 A sno-ball stand in Baltimore | |
| Type | Frozen dessert |
|---|---|
| Region or state | Baltimore, Maryland and New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Main ingredients | Water, cane syrup, flavoring |
A sno-ball is a confection made with finely shaved ice and flavored sugar syrup. Commonly confused with the snow cone, the ice of a sno-ball is fine and fluffy; while a snow cone's ice is coarse, crunchy, and granular. Moreover, whereas in a snow cone the flavored syrup sinks to the bottom of the cup, in a sno-ball the ice absorbs the syrup.
Sno-balls are a seasonal treat as they are generally sold only from roughly March to October. They are vended from "sno-ball stands" throughout Maryland and the Deep South.