A cold front slides into town at Hansen’s Sno-bliz

  NEW ORLEANS – At last. It is happening. Hansen’s Sno-Bliz is open for business. The line is long. And for people waiting in the long line, there’s no doubt about it.  The wait is well worth it. WGNO News with a Twist features guy Wild Bill Wood is in waiting  in line with the audience of snoball hungry folks from New Orleans and even around the world. the crowd. Hansen’s has been in business since 1939. Ernest and Mary Hansen opened up and used the ice shaving machine invented by Ernest, himself. Mary even made the flavors for the snowballs that people now schedule their lives around. There’s no place like Hansen’s Sno-Bliz. It’s at 4801 Tchoupitoulas Street in New Orleans. Hansen’s is now operated by Ernest and Mary’s granddaughter. Her name is Ashley. She’s expands the snoball menu every year. It’s a long list of choices. Here’s a sneak peak from the online menu at Hansen’s Sno-Bliz:

Plain Flavors

Banana Blueberry Bubble Gum Coconut Grape Ice Cream Orange Root Beer (Ernest’s Own) Sno-Bliz (Mary’s Own) Spearmint Strawberry Wild Cherry

Special Flavors*

Brown Pelican (Cream of Root Beer) Cream of Almond Cream of Blueberry Cream of Chocolate Cream of Coconut Cream of Coffee± Cream of Ice Cream Cream of Nectar Cream of Peach Cream of Strawberry± Cream of Wedding Cake± Anise† Cardamom† Chocolate Mint† Ginger† Ginger-Cayenne (Sarah’s own)† Honey Lavender† Plain Chocolate† Pineapple Strawberry Shortcake Vanilla Bean†

Tart Flavors*

Limeade Lemonade Orangeade Satsuma†

Toppings*

Cherry Condensed Milk Crushed Pineapple Crushed Strawberries Evaporated Milk Ice Cream Marshmallow Sherbet Whipped Cream *Additional cost †All natural ±Sugar free option available