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Every Day Is Sundae!

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:49:46 +0000

Just how many people (errr..I mean humans…) have an ice cream sundae named after them? Ha! Thought so! Well, I DO! Just wander into my owner’s Candy & Ice Cream Store located at 1096 Hertel Avenue and take a gander at the “specials board” on the back wall just above (and behind) the ice cream counter. See it in the lower right hand side? MoJo Sundae – yes, that Bad Boy is named after me! Yes – I do have a hard time holding an ice cream scoop so I can’t make one for myself – but when I show up, one of the girls behind the counter makes one just for me. I have to give full credit to Tom, my owner (…aka The Boss…) for creating this thing. He and I worked the recipe so many years ago I can’t remember the exact date…

What’s in it you ask? Well, you start with three scoops of Perry’s

MoJo At Rest

ice cream – you can pick from either Vanilla or Chocolate or just mix them together. The MoJo Sundae is topped with Peanut Butter Sauce and Hot Fudge Sauce, then you sprinkle some crumbled Oreo cookies on the top, add a squirt (or two) of whipped cream then finish off the whole she-bang with a bright red cherry on top! Whooeee! What could be better for you? Not much! Certainly beats a dish of dry dog food for dinner…

Actually, I’m not allowed to eat ANY chocolate (especially any one those Canadian Candy Bars or those delicious looking British Candy Bars that just came in…) or have ANY Hot Fudge Sauce – but I have been known to dip my hairy chin into a large bowl of Vanilla ice cream that is sometimes enhanced with a dollop of peanut butter sauce. After all, ice cream is just frozen milk and we all know how good calcium is for your body. A small but growing dog needs all the calcium it can get. And yes, too much Peanut Butter Sauce is definitely not good for my slim physique – but what the heck, you’re only a dog once! And remember, every calendar year puts 7 years on MY clock – so please don’t tell me it will shorten my life. I fact, don’t tell me any short jokes at all!

Unless you live in Western New York, there is absolutely NO way you are going to get your hands (or a spoon…) into a MoJo Sundae – but you can still dream! In fact, that is how I spend most of my days – laying around the house, sleeping and dreaming. My day is sometimes broken up by an occasional pee break when I can get outside in the yard.

And no, the Boss won’t let me spend any time in his Bella Mia Candy Store due to those pesky Erie County, NY Health Department regulations, but it doesn’t bother me anymore. I learned long ago to put on my “sad face”, hang around the kitchen after dinner and presto – a scoop of Perry’s Vanilla Ice Cream shows up in my bowl. Life Is Good!

If you ever get a chance to try my MoJo Sundae, give me some feedback on FB. I won’t be able to reply, but I always enjoy it when someone reads me the email.

Hey – Gotta’ go and chase a bus!

Let’s Hit The Beach(es)

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:10:03 +0000

O.K. – Just when is this funky weather going to stop? Which is another way to ask “when is summer going to arrive”? If Memorial Day is almost here, actually it arrives this weekend, why are the local weather people warning about covering up your outside plants. Most people I know are asking when can they uncover themselves? Good Question!

You can Burn & Chocolates Can Melt - In The Sun!

Bella Mia Candy Store has already stocked up with our summer supply of Crystal Beach suckers plus the original Crystal Beach waffles. And don’t get me going on the subject of Loganberry flavored syrups… We have all of the basic ingredients for a sunny warm day at the beach- sorry, you have to bring your own Sand Flies.

You probably want to look your best if you plan to visit any of the sandy beaches along the Canadian shoreline on the north side of Lake Erie. You pick your poison: spray on tans, tinted topical lotions & potions or you can simply choose to lay around in the hot sunshine (yes – the sun does eventually get a little toasty in Western new York…) and get it the old fashioned way – burn a little, peel a little but tan a lot. You make the call!

Anyway, enough of this rant. Chocolate melts in the hot sun and our fragile chocolate retail business slows down a bit when the temps climb towards the 90s – but if you are in Western New York or near Hertel Avenue – stop in at 1096 Hertel Avenue and enjoy some Perry’s Ice Cream! Tom (aka The Boss…) has a strong right arm and can pile the ice cream pretty high until you decide to say: Whoa! That’s Enough!

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Now stop reading this screen – turn off your computer and Hit The Beach!

Fireboat vs. Fireballs vs. Hot Tamales

admin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:15:22 +0000

Spring is definitely on the horizon in Buffalo, NY as our daytime temperatures rise into the 60’s by February 11^th That may not be a big deal for those of you who live in Florida or California – but here in Buffalo, that’s an occasion to celebrate by driving around in a convertible with the top down with the heater on full blast wearing your heavy winter coat. Who says that we lack a sense of humor.

On days like this you can mosey on down to the lakefront and watch the ice move down stream into the Lake. Often the ice needs a little help along the way and that is when the Edward Cotter, a well known little fireboat is pressed into service. I stopped down at the slip where they keep the fireboat this morning on the way to work and it was gone! Pushing the ice around must have started earlier in the day but I salvaged the trip downtown by stopping at a local Irish bar in our “Cobblestone District” to have a brewski and a bowl of hot soup w/brown bread. The beer was pretty good but don’t get me going on the so-so potato & leek soup. A better way to warm up was to chew on a few Good & Fiery candy treats on the drive home. I don’t know what the magic ingredient is but I’m guessing that it is the cinnamon that must give these things their “kick”.

Probably should have tossed a few more into my pocket yesterday because I ran out before I got to Hertel Avenue on the way back to the Bella Mia Candy Store. In fact – the sunshine coming thru the front windows was so warm that I had to temporarily move the Sponge Candy out of the direct sunshine and further back into the shade on my side counter near the front door. Moving Sponge Candy OUT of the sunlight – definitely another sure sign of Spring in Buffalo, NY.

Valentine’s Day is almost here so that means I will likely be working later each day this week preparing more handmade chocolate specials. Our regular customers are now starting to show up in force – nothing like a little sunshine to melt the snow off the sidewalks and motivate people to drive down to the nearest Delta Sonic to get the salt off the car for a few days. The car may enjoy the car wash – but the drivers get to enjoy our handmade candies!

Need to cheer up? Ready for Spring? Perhaps thoughts of walking on the beach on your mind? No – not on any Lake Erie beaches – I’m talking the Sun Shine State (of mind)…

Chocolates and candy make great airline food. Anyway, it’s less than 4.5 hours from Buffalo to Tampa. Maybe this is the time to check those JetBlue and Southwest airfares. Call me a Boy Scout, but I like to move fast when I get some free days between chocolate Holidays…

Edward Cotter - Buffalo NY Fireboat