Etcetera for May 2025

Peter Foster: "I remember the first Carvel that opened in the area. It was on the south side of Old Country Road just east of Eisenhower Park, formerly known as Salisbury Park. A small cone was 10 cents, and a large cone was 20 cents. As kids we all loved ice cream but when mom shopped, she was never able to bring any home. Elm Street was a relatively short walk to the A & P on Broadway in Hicksville and if the shopping was light, we pulled a wheeled home shopping cart to and from Broadway. If the shopping order was to be large, the trip was timed for dad to come with the car after work. At the time we were a one car family. To make matters worse, the refrigerator we had was a GE on 4 legs with a freezer that only held two ice cube trays that was the rage in 1941 when the house was built for mom and dad with no room to store ice cream. It is interesting to note that when I sold the house on Elm Street, that refrigerator was in the basement and still working in 2000."