![]() ![]() © Copyright 2023 Audrey Kletscher HelblingĭQ Peanut Buster Parfait. My thoughts remain deeply entrenched in this winter of deep snow. And so, I reason, this is why I missed opening weekend at The Little Dairy Queen of Faribault. Even if the calendar shows that spring is only officially 17 days distant, nothing feels or looks remotely like spring here. Perhaps this winter of too much snow distracted me. I’d been anticipating the taste of sweet and salty-hot fudge and peanuts atop that sweet, snow white soft-serve ice cream.Īnd now here it is, March 3, and I missed opening weekend with the $2.49/each Peanut Buster Parfait three-day special. Disappointed doesn’t quite describe my emotion in that let-down moment. ![]() Last October we pulled up to the drive-up window only to learn that they’d just run out of ice cream and there would be no more with the shop temporarily closing. Typically, we wait in line behind a long string of vehicles for the coveted treat. When the DQ closes for the season at the end of October, we’re there, too, for the discounted parfaits. Traditionally, Randy and I stop by during this late February opening of the walk-up/drive-up DQ for the bargain Peanut Buster Parfaits. THE LITTLE DAIRY QUEEN OF FARIBAULT opened a week ago, marking the unofficial start of spring in my southern Minnesota community, and we missed it. A DQ Peanut Buster Parfait (Minnesota Prairie Roots copyrighted file photo) ![]()
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