Is there any place left in the country where you can buy a good snow cone?

Women kill all boyhood dreams don’t they?

I’m pretty sure they have them at that big permanent Dallas, TX fair.

Where do you live? Google snow cones near you. I bet something pops up.

How about right in your own home?

@Pachy His wife won’t let him buy it.

Bless both of you! I will go to google in a second. BUT all of the things in Pachy’s link look small enough to hide. Actually I think I’ll “gift” a few of them to people whose houses we frequent. The grandsons certainly need one. It’s amazing that in this day and age, I so frequently forget the utility of the Internet. Thank you both.

LOL.

Let us know how it goes.

Tip: Always ask for an extra shot of syrup.

Hey, @stanleybmanly, if I had one and you lived near I’d make cones for you whenever you liked. ;-)

I was at the Oz-stravagansa Fest Saturday and they had some awesome snowcones.

New Orleans is where it’s at. Just reading that article is making me tear up a little.

Oh my gosh, well Stan my friend, tell your wife there’s a middle aged, single woman in CA. that was JUST thinking the same thing not an hour ago, sooo…you are not alone, well, you are, as I have nobody to tell me what I can or cannot have. haha
Tell your wife you are starting a snow cone business and buying a shaved ice cart. Great exercise to burn off all that sugary goodness.

The county fairs where I live (suburban Atlanta) all tend to have a couple of trailers or booths that sell ‘fresh-made’ sno-cones.

Rita’s Water Ice, but they’re only in and around Philly.

I’ve seen Shave Ice huts in every part of the country, and they start manning them when it warms up. Maybe you just haven’t been in the right place at the right time.

The Ohio State Fair

After a few decades living where we had plenty of actual snow, I never understood the appeal.

Go to Hawaii, they have “Shave Ice” all over the place.

I’m sorry Mrs StanleyBManly but what the heck is wrong with snow cones? I love a good snow cone and I’m definitely too old to want them too. Not sure where you can buy a machine to make a good one @stanleybmanly. Let me know if you find one. I was looking for something similar the other day and the reviews all seemed a bit hit and miss. I wanted one to make alcoholic drinks though. Life is too short to miss out on a snow cone on a hot day.

I never thought of mixing alcohol with one. Cool, hammered on snow cones. :) Great on a hot summer day.

I mentioned somewhere a restaurant I go to that make fabulous Old Fashioneds. They use shaved(ish) ice. I want to try to make my own. They use vanilla infused rum. Not quite snow cones but I do love a non-alcoholic snow cone when it’s hot.

That sounds so good. I shouldn’t be thinking along those lines, it’s not even 10:00 AM here.

The sun’s over the yardarm somewhere in the world.

Or, it’s 5:00 o’clock somewhere.

Whenever I go to America I make sure I have a snow cone (or ten!!) Over here we have Slush Puppies which are basically the same thing but there is something better about a Snow Cone!

@Earthbound Misfit and everyone else. Take @JLesie ‘s splendid advice. Google snow cone or snowball along with your location. Wonders might very well appear.

Take your wife on a vacation to Hawaii. She’s happy. You’re happy. Everybody’s happy.

@Kardamom You & my wife are cut from the same cloth. The “ugly gadget” in the house is forbidden but the five to ten thousand dollar snow cone is just fine. Thanks for the great link though. Those things look soooooo good!

I want to thank everyone for the mouth watering links. What passes for Summer is here & I can tell because you can’t step out the door without stumbling over the tourists. The great links from you folks have inspired me, and I’m fast on my way to a solution. By the way, that alcohol idea is absolutely brilliant. It’s incredible that after all of these years with frozen margaritas, the thought of booze on a snow cone never once crossed my mind.

Now that I think of it, I have not seen a snow cone sold locally in quite awhile. Now I feel like getting a snow cone machine to make one myself! And the one with booze sounds really good on a warm day.