Comments on: You Say Granita, I Say Wooder (Water) Ice.

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:57:44 +0000

So glad to have found your website and this recipe. I grew up in Philly, now live in Maine and visited Argentina and Uruguay last summer. So happy to find you Argentinian recipes and commentary. As someone who is living too far from Philly, Water Ice and Wawa are truly missed. Anyone who has never been to a Wawa doesn’t understand how essential they are and how much you miss them when you live too far away from one. Also, no matter what anyone says, Sheetz is nothing like a Wawa and is far inferior to them.

By: Stacie Dale

Stacie Dale — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:22:33 +0000

Rita’s sucks and Rosati’s is THE BEST! Rita’s is so artificial and too strongly flavored – you need a big glass of water after eating that stuff. Rosati’s is flavorful but more ice than syrup and that’s what makes it refreshing. I’m taking my kids to Clifton Heights in late May to have them taste it. There used to be a Rosati’s cart inside Woolworth’s in Media, PA and they scooped it fresh and put it in a paper cone. My sister and I would always make my Grandmother take us there for a lemon water ice when we visited. There was nothing better on a Summer day.
Wawa – the best convenience store around 1.) Great freshly made hoagies 2.) Great Cappucino (ok and coffee) 3.) really fresh milk from their own dairy 4.) those w/gas stations – cheapest gas anywhere around. Plus they carry tastykakes and Rosati water ice in the cups.

By: The Savvy Grouse | Pennsylvania» Blog Archive » Water Ice Ice Baby

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:07:57 +0000

[...] up in the Lehigh Valley, we usually had blue raspberry Rosati brand water ice from the frozen section of our local grocery store. Each Rosati paper cup comes [...]

By: admin

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:45:22 +0000

oh michele – i feel your pain (even living in Brooklyn) – it just ain’t the same! and i hate to disappoint but this recipe won’t even come CLOSE to Pop’s and Italianos. not at all. i wish that magic could be recreated but i haven’t figured it out yet.

By: Michele Vogel

Michele Vogel — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:37:56 +0000

I lived in South Philly most of my life, in July of 2009 I moved to Florida. I have searched and searched for a waterice stand. The closest one is 40 mins away, and it’s a Rita’s. I really miss Pop’s and Italiano’s. I’m gonna try this recipe, and hope for the best!

By: foxy.kate

foxy.kate — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:22:35 +0000

I stumbled on your post trying to describe wooder ice to a friend in texas. I still live in Havertown – never moved more than 2 hours from Philly – but this was a great read nonetheless!

By: Michelle | Bleeding Espresso

Michelle | Bleeding Espresso — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:40:38 +0000

Feels like I’m back home! I’m from a couple hours outside of Philly, but Rosati’s was still a staple…when I moved to Philly’s, Rita’s was the treat of choice. And always Tastykakes

By: CliftonRules

CliftonRules — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:17:46 +0000

I was born and raised in Clifton Heights, two blocks from Rosati’s – even poured india ink on the vice-principal’s head when I was a kid going to CHJHS -LOL! Rosati’s is still the best I’ve ever had, including Italian ices in Italy. We used to walk up to the sliding window at the corner of the building on Madison and Glenwood. What a lot of us loved doing was buying a soft pretzel to eat with the water ice and dip the pretzel in the water ice and scoop out some and take a bite. Awesome! I never cared much for the lemon flavor because I didn’t like the chunks of lemon in it, but loved the cherry, watermelon, chocolate – they were all good!

I also remember seeing the tanker trucks pull up (looked just like gasoline trucks) full of syrup for the manufacturing process. I miss this town a lot, and if any of you ever go by there, DO NOT forget Walt’s Steaks for a cheese steak just a few blocks from Rosati’s on the Pike!

By: Jrzygal

Jrzygal — Sun, 31 May 2009 01:58:20 +0000

I too am now sadly in tx where there are no wawas or water ice or any good bread for that matter. ahhhh the mecca that is wawa how i miss it so!! thanks for the recipe going to try it out and enlighten these southerners!!

By: Tony V.

Tony V. — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:36:22 +0000

Been out of Philly for about 15 yaers now.They think wooder ice
here in louisville Ky is a Sno-cone. Or they would say you mean ice water??I do miss WAWa lived right around the corner from one in northeast Philly(Morrell Park ).I cant get the good Amoroso rolls down here,Tastycakes,water ice,Habbersett Scrapple.They don’t know what scrapple is!!!!Boy I do miss WaWa. The water is different here so you cant bake bread the same bread as back in Philly.They would really appreciate a good sandwich roll out here. My son in law just bought his own water ice machine so we have to figure out how to make it now.I really miss those cheesesteaks and charlies pizzas too..Wawa still sell those Jacks cigarettes,,Ha Ha. good ole days!