The Quest for Banana Pudding
Disappointed, but not defeated, I decided to track down my other childhood favorite: Dairy Queen. I think I found it, but the name was Dairy Cream, not Dairy Queen and that threw me off. Although the sign said OPEN, there were no cars and no customers— definitely a negative indication. Foiled again, I realized there was one more nostalgic place to try: the A&W Root Beer Stand, Union City’s only drive-in restaurant in 1960. Well, that too, was gone and in its place was BADBOB’S Barbeque Restaurant. Frustrated but hungry, I decided to give it a try.
To my great surprise and delight, Banana Pudding was BADBOB’S featured dessert! I ordered a half slab of ribs, slaw and pudding. Naturally, I commenced to eat the pudding first. Yum yum was that good! After devouring every bit of the extra large container of pudding I had no room for anything else! Nor did I wish to spoil the ultra-sweet flavor combination of bananas, yellow pudding, vanilla wafers and whipped cream lingering in my mouth.
I departed Union City with a contented smile on my face and a satisfied tummy full of pudding.