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Discussion Topic: Cho Cho Ice Cream Bars From The 50's
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 diana |
06-15-2004 @ 11:37 AM
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Hi Helen,
Thank you so much for sharing the picture of the Cho Cho cup. You see, we're not really crazy or imagining things. Your husband was right all of these years.
It's great to know that all of us have these wonderful childhood memories and I don't know if it would be the same if we were to miracuriously have all these goodies now in the new milenium. It probably just wouldn't be the same!!
Thank you again for the photo and take good care.
Sincerely, Diana
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| reddygal |
06-15-2004 @ 11:22 AM
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Hi all,
My husband has been telling me about Cho-Cho Bars for over 30 years and I also thought he was crazy. He grew up in Ohio and said he ate these every day in the summer at the local swimming pool. This weekend we attended an antique show and lo and behold what did we find but a Cho-Cho Bar waxed cup! Naturally, we had to buy it!
Just wanted to share the picture with everyone so you could all flash back to the 50s together!
Since I wasn't sure if I could post a picture here, I'll just include the link from my FTP space.
Cho-Cho Bar cup
Helen
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| Frankie |
04-23-2004 @ 6:12 AM
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Dear Diana,
When my brothers and I were growing up in south Georgia, Mama would drive us out to the Village Green (a hamburger joint in our small town) on Saturday nights for a treat. For at least a couple of years, that treat was usually a Cho-Cho, a marvelous frozen malted milk treat on a stick that looked to have been made in a small Dixie cup. Because we loved them so, we named a kitten we found after the treat.
Unfortunately, the cat came to a disastrous end in an accident one Easter Sunday. The next week, when we went to the Village Green, there were no more Cho-Chos and no one even remembered them. Until now, my remaining brother and I have felt we were living in a "Twilight Zone," because we have never found ANYONE who had heard of Cho-Chos! I can't wait to tell him we're not crazy after all.
What a wonderful thing it would be if someone would begin making them again. As I recall, they came in a plain version and a "crunchy topped" version, with chocolate crunchies similar to crushed Grapenuts in texture.
Thanks for the memories.
Frankie
Marietta, GA
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| diana |
04-01-2004 @ 6:15 PM
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Hi salbright,
Yes, it's true. So many of us remember those good old "Cho Cho" Bars, and they were definitely REAL.
It seems kids from coast to coast loved those great little malted chocolate ice cream bars on the wooden sticks. What a nice memory, isn't it. They were so good.
Glad you found my website, and dropped into Diana's Desserts Discussion Forum.
Take good care.
Sincerely, Diana
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| salbright |
04-01-2004 @ 1:56 PM
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I cannot believe what luck this was in finding this!! People were telling me this was one of those "childhood" memories that never really existed. I immediately forwaded the site to everyone who doubted its' existence. I'm from Long Island, NY and I can remember getting those malted choclate bars with the clown wrappers on a hot summer afternoon from our stationary/fountain store we called "Finkies" (Mr. Finklesteins' store). This was during the late fifties/early sixties. Thanks so much for the confirming the memory!
sue
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| diana |
03-15-2004 @ 7:28 AM
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Hi SG,
Yes, it's so amazing that there are so many of us who remember Cho Cho's, especially from the 50's.
I tried another malt type treat from Walgreen's last year and it was not as "rich and tasty" as the Cho Cho's.
I guess Cho Cho's are just one more memory we will have to keep in our minds from the good old 50's. Those were the days, weren't they? A time, when life (at least it seems) was so much simpler and less complicated.
Thank you for sharing your story about Cho Cho's. It seems that they were experienced by "kids" all over the country. I used to get them at the "snack bar" at school during lunch time. They also had in packages, ice cream sundaes, eskimo pies (the real one's back then), etc. Do you remember, I think it was called, Bierly's or something like that, a soft drink that came in several flavors? That's another "long gone" soft drink from the 50's. At least, I haven't seen it around since then.
Take care and hope you enjoy my website.
