[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 74 (Thursday, May 14, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1159-E1160]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO DEWAR'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. KEVIN McCARTHY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 14, 2009

  Mr. McCARTHY of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
leading small business in our community, Dewar's Family Candy and Ice 
Cream Parlor, which is celebrating 100 years of operation in 
Bakersfield, California this weekend.
  James H. Dewar started this family business in 1909 with a belief in 
quality ingredients no matter the cost. He felt that his customers 
should get the same quality every time they tasted a Dewar's chew, and 
they have been for the past 100 years. Dewar's is original from the 
bottom up; they still grind their own nuts, and make their own ice 
cream, ice milk, and peanut butter. The same recipes are being used by 
the current keepers of the legacy, Michael Dewar and Heather Dewar 
Cook, grandchildren of James Dewar.
  I have been going to Dewar's my whole life, and particularly enjoyed 
a quick trip to Dewar's after school when I attended Bakersfield High 
School down the street. My children, Connor and Meghan, join my wife 
Judy and me in enjoying Dewar's on a regular basis in the same old-
fashioned ice cream parlor we enjoyed in our youth. I always order a 
George's Special--that combination of homemade vanilla ice cream with 
chocolate sauce and banana in a milkshake that cannot be

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beat. Dewar's chews are popular snacks in my office, and a wonderful 
way to share a little piece of Bakersfield.
  Dewar's is a keystone of our small business community that measures 
success in its loyalty from generations of local customers. I thank 
Dewar's for its 100 years of tasty service to the people of Bakersfield 
and wish them the very best in its next 100 years.

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