Can you believe they’re still making these? As kids, we all thought these were the coolest and I remember being profoundly jealous of a neighbor who actually owned her own. Snow cones? Whenever she wanted them? Come on, you know you wanted one too.
If I remember correctly, these Sno Cone machines work by putting an ice cube through a slot on the roof and then turning a hand crank to shave the cube into ice. The kit comes with a handy Snoopy Ice Pusher so you can shovel the ice into your awaiting cup. Top with syrup and enjoy.
Somehow I only seem to remember that sugary end product and none of the earlier hand-cranking. Judging by many of the reviews on Amazon and elsewhere, there’s good reason for that. The hand cranking is hard work! And let’s be honest, when we were five, it was probably our parents doing the thankless cranking job.
Still, there’s a completely visceral reaction to just seeing a picture of this Sno Cone Machine, isn’t there? It