I have lived in Rhode Island all my life but recently moved to New Hampshire.  I will always consider myself a Rhode Islander and miss the simple things Rhode Island has to offer.  Here is my top 17 things to do, see, or eat in Rhode Island:

•   Dells Lemonade: I may have to explain what this is because when I moved to NH no one knew what I was talking about.  When you say Lemonade in RI your talking Frozen Slushy Lemonade not that watery stuff everywhere else in the world.  We have trucks that drive around RI selling this wonderful gift from GOD!  This last summer I took some NH friends to a RI beach and introduced them to Frozen Lemonade (Dell’s).  He tried to drink it with a straw!  You don’t drink it with a straw you squeeze the cup into your mouth.  I guess you need to live in RI to understand our way of life!
•   Coffee Milk:  You don’t even understand!  This is the coffeeiest, creamiest, cold comfort food in RI! Kids in RI don’t grown up drinking Chocolate milk they drink Coffee Milk!  Nothing better then going to the New York System getting some weinies(RI residents know what I mean I will tell you more later on) , fries and washing it down with this wonderful bit of heaven.

• Hot Weiner:I love these things.  They are also called gaggas!  When I was little my grandmother took me to this place.  When I was older I went there with my friends after a night of partying.  If you purchase these pieces of love you and put them in your car you will have a new air freshener for weeks!  They are probably the lowest grade of hotdog (almost white on the inside with little bones every so often) topped with mustard, a wonderful greasy seasoned meat sauce, finally chopped onions with and celery salt. They wrap them in paper and everything gets squished and greasy.   The chef (hahahaha) lines them up his bare arm like in the picture and makes them right in front of you.  Sweat and all.  You have to see this!

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