We’re done with working for the week, now it’s time to eat. Several of us piled into a couple cars and headed to Brenham, about 45 minutes east of here. First stop was LJ’s, a barbecue, named one of the top 50 BBQ places in Texas. Little hole-in-the wall place along the main road into Brenham, the small parking lot fills quickly and there can be waiting lines. But we were there somewhat early so we snagged a few tables. The brisket and the ribs were delicious. Rather than order a meal with side orders, Deb and I just split a half pound of brisket and a half pound of ribs. The side orders would have just meant less room for what came later.
After packing the pound of protein, we proceeded to the opposite side of town, to Blue Bell Creameries. That space left over from not eating side orders? Yeah, we filled it up with ice cream. The factory has an observation area where the making and packing of the ice cream can be viewed. We viewed this briefly, but the main reason for coming here was the dollar-a-scoop ice cream in their ice cream shop. And they weren’t just little scoops, either. They were the dig-down-several-times-come-up-with-a-softball-sized-scoop scoops. You can first ask for small samples, sampling everything in the case, if you want. I ended up with a mango and a strawberry. And then a triple chocolate and a cinnamon. The cinnamon wasn’t my favorite--somehow, cinnamon and ice cream just don’t seem to go together, however the others were excellent. And I came away very full.
We got back to camp with an hour to spare before dinner.
And then it was pot roast and mashed potatoes and gravy for dinner. Couldn’t miss out on that.
So if I come home a little larger than when I left, you’ll know why.
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