Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Louis Berry dons a replica of the cap he wore in 1945 when he was a teenage salesman with a stand of his own. He sold nickel snow cones on the weekends. His best customers back then were the many tourists who came to Florida especially to bathe and drink the healthy spring waters. Today the great grandchildren cant wait for the cart and the snow cone desserts. Louis' nickname when he was growing up was "Pete". The hat created by daughter Julia Ann, says Pete's snow cones and the replicated stand likewise.
Louis invited me to one of their monthly family gatherings Monday night 10/17/11. It was in the added room he made big enough for everyone to sit down and eat together. "You'll see one of the best collections of children grandchildren and great grandchildren ever there was!" It was so.