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Yvette Lowry's nostalgia was triggered
by MaggieMoo's Ice Cream and Treatery on Frontier Drive in Springfield.
Yvette's son Kenny, normally "a vanilla ice cream man"
is chasing the last of his cappuccino and gummi bear concoction
around a dessert bowl with his spoon. When asked how his culinary
walk on the wild side tasted, he smiled and said simply "it
was the best."
Springfield MaggieMoo's owners,
Theresa and Bob Pease, offer 38 different flavors of freshly
made ice cream and a smorgasbord of mix-ins.
That is the equivalent of a five-star seal
of approval to MaggieMoo's owner Bob Pease. "We have the
best ice cream in town for two reasons: We make it fresh daily
in the store, so it isn't made and then shipped somewhere where
it thaws and refreezes, and with our 'mix-ins' we can meet any
taste."
MaggieMoo's offers 38 different flavors
of freshly made ice cream and a smorgasbord of mix-ins that are
all kneaded together on a frozen marble mixing table to create
individual treats for each customer that are scooped into a freshly
made waffle cone or dessert bowl. "Mix-ins are more than
just toppings that can crumble away. They're blended in to become
part of the treat. This morning a customer wanted strawberries
mixed into lemon sorbet, which was a combination I've never done
before. It becomes part of the fun to see how many different
flavors we can make," Pease added.
Open Sunday through Thursday 11 a.m. to
10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., MaggieMoo's
is a particular hit with the five and six year old crowd who
can tour the shop and see first hand how the ice cream is made.
"Everything in the store is a favorite of someone,"
Bob says, "and it's not just ice cream." Solid blocks
of sherbet, butter pecan, chocolate with mixed nuts and peanut
butter fudge behind glass counters make choosing just one treat
even more difficult. There is also a menu of smoothies made with
fruit, with or without milk, with or without ice cream. There's
a large selection of prepared cakes on hand and ready for that
impromptu get-together. Selections may include: Oreo ice-cream
cake, Reese's Peanut Butter ice cream cake, Turtle cake, and
Sundae cake which is topped with chocolate and cherries.
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Planning ahead for the holidays and the
inevitable office party? MaggieMoo's specialized ice cream cake,
with your choice of 38 flavors, ordered before 1 p.m. can be
ready the next day. A specialty of MaggieMoo's sure to be a hit
at any tail gate party this fall is the "Edible Image"
with a picture perfect Washington Redskin logo. "The 'Edible
Image' is done with a computer image printed onto cake 'paper'
which isn't actually paper at all, but a layer of icing that
becomes part of the cake." Bob added that any photograph,
business card, diploma or art work can be used as long as the
item is focused and well-lighted. Maximum size of the image is
7.5" x 10".
If you're in the mood for something a little
less decadent, MaggieMoo's offers "Booster smoothies"
made with bee pollen, granola, wheat germ or oat bran mix-ins.
For the gift giver, the Shop boasts a line
of merchandise with the svelte Holstein ("the work horse
of the milk industry," Bob points out) namesake who "is
a cow with moxie and smooth delivery." Earrings, baseball
caps "mugs of fudge" (great teacher gift idea) and
T-shirts are all on sale, as well as a selection of clever specialty
cards that will bring a smile to the saddest face, especially
if they're gifted with the "smooch of Maggie's fudge"
samplers. MaggieMoo's Ice Cream and Treatery is located across
from Springfield Mall at 6575 N. Frontier Dr. Springfield VA
22150 (703) 921-0380.
Stop by today and treat your taste buds
to something special!
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