Spring!!!

After going home to Washington, D.C. for break I was ready to come back to New Orleans for warm weather! So far since the weather has been so nice, I have got to do a lot of fun outdoor New Orleans activities. One of my first was a trip to Plum Street Snoballs. I loved the snoballs and I also loved the store itself. Its a small town neighborhood shop within the city, which is refreshing. The chapter on snoballs in Gumbo Tales was one of my favorite chapters because it discussed the history of Hansen's snoballs. After going to Plum Street, I was more interested in their history. After some research and talking to friends of mine from New Orleans I learned a lot. 

Plum Street Snoballs was founded in 1945, shortly after Hansen's and is one of the oldest snoball stands in New Orleans. Similarly to Hansesn's, Plum Street Snoballs was founded during the Depression. During this time snoballs were very cheap, they are still very affordable. However, the still do very well with business. Plum Street snoballs have become so popular, that they offer catering services as well as snoball stands at special events such as Jazz fest, French Quarter fest, and many other community events. It is also a very family oriented business. The present owners, Donna and Claude Black, employ their relatives to work at the stand and cater to various events. I'm very happy to have discovered Plum Street snoballs through our classwork! I'm excited to make snoballs a spring time tradition of my own!