From what I could find on this program, it was filmed in 1949 and televised in 1952. An interesting episode, especially taking into consideration the time period it was filmed.
Yes. The corner spot that was my hangout in the ‘70s was probably one of the last in that town to do so, and I don’t recall ever seeing anybody order one (maybe more for the daytime trade), but there was a gallon jar of them. I was told that the owner boiled them up on a daily basis.