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The snowball's roots can be traced back to the Industrial Revolution. In the mid-1800s, ice houses shipped wagons with huge blocks of ice from New York to the South and, when they passed through Baltimore, kids would beg for some ice shavings on humid summer days.
The snowball's roots can be traced back to the Industrial Revolution. In the mid-1800s, ice houses shipped wagons with huge blocks of ice from New York to the South and, when they passed through Baltimore, kids would beg for some ice shavings on humid summer days.


Soon, moms in town began to make flavorings to sweeten the ice. The most common was a simple golden-hued egg custard—made with eggs, vanilla, and sugar—and that's still the most popular flavor to this day, now mimicked with a vanilla-laced syrup. Melted marshmallow, which is sticky but pourable, became a common topping, adding a dollop of sweetness and a creamy texture to the snowball..<ref>{{cite web|last=Roahen|first=Sara|title=Interview with Ashley and Gerard Hansen|url=http://www.southernfoodways.org/assets/Sno-Ball_Hansen%E2%80%99s-Sno-Bliz.pdf|work=Southern Foodways Alliance|publisher=Southern Foodways Alliance|accessdate=7 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Brady|first=Jeff|title=Tasty Summertime Tradition in New Orleans|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5580349|work=npr.org|publisher=NPR|accessdate=12 November 2013}}</ref>
Soon, moms in town began to make flavorings to sweeten the ice. The most common was a simple golden-hued egg custard—made with eggs, vanilla, and sugar—and that's still the most popular flavor in Baltimore to this day, now mimicked with a vanilla-laced syrup. Melted marshmallow, which is sticky but pourable, became a common topping, adding a dollop of sweetness and a creamy texture to the snowball. In New Orleans, sno-balls are flavored with sweet fruit or herb-flavored syrups, with condensed milk as a popular topping. <ref>{{cite web|last=Roahen|first=Sara|title=Interview with Ashley and Gerard Hansen|url=http://www.southernfoodways.org/assets/Sno-Ball_Hansen%E2%80%99s-Sno-Bliz.pdf|work=Southern Foodways Alliance|publisher=Southern Foodways Alliance|accessdate=7 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Brady|first=Jeff|title=Tasty Summertime Tradition in New Orleans|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5580349|work=npr.org|publisher=NPR|accessdate=12 November 2013}}</ref>


The Great Depression only heightened the snowball's popularity because the treat was cheap to make and cheap to buy (today, most will still cost you under $1). In 1932, the stands were so numerous that people complained there were too many in their neighborhoods. Baltimore's mayor at the time, Harold W. Jackson, defended the purveyors, saying, "Some of us may be down to eating snowballs soon, and I don't want to put any limitations on the trade.".<ref>{{cite news|last=Ramos|first=Dante|title=That's Snow Business|url=http://snowizard.com/fanfare/pdf/thatssnowbusiness.pdf|accessdate=7 November 2013|newspaper=The Times-Picayune|date=28 June 1997}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated2 />
The Great Depression only heightened the snowball's popularity because the treat was cheap to make and cheap to buy (today, most will still cost you under $1). In 1932, the stands in Baltimore were so numerous that people complained there were too many in their neighborhoods. Baltimore's mayor at the time, Harold W. Jackson, defended the purveyors, saying, "Some of us may be down to eating snowballs soon, and I don't want to put any limitations on the trade." The Depression had a similar effect on the lasting popularity of the sno-ball in New Orleans.<ref>{{cite |url=https://www.snowizard.com/en-us/content/literature/literature.aspx|accessdate=26 May 2023|}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated2 />


== Flavors ==
== Flavors ==

Revision as of 16:46, 26 May 2023

This article is about the shaved-ice dessert. For the Hostess cream-filled chocolate cake, see Sno Balls.
Sno-ball
A sno-ball from Hansen's Sno-Bliz in New Orleans
TypeFrozen dessert
Place of originUnited States
Region or stateBaltimore, Maryland
Created byErnest Hansen
Main ingredientsWater, cane syrup, flavoring, marshmallow

A sno-ball is a confection made with finely shaved ice and flavored sugar syrup. Commonly confused with the snow cone, the ice of a sno-ball is fine and fluffy; while a snow cone's ice is coarse, crunchy, and granular. Moreover, whereas in a snow cone the flavored syrup sinks to the bottom of the cup, in a sno-ball the ice absorbs the syrup. [citation needed] Sno-balls are particularly common in the cities of Baltimore and New Orleans.

