Century-old Italian ice recipe is creating childhood memories for a whole new generation
What started in 1915 as a neighborhood Italian ice shop without a sign is ready to expand nationwide by offering franchises."It was one of those, 'If you know, you know. It's that little green shack,'" DiCosmo's Italian Ice owner Eileen O'Connor told Fox News Digital of the original Elizabeth, New Jersey, location.Now a community institution in Metuchen, New Jersey, DiCosmo's is hoping like-minded businesspeople will carry on their tradition by opening Italian ice shops in other places, with particular interest in franchises along the Eastern Seaboard and in warm-weather states, where shops can stay open longer.$20 FROZEN YOGURT?
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What started in 1915 as a neighborhood Italian ice shop without a sign is ready to expand nationwide by offering franchises."It was one of those, 'If you know, you know. It's that little green shack,'" DiCosmo's Italian Ice owner Eileen O'Connor told Fox News Digital of the original Elizabeth, New Jersey, location.Now a community institution in Metuchen, New Jersey, DiCosmo's is hoping like-minded businesspeople will carry on their tradition by opening Italian ice shops in other places, with particular interest in franchises along the Eastern Seaboard and in warm-weather states, where shops can stay open longer.$20 FROZEN YOGURT? PROTEIN-PACKED DESSERT CRAZE HAS CUSTOMERS LINING UPO'Connor's great-grandparents emigrated from Italy and settled in New Jersey."The story goes that it was a particularly hot summer, and my grandmother was looking for something similar to the granita she had had in Italy," O'Connor said. "She wanted something refreshing."Granita is an icy dessert made with water, sugar and flavorings, such as lemon, coffee or almond.
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- What started in 1915 as a neighborhood Italian ice shop without a sign is ready to expand nationwide by offering franchises."It was one of those, 'If you know, you know. It's that little green shack,'" DiCosmo's Italian Ice owner Eileen O'Connor told Fox News Digital of the original Elizabeth, New Jersey, location.Now a community institution in Metuchen, New Jersey, DiCosmo's is hoping like-minded businesspeople will carry on their tradition by opening Italian ice shops in other places, with particular interest in franchises along the Eastern Seaboard and in warm-weather states, where shops can stay open longer.$20 FROZEN YOGURT?
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Century-old Italian ice recipe is creating childhood memories for a whole new generation
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