[the OlLine Rebel]

I finally realized after all these years that they are CLAM ROLLS!

That’s why we couldn’t find them. Wrong name.

Figured it out after being in New England more recently and a trip to a now-rare Friendly’s here.

[Dr. Sivana]

Figured it out after being in New England more recently and a trip to a now-rare Friendly’s here.

I grew up in Connecticut, where both HoJo's and Friendly's were a big deal. In Connecticut, plenty of ma 'n pa places and diners will serve you clam rolls (In North Haven, Dino's; in Wallingford, Captain Sea's). I think in the southeast, Captain D's carry's one as well.

Here in Phoenix, most of the good chains are available, but not Friendly's, the best for hard ice cream, MUCH better than Baskin-Robbins. Carvel was go-to for soft serve. The Friendly's Resse's Peanut Butter Cup Sundae is the best, though every time you try to order it, they think you want the inferior Reese's Pieces Sundae. Bleagh!

Both Friendly's and Carvel ice cream cakes are in the Fry's supermarket, but with a household full of people with sugar and dairy sensitivities, I cannot justify buying one.