Florida Keys for Families a to z guide IICE CREAM
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" I scream for ice cream, we all scream for ice cream." Christopher Columbus and others before him never tasted ice cream, but he may have tasted flavored iced desserts.The idea of iced desserts, began sometime after explorer Marco Plo brought back descriptions of juices made from fruit upon return from travels in China. Recipes for making fruit flavored milk and water based ices were developed by Italian cooks. In 1670 Fransico Propcopio, a Sicilian, began selling ices and sherberts in a cafe in Paris. So popular was the concept that within 6 years over 200 ice shoppes could be found in the city.
Cream ices are thought to have been developed by a Parisian cafe owner named Tortoni in the late 1700s. In the new world, wealthy landowners including American patriots George Washington. Thomas Jefferson, and Dolly Madison served ice cream. The edible ice cream cone got its start at the 1904 World's Fair held in the City of St. Louis. The ice cream soda was invented in 1874 in Philadelphia. Philadelphia was the center for icre cream manufacturing at that time.
Islands D'Lites Ice Cream Shoppe - Gulfside Village Bayside across from K-Mart Shopping Center- Marathon
Fresh ice cream and sorbet, open weekly 11:30 AM to 9 PM, flavors iclude Bermuda Triangle Chocolate, cherry cheesecake, cronchy cokies 'n ice cream and key lime pie, most ice cream products provided by Key West Ice Cream Factory
Jamonji Juice Company and Smoothies - 10692 Overseas Highway, Marathon Shores, MM 53 next to the Subway - over 20 flavors of smoothies made with real fruit plus Edy's Grand Ice Cream
Tiki Beach Snowballs - 1910 N. Roosevelt Blvd. - Key West
So what's a snow ball? A snow ball is made with shaved ice as opposed to a snow cone which uses crushed ice.
Tiki Beach Snowballs sells 32 flavors of snowballs for just $1 each (10 ounce size). Tiki Beach Snowballs specializes in cream flavors. Adding cream, actually half and half, gives the snowball a different yet great flavor for the taste buds. Flavors having Keysy names include Purple Porpoise, Sunset Celebration, Kold Kiss, Tan Fanny, Caribbean Snow, Beach Bum, Snorkleberry, Scub-anelo, and of course Miami Ice. The adult snowball fan also has a choice of old-fashioned Egg Custard and Whiskey Sour among the many flavors. Tiki Beach Snowballs is open 2: 30 to 7 PM Monday through Friday. Saturdays hours are 11 AM to 7 PM. Closed on Sundays. This is a fun place for the kids and family.
TCBY Frozen Yogurt- Key Largo - MM 101.4
TCBY is located in the Tradewinds Plaza at 101491 Overseas Highway. Choice of 16 ice cream flavors and 9 yogurts. 305-453-0950
Baskin-Robbins - Key Largo - MM 99.6
Located on the Bayside, 31 ice cream flavors, plus Miami Subs Grill fast foods, and Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips, 305-451-3100
Mr. C's Ice Cream - Key Largo at Mile Marker 98.9, store hours currently 10 AM to 2 PM. Mr. C, also known as Bob Cangelosi, has thirty years of ice cream making experience with his knowledge starting as a child working in his parent Staten Island ice cream shop. There you'll find creamy home made ice cream with loads of flavor. Mr C's Capuccino ice cream is part expresso and part vanilla-cinnimon. Sorbets are soft, thick and fruity. Depending on what seasonal fruits are available, Mr. C may feature pineapple, lemon, apricot or watermelon sorbet.
Dairy Queen - Tavernier - MM 92.5
Dairy Queen has a drive in window and also offers flame broiled food. 305-852-2219
Fish Bowl - Islamorada - Bayside MM 83.2
An Ice cream parlor with family fun and entertainment, Ice cream for the kids and family plus 12 lanes of kids bumpers, glow bowling, snack bar lounge- Call for seasonal hours 305-664-9357
Holiday Isle Ice Cream Trolley - Islamorada - MM 84 305-664-2896
Holiday Isle catered to the college crowd, but if your in the area it may serve your purpose.
Brian's in Paradise - Marathon - MM 54
Brian's is located in the Office Depot Shopping Plaza. Known mainly for its dinner menu and a favorite of locals for breakfast and lunch, it is the only place serving ice cream in the evening. If your looking for reasonable dinner prices or ice cream after the Marathon Movie this is the place to go. 305-743-3183
Dip N' Deli - Big Pine - MM 31
Ice cream and frozen yogurt. Dip N' Deli is known for it's home cooked meals more than for its ice-cream. Very popular with locals and the meal prices are right. Also has take out if the family chooses. Specials for breakfast and lunch each day. 305-872-3030
Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream - 625 Duval Street - Key West - 305-294-3378
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