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Courtesy Dairy Queen
Courtesy Dairy Queen
Long before Blizzards and burgers, Dairy Queen had one bold idea.
The original Dairy Queen menu feels almost impossible to believe. Not because of what was on it, but because of what wasn’t. When the first Dairy Queen opened in Joliet, Illinois in 1940, there were no burgers, no Blizzards, no Dilly Bars, no magic shells—not even a milkshake. The entire menu fit on a…
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