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: Kline’s Freeze – 8200 Centreville Road, Manassas; 703-368-2013
The prescription: peanut butter dipped cone. Not to steal the 69 Boyz thunder, but dipping really is contagious. Don’t get me wrong: regular soft serve is great. But once you’ve experience a properly dipped cone–your choice of soft serve dunked in quick hardening chocolate, a la that mysterious commercial goop known as Magic Shell (molecular gastronomy for amateurs)–there’s really no reason to settle for anything less than candy shell coated fabulousity. And Kline’s just happens to carry one of my favorite dip flavors of all time: peanut butter. Which means I can get my frosty-chocolate-(twist works well, too)-enveloped-in-crispy-peanut-butter on any time I please. And I please quite often.
Were I ever to tire (never gonna happen) of my ersatz peanut butter cup in a cone, though, I guarantee I could find solace in Kline’s Boston shake: a custom cooler featuring a full fledged shake–mixed in candies, soft serve and milk are all part of the package–crowned with a single-topping sundae (it’s pretty damn tasty).
–Warren
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Keep tabs on the month long Freeze Jag trek here.