Diana, Diana's Desserts
A Website Dedicated to Home Baker's
Sincerely, Diana
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| rusty2 |
03-14-2004 @ 9:21 PM
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My son always laughs at me when I tell him about Cho-Cho's and how delicious they were - haven't found anything like them. You can buy malt cups but not with the rich delicious flavor they had back in the fifties. I was born/raised in Athens, Wisconsin and that is where we enjoyed them. My parents had a country tavern and our local ice cream distributor from Edgar, WI carried them. Mathiesen's was the name of our ice cream company but I don't know if they made them or just distributed them. They were in paper cups with a stick in the middle. They had a little paper covering that you removed, then rolled them in your hands till they slipped out of the cup. They were wonderful!! I was really surprised to read about so many of you knowing about this treat from all over the country.
SG
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| diana |
01-18-2004 @ 7:31 AM
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Hi Joanne,
Thank you so much for the Chocolate Malt Ice Cream recipes. I appreicate you taking the time to search for them. I will let you know when I try them, ok.
Sincerely, Diana
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| Joanne |
01-18-2004 @ 7:16 AM
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Here are a few recipes I found for malt flavor ice cream
Milk Chocolate Malt Ice cream
Makes 1 quart
Ingredients
2 cups milk
2 cups heavy cream
8 egg yolks
10 ounces white chocolate, broken or cut into small chunks
1/2 cup Horlicks malt powder
Method
1.. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the milk and cream and bring to a boil.
2. In a large stainless steel mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks. Gradually pour the heated liquid into the bowl, whisking constantly. Return to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture coats the back of a wooden spoon.
3. Meanwhile, in a small stainless steel bowl or the top of a double boiler set over barely simmering water, melt the chocolate. Whisk into the heated milk mixture. Remove 1 cup of liquid and dissolve the malt powder in it. Return to the saucepan and mix well. Strain into a large mixing bowl and chill over ice cubes and cold water.
4. Freeze in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturers instructions.
Chocolate Malt Ice Cream
3 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, chopped
1 cup sugar
4 to 6 tablespoons malted milk powder
2 cups half and half
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
Combine chopped chocolate, sugar, malted milk powder and half and half in heavy, medium saucepan. Place over low heat and cook, stirring, until chocolate is completely melted and sugar is dissolved. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Slowly beat hot chocolate mixture into eggs in bowl. Return mixture to pan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly with whisk or wooden spoon, until custard thickens slightly. Be careful not to let mixture boil or eggs will scramble.
Remove from heat. Pour through strainer into large, clean bowl. At this point, custard should be homogeneous. If you see specks of chocolate, allow custard to cool slightly, then pour custard into blender and blend 30 seconds. Pour back into bowl. Stir in cream and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate until cold or overnight.
Stir chilled custard, then process in 1 or 2 batches in ice cream machine according to manufacturer's directions. When finished, ice cream will be soft but ready to eat. For firmer ice cream, transfer to freezer-safe container and freeze at least 2 hours.
Makes about 1 quart or 8 servings.
Chocolate Malt Ice Cream
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 cup boiling water
1 cup malt powder
6 cups whole milk
Combine the first 3 ingredients in a bowl; stir well with a whisk. Add malt
powder, stir until dissolved. Stir in milk; cover & chill. Pour mixture into
the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's
instructions.
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| diana |
01-02-2004 @ 8:57 AM
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Hi Mich_Match,
Welcome to Diana's Desserts Discussion Forum, and I hope you are having a Happy New Year.
Thank you for your idea about the dilly bars from Dairy Queen. I don't know if there are any Diary Queen's around this area where I live, but I will definitely try to find out. I know there is a Fosters Freeze in the next town to us. Some of these places like Dairy Queen and Fosters Freeze have gone out of business since the other "fast food" restaurants have become so popular, and also serve the soft serve ice cream.
When I find out, I will leave a message on this Discussion Forum, ok.
Thank you again.
Sincerely, Diana
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