August 16th, 2012
“The Snoball Shack”, Lewes, Delaware, Snowballs, Shaved Ice, Snow Cones, Piraguas, I love them All!!
I love snowballs so much that when I first came to the Delaware Beaches to stay, I wanted to have a Piragua cart on the beach. Growing up in the island of Puerto Rico, snow cones were called Piraguas. Tropical flavors with the “Piraguero” shaving the ice. I loved tamarind and coconut. But, my favorite was cream. The carts were colorful and made out of wood. The new age carts are stainless steel. You could find piraguas in every corner.
The typical scene in Puerto Rico. The piraguero selling his piraguas.
I had read somewhere that there was a snowball place in Lewes. So off to Lewes I went in search for that refreshing summer delicacy that is loved by all.
The Snoball Shack is located at 110 New Road in Lewes. Tel. 302-604-4150. If you are driving north, from Rehoboth Beach, please exit right after St. Edmond’s Catholic Church, before the Nassau Bridge. Take the next right which is New Road and continue all the way into Lewes, until you are almost on Pilottown Rd. It will be on your left. It opens 7 days a week.
You will see thatch roof umbrellas and tables.
As I came in a gentleman and a young woman were chatting. I introduced myself. Lorreta and her family own The Snoball Shack. She runs this business.
Her father, Cliff, proceeded to tell me that they came from Baltimore to this area about 8 years ago. He was baffled about the fact that there were no snowballs anywhere close to Lewes. He would have to go to Millsboro where there was a lady serving them. I knew about this woman since we had also gone to her. One day, 3 years ago, he went to get his usual when a sign said that they were closing due to an illness. Right there and then, he bought everything they had.
The rest is history. The got their space on New Road and during that winter they learned and got a handle on how to serve snowballs. Cliff fixed the place up and gave it a complete new look. By the way, Cliff owns an home improvement company called Cliff’s Edge Home. For many years he also had his own home improvement company in Baltimore. His full name is Cliff Neal and his tel. is 302-422-5025.
We talked and talked about snowballs and what we liked best. If you are from Baltimore, Maryland, you have to put marshmallow on your snowball. That’s the way they do it in Baltimore and it is delicious. Oh, she also has ice cream; another tradition from Baltimore. Add it to your snowball.
Lorreta told me that they have 52 flavors. She even has some sugar free flavors, but she is not to crazy about them. Some flavors are traditional, while others are made with pure sugar cane and coconut oil.
She also mentioned that her chocolate flavor is soooo good. So, I decided to get a medium snowball, vanilla, chocolate and, of course, marshmallow.
I watched Lorreta alternate flavors and crushed ice and marshmallow to then finish it off with more marshmallow. She is already an expert on how much to put so as not to make it to thick or too thin. A spoon and I was good to go.
I stayed awhile, eating my snowball and chatting away, as usual.
My combination of flavors was perfect. Not overly sweet either.
On my first day back from Colorado, it was just the right treat on a hot summer day in Delaware.
Note: Lorreta also carries local produce; her own. Local brown eggs and local honey, and peaches, as well.
Talk to you later…have a good one!!
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Thanks so much for your comments. It is that time of the year. Thanks for letting us know about the Facebook page.