cheese and ice cream out of. A two-price system is what they call it. Now we got syndicates of Bolshevik farmers looking to make it all one price, meaning the cost per scoop of ice cream goes up 70, 80 percent, next thing we’re looking at a dime cone, the banana split you thought you wanted goes up to 30, 40, 50 cents, no end in sight. Who’s got money like that to spend?” “Sounds serious, Hoagie.” “It’s civil war.” “Over ice-cream cones?” “Could be the one spark that sets it all off. Won’t take much. Milk is the universal American drink, ain’t it, bigger than beer, even in Milwaukee.