Sno-balls are a seasonal treat as they are generally sold only from roughly March to October. They are vended from "sno-ball stands" throughout parts of Louisiana and Maryland.[1]

History

The snowball's roots can be traced back to the Industrial Revolution. In the mid-1800s, ice houses shipped wagons with huge blocks of ice from New York to the South and, when they passed through Baltimore, kids would beg for some ice shavings on humid summer days.

Soon, moms in town began to make flavorings to sweeten the ice. The most common was a simple golden-hued egg custard—made with eggs, vanilla, and sugar—and that's still the most popular flavor in Baltimore to this day, now mimicked with a vanilla-laced syrup. Melted marshmallow, which is sticky but pourable, became a common topping, adding a dollop of sweetness and a creamy texture to the snowball. In New Orleans, sno-balls are flavored with sweet fruit or herb-flavored syrups, with condensed milk as a popular topping. [2][3]

The Great Depression only heightened the snowball's popularity because the treat was cheap to make and cheap to buy (today, most will still cost you under $1). In 1932, the stands in Baltimore were so numerous that people complained there were too many in their neighborhoods. Baltimore's mayor at the time, Harold W. Jackson, defended the purveyors, saying, "Some of us may be down to eating snowballs soon, and I don't want to put any limitations on the trade." The Depression had a similar effect on the lasting popularity of the sno-ball in New Orleans.[4][1]

Flavors

The following list contains many of the sno-ball flavors available at sno-ball stands around New Orleans.

  • Almond
  • Banana
  • Bahama Mama
  • Blackberry
  • Blue Bubble Gum
  • Blueberry
  • Blue Raspberry
  • Buttered popcorn [1]
  • Cake batter [1]
  • Cherry
  • Chocolate [1]
  • Coconut
  • Coffee
  • Cotton Candy
  • Cream soda
  • Dreamsicle
  • Daiquiri
  • French vanilla
  • Grape
  • Green apple
  • Hawaiian Punch
  • Ice cream
  • Joker
  • Key lime pie [1]
  • King cake[1]
  • Kiwi
  • Lemon [1]
  • Lemon-ice
  • Lemon-lime
  • Lime
  • Margarita
  • Nectar
  • Orange
  • Orchid vanilla
  • Peach
  • Peanut butter [1]
  • Piña colada
  • Pineapple
  • Pink lemonade
  • Raspberry
  • Rocket 88
  • Root beer
  • Silver fox
  • Spearmint
  • Strawberry [1]
  • Tamarind [1]
  • Tangerine
  • Tiger's blood
  • Tutti frutti
  • Vanilla malt [1]
  • Watermelon
  • Wedding cake

Variations

  • Cheesecake Stuffed Snowball:[5] created by Sno-La Snowballs, the snowball is stuffed with cheesecake in the center, surrounded by the snowball flavor of choice.
  • Stuffed sno-ball: a sno-ball stuffed with vanilla or chocolate softserve ice cream[6]
  • Cream-flavored sno-ball: a sno-ball made with flavored syrup mixed with evaporated milk[6]
  • Sugar-free sno-ball: a sno-ball made with sugar-free syrup
  • Toppings: soft-serve ice cream, condensed milk, marshmallow fluff, Oreos[1][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Morago, Greg (14 July 2011). "A tour of the New Orleans' sno-ball stands nets some wondrous samplings". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  2. ^ Roahen, Sara. "Interview with Ashley and Gerard Hansen" (PDF). Southern Foodways Alliance. Southern Foodways Alliance. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. ^ Brady, Jeff. "Tasty Summertime Tradition in New Orleans". npr.org. NPR. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  4. ^ https://www.snowizard.com/en-us/content/literature/literature.aspx, retrieved 26 May 2023 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "About Us". Snola Snowball Lounge, New Orleans Snowball, Original Cheesecake Stuffed Snowball. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  6. ^ a b c Casbon, Hartley. "GoNOLA Top Five: Best New Orleans Snowball Flavors". goNOLA.com. goNOLA.com. Retrieved 12 November 2013.

Further reading

External videos
video icon "How It's Done: Hansen's Atomic Sno-Ball". WWLTV News.
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