I know, it's not really about politics, but I can't resist. This from the
NY Times web site.
It's always silly season in America.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Once they were booze-filled bashes. Today,
many Texas Republican gatherings feature waiters serving scoops of
Dutch chocolate and butter pecan instead.
The ice cream social, that Southern summer tradition at family
reunions
and church yard gatherings, has made its way into the Republican
National Convention.
``It's just in our blood,'' said Marjorie Ford, an alternate
delegate from
DeSoto, Texas.
As she used a little wooden spoon to nibble on two scoops of ice
cream,
Ford said she doesn't drink, but she enjoys attending a party,
and eating
ice cream reminds her of childhood happiness.
``We loved homemade ice cream better than life itself,'' she said.
For a well-attended party Wednesday honoring Rep. Pete Sessions of
Texas, organizers had 120 gallons of Texas-made vanilla, chocolate,
cookies and cream and butter pecan Blue Bell Ice Cream shipped to
Philadelphia.
With religious conservatives gaining control of the Republican
Party of
Texas, non-alcohol receptions have grown in number.
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