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Beat The Heat With Baltimore Snowballs

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 311291

 

  In addition to staying in comfortable, air-conditioned spaces, you might want to try a Baltimore snowball.  Have you had one?  There are different types of snowballs ...especially in the Baltimore area.  There are the winter ones that most people like to forget.  There are the summer snowballs—the ones native to Baltimore.  Some other areas call them snow cones, but I think they shave the ice differently. 

Note:

Baltimore's snowballs can be traced back to the mid1800s. Ice houses shipped wagons with huge blocks of ice from New York to the South and, when they passed through Baltimore, children would beg for some ice shavings on humid summer days.

This is what a Baltimore snowball looks like. 

They are good plain like this spearmint-flavored one above.

You can also add marshmallow cream or soft-serve ice cream in layers.

When it's hot in Baltimore, try a snowball.

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Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Margaret,

I love that you call them Snow Balls in Baltimore! We call them ice's and the kids love them. Give me some good old fashion, cold lemonade and I'm happy!

Jul 09, 2024 07:54 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Dorie Dillard Austin TX 

Who doesn't love ice in the summertime? 

 

Jul 09, 2024 01:34 PM
GilbertRealtor BillSalvatore
Arizona Elite Properties - Chandler, AZ
Realtor - 602-999-0952 / em: golfArizona@cox.net

great information. Thanks for sharing it.

Have a super fantastic week!

Bill Salvatore, Realtor- Arizona Elite Properties

Jul 09, 2024 07:57 AM
Doug Rogers
RE/MAX Coastal Properties - Destin, FL
Your Real Estate Resource!

I love a good snow cone! 

Jul 09, 2024 08:14 AM
Doug Dawes
Keller Williams Evolution - 447 Boston Street, Suite #5, Topsfield, MA - Topsfield, MA
Your Personal Realtor®

Good Afternoon Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 

I've never heard of a snowball, e.g. snow cone, that had layers of soft serve. NOW, that sounds intriguingly delicious. The flavored ice will help cool you down and the softserve is like finding a toy in Cracker Jacks...lol

Jul 09, 2024 11:22 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Doug Dawes

I love the way you describe our Baltimore snowball. 

Jul 09, 2024 01:35 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Margaret here in Middletown, CT we are know for our Vecchittos Italian Ice.

Jul 09, 2024 02:24 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

LOL you had me wondering for a second Margaret!  Makes total sense to me enjoying a few snowballs in the hot heat.  We sure need them here in PHX.  We're having a heat wave which is normal for us this time of year.  Best to stay inside as much as possible.

Jul 09, 2024 02:32 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Anna "Banana" Kruchten 

I'm in total agreement. Stay inside!

Jul 11, 2024 01:21 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Associate Real Estate Broker

We are one of the  areas that call them snow cones and at the summer festival the kids all walk around with painted races from the coloring.

Jul 09, 2024 04:30 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

And they are so cute, Ed Silva, 203-206-0754 

Jul 11, 2024 01:21 PM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Those look like a great option to help beat the heat!

Jul 10, 2024 05:07 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Hi Margaret... I grew up in NY City where we call them ices. Can't say I was ever a big fan of them or of popsicles. A good ice cream cone is a whole other story, however!

Jul 10, 2024 08:22 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Nina Hollander, Broker 

Hard to beat ice cream. 🙃

Jul 11, 2024 01:22 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

 

Hello Miss Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 

Snow cones are what this native California girl knows them as.  I cannot recall how long it has been since I had one.  

Jul 10, 2024 08:48 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Hi Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist 

Good to see you! I haven't had one in a long time but snowballs are so Baltimore!

Jul 11, 2024 01:23 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

It's been a few years since I last had a snow cone.  I miss them.  When I was a kid, we had a little shop that sold them about a block from home.

Jul 10, 2024 04:46 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Good to see you Myrl Jeffcoat 

Jul 11, 2024 01:24 PM
Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
Premier Real Estate Service in Central Oregon

When I grew up we called these snow cones.  And in Hawaii it is shaved ice. Regardless of the name, they have always been a wonderful summer treat.

Jul 12, 2024 03:02 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
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Lynnea Miller

I think each city has its name for these icy treats.

Jul 12, 2024 03:15 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
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Lynnea Miller

I think each city has its name for these icy treats.

Jul 12, 2024 03:15 PM