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: Nielsen’s Frozen Custard – 144 Church St. NW; Vienna; 703- 255-5553; www.thecustardstore.com
The prescription: Peppermint bark concrete. Dear holiday calendar–Just a quick note to let you know that I have officially been freed from your myopic subjugation. My liberator? Why, none other than Nielsen’s Frozen Custard. While you make me wait till the dead of winter before trotting out spicy-sweet manna known as peppermint bark, Nielsen’s allows me to indulge whenever I like. Their specialty concrete conjures Christmas in a cup via extra thick vanilla custard bolstered by quick hardening chocolate syrup (contact with cold quickly transforms it into chocolate brittle) and crushed peppermints, then turbo whipped into a breath freshening sludge that forcefully weighs down your spoon.
Those who prefer to live in the moment should enjoy seasonal selections like blueberry custard and other fresh fruit offerings (bumbleberry, a strawberry-raspberry hybrid is a particular favorite).
–Warren
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Keep tabs on the month long Freeze Jag trek here.