Imperial Woodpecker Sno-Balls

Newsflash: Here's something I bet your weather man didn't tell you. In New York City, you can buy a sno ball in the middle of July on a 100-degree day. No parka required. And. Wait for it. You can even take your sno ball to go in a Chinese takeout pail. The sky is falling. It's snowing in the middle of summer. Yep, it's true. And it's wonderful.

CJ and I discovered the magical possibility of a tart-flavored snowstorm on a dainty stretch of Macdougal Street in Greenwich Village. The shop is called Imperial Woodpecker Sno-Balls and it offers a fluffier, sweeter version of the traditional snow cone. New Orleans style.

We try to stop by a few times a week since the pop-up shop is only open for the summer months. A couple times {is seven a couple?} this may have qualified as dinner. There are nutrients in there, no? Wink.

We get into a {snow ball} battle over which flavor we want to sample next. We're slowly working our way through the list of snazzy options that includes things like, Creole cream cheese, Mardi Gras king cake, key lime pie, mojito and pear. Some of our favorites are the original superstars, like cherry and blue raspberry, but we also love iced tea, grapefruit, tutti frutti and granny smith apple. Next up we plan on tackling wild strawberry with sweetened condensed milk.

The forecast has us in for another deadpan scorcher tomorrow.

But at 124 Macdougal Street it will be snowing. And that's where CJ and I will be.

In shorts.