Freeze Jag: Effee’s Frozen Favorites

Posted by Warren Rojas / Friday, August 26th, 2011

August is historically the steamiest, stickiest, sweatiest month of the year–brilliant move, Founding Fathers, building the nation’s capital on a swamp–in these parts. We’ve tracked down 31 frozen treats (one a day for the rest of this month) to provide you with some temporary, and often insanely delicious, relief.

The place: Effee’s Frozen Favorites – 5051 Lee Highway, New Baltimore

The prescription: Tye dye igloo. A true roadside stand–Constant din of commuters buzzing by on Route 29? Check. Handful of umbrella-topped tables for those inclined to recline after promenading/pedalling over? Check.–Effee’s deals in chilled-to-the-core comfort. Take their signature igloo. The two-fold treat begins with ribbons of Effe”s “ice”–a frosty goo that management insists is non-fat and non-dairy, yet manifests sherbet-like consistency–piled upon by good old fashioned vanilla soft serve. The specialty ices tend to skew towards splashy fruit flavors (lemon, mango, watermelon),but we couldn’t resist giving tye-dye, a kaleidoscope of sweet-tart-sour (blue raspberry, lime and lemon, respectively) fun.

The heat stroke-averse tend to pull up to Effee’s wide and welcoming front porch, leave their vehicles running (a/c cranked, no doubt), tick off their order, retreat to the climate controlled womb of their conveyance, watch for the teeny bopper servers to wave them back over, dart out to snatch up their goodies and then whole back up in their vehicles.

Do yourself a favor: order big. Sit down. Catch up. And, most of all, savor the moment.

–Warren

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Keep tabs on the month long Freeze Jag trek here.

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