The yellow snow you’ll actually eat…

Posted by Thor on January 21st, 2008 12 Comments

[written by Lys]

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Speaking of snow (which i LOVE), guess what snow-like summer treat is coming to the corner (okay, I know it’s a stretch)… Rita’s Water Ice! It’s going in the old tropical smoothie cafe space on University, but I didn’t notice if the sign had an approximate open date as I was trying not to hit too many pedestrians while driving home last night.

I lived off this stuff growing up in NJ, and while this is no haute cuisine, there’s something so wonderful about frozen fruit/sugar slush on a hot day (think 7-11 slurpee but the lemon has wonderful bits of zest in it and is actually made from, well, lemons). Their custard is awesome and I recommend getting a gelati (custatrd and water ice layered parfait-style). The mango-vanilla combo is a particular favorite!

In the meanwhile, get a cup of hot cocoa to tide you over until we hit more balmy days.

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12 Responses to “The yellow snow you’ll actually eat…”

  1. 21 Jan 2008 at 12:22 pm1Matthew Rosenberg said:

    I noticed this last night walking back to my car. I hugged the sign I was so happy. I missed the approx. opening date. When is it?

  2. 21 Jan 2008 at 12:27 pm2hipster-doofus said:

    Mmmmm… they have frozen custard too! Why Kohr Brothers never opened a place on the corner is beyond me. I predict this will be one of the more successful business openings of ‘08, and they’ll have a long line at night ala Carl’s of F’burg.

  3. 21 Jan 2008 at 12:39 pm3belmont yo said:

    is no haute cuisine…

    Of course not. Its ice.

    /wait, what?

  4. 21 Jan 2008 at 1:07 pm4trillian said:

    i walk by there pretty much every day and haven’t noticed an opening date on the sign. of course, lately, i’ve had my whole face buried in my scarf so that could have something to do with it…

  5. 21 Jan 2008 at 1:24 pm5Yupster said:

    h-d, I’m from Fredericksburg, and Carl’s is crazy-popular! I saw it without a line once in the 16 years I lived there. Anyway, sno-cones were huge in Texas… should I be embarrassed that I ordered sug-free ones? Except, omigosh, birthday cake mixed with pineapple. I’d eat them more but sensitive teeth are a beeotch.

  6. 21 Jan 2008 at 1:31 pm6buster said:

    are you kidding? winter is totally the best time to eat frozen treats. it makes you feel warmer!

    speaking of warmer, hot cocoa + peppermint schnapps = big fun.

  7. 21 Jan 2008 at 2:19 pm7anonymous said:

    I don’t hang out in Fredricksburg much, but is that the place across the street from the Greyhound station?

  8. 21 Jan 2008 at 2:31 pm8hipster-doofus said:

    Yes, anonymous. Carl’s is right by the Greyhound station.

  9. 21 Jan 2008 at 2:37 pm9eye of newt said:

    Oooh, I can’t wait to see how locals pronounce “gelati”.

  10. 21 Jan 2008 at 5:00 pm10indie dork said:

    lys- this is the best news ive gotten this month if not all winter. i encourage everyone to try the soft pretzel sticks dipped in cherry gelati. like fries in a frosty, but oh-so much better. this is yet more proof that cville is basically a northern town.

  11. 21 Jan 2008 at 7:04 pm11happyhooker said:

    ACTUALLY– carl’s USED to be by the bus station, but the bus station has apparently changed locations. now carl’s is just by the ghetto.

    upstart– i am from the fredericksburg area, too.

  12. 21 Jan 2008 at 8:03 pm12shenanigans said:

    ooh freudian slip!

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