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In article <699699624.F00002@blkcat.UUCP> Don.Noll@p3425.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Don Noll) writes:
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> SS> Brings back memories of Giffords Ice Cream Shop, a local DC chain which
> SS> went out of business about 8-10 years ago. They had the BEST hot fudge
> SS> around, real fudge too. I guess they couldn't compete with all of the 
> SS> newer "i scream" shops around today. Too bad. I'm not sure if anyplace
> SS> else compares around here. 
> SS> -Steve-
> 
>I remember the GIFFORDS just off Columbia Pike and 7.  I still remember the
>way the place smelled! (Incredible) I have not been there in 20 years and
>drive by it twice a week and remember a happier time............

Well, thanks everyone for the info about the Giffords in Bethesda, 
7720 Wisconsin Ave, across from the Bethesda Cinema & Drafthouse. Since
I was in Friendship Hts last night, I stopped in the Giffords for a hot
fudge sundae. Yum. According to the owner, they bought the old Giffords'
recipes and reopened about 3 years ago. Guess I should get to Bethesda 
a little more often. They are planning on opening a store somewhere in
northern Virginia sometime in the future. The fudge was real, though it
wasn't served in the little ceramic pitchers the way the old Giffords
did. The owner said has been trying to find some, without much luck. 
The decor of the new one is similar to the old Giffords, with the symbol
of the woman carrying a bowl, though the old Giffords also used waitresses.
Brings back memories. I grew up in Chevy Chase and was a frequent
visitor of the Bethesda and Silver Spring Giffords. Glad to see they're
back.
-Steve-