For fear of not getting the story right, I’m not going to try and recount the history of the “Higbee’s malted chocolate custard pie”, but it goes way back. People my parent’s age fondly place this dessert in the same hallowed company as the Hough cake.
When we strolled into the shop the first thing I noticed was an autographed picture from Drew Carey. So now I know he likes Antonio’s and Weber’s. I then looked up on the wall and there it was “HIGBEE’S MALTED CUSTARD”. Bingo! That’s what I came for.
The girl at the counter served it up and before she could get the money out of my hand I was already inhaling it. Melting fast, I knew this cone was not going to last long. It’s good stuff, no doubt. I was tempted to get another one, but was content talking to my partner in crime (Mike “Cheesecake” Mihna), while he finished his butter pecan.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any childhood memories of this custard, or even the pie (I grew up in Medina). If you happen to be in the area and you can remember this stuff, I’d stop in, but I don’t think I’d make a special trip just to try it. They have a ton of other traditional ice creams, custards, sundaes, and shakes. If malted custard isn’t your thing, don’t worry, there’s something for everyone.
*Edit August 21, 2009*
Posted by Anonymous - " The former owner in Mentor sold his shop. It is now owned by the same folks as the Fairview Park store." Thanks for the update, hopefully they add it to their website.
Weber's Premium Custard & Ice Cream
20230 Lorain Rd
Cleveland, OH 44126
(440) 331-0004
www.webersicecream.com/phpinclude/index2.php
The former owner in Mentor sold his shop. It is now owned by the same folks as the Fairview Park store.
ReplyDeleteMentor is closed- they're opening up a new one this June near Broadview heights, corner of Broadview rd and Sprague.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it's not a 'malted pie' you were after-- the Higbee's malts were just the chocolate malted custard flavor in a glass. Not sure where you heard the pie part from, that's a new one for me!
I heard the "pie part" during a very well rehearsed story from the fellow at the Weber's in Mentor. I don't really understand what he had to gain from lying to me. Listen, the Higbee's in Cleveland closed when I was a kid, you know the whole the story better than I.
ReplyDeleteThe man who worked the Mentor store wasn't the owner. He quit one day and left the West Side Weber's to scramble to fill his void. He told people many things that sadly were not true. It sounded like he was trying to get you to buy an ice cream pie. However Higbee's never made anykind of ice cream pie. From what I understand the man who ran the mentor Weber's wasn't that trustworthy or truthful. Thankfully he wasn't the owner just a manager.
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