A sno-ball is a creation from New Orleans made with shaved ice and cane sugar syrup. Generally confused with snow cones, ice ball sno are fine and smooth; while the snow cones are rough, crisp, and granular. In addition, in the snow cone syrup flavor of syrup to the bottom of the cup; while in sno-balls the ice absorbs the syrup.
Sno-ball is a seasonal food because it is generally sold only from about March to October. They are nicknamed from "stand sno-ball" throughout New Orleans and in other parts of Louisiana and Mississippi.
Video Sno-ball
Histori
Before the 1930s ice was manually scraped off ice blocks, resulting in a rough version of the sno-ball. In 1933, Ernest Hansen began working on an ice shaver; and in 1934, he invented the first motor-driven ice shaving machine. For two years, Hansen kept the machine in his family, making sno-ball only for his children and relatives. In 1936, Ernest and his wife Mary took their machines to the streets of New Orleans and opened Hansen's Sno-Bliz. This business continued to be cut off for the next two years because Mary had to take care of her children. In 1939, they opened a shop and remained in business for the next 67 years.
At this time, the seller George Ortolano has invented his own ice shaver, which he later called Sno-Wizard. Ortolano rebuilt his woodworking machine into a single made of galvanized metal after he began receiving requests from people who wanted to use his machine to start their own business. Not long after that, he made a blueprint for his machine and set his product into automatic production. Ortolano's Sno-Wizards is now the primary sno-ball machine used in Louisiana and across the Gulf Coast.
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Flavors
The following list contains many of the sno-ball flavors available at a sno-ball booth around New Orleans.
Variations
- Stuffed sno-ball: sno-ball stuffed with vanilla or chocolate softserve ice cream
- Sno flavored cream ball: sno ball made with flavored syrup mixed with evaporated milk
- Sugar-free sno-ball: sno-ball made with sugar free syrup
- Topping: soft ice cream, condensed milk, marshmallow fluff
New Orleans's famous sno-ball booth
References
Further reading
- Williams, Brian (June 9, 2006). "Comfort sno-ball". NBC News . Retrieved November 20 2013 .
- "Real deal: Sno-ball, taste of New Orleans in Wilmington". Delawareonline. July 3, 2013 . Retrieved November 20 2013 .
- Burwell, Sloane (July 27, 2009). "Sweet summer: New Orleans snorkel balls". Phoenix New Times . Retrieved November 20 2013 .
External links
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