream sandwich which is two chocolate chip cookies packed with the chilly delicious stuff?

Next time you feel a twinge of guilt about enjoying these, just think of the notorious "Big Wheels" which your cuz used to knock back with abandon 20 years ago (the 7/11 sold them back then). Ah, those were the good old days -- 700 calories a piece and God knows what else was lurking in them but when I bit into those I could almost hear the angels singing!

Last edited on Apr 09, 2009 at 10:37PM

HEY, this one sounds like somebody is making us an offer we can hardly refuse!!!!!! Attagirl, keep loading that freezer up!

Sounds good. I was just thinking about reviewing ice cream sandwiches too. They are just the right size for a treat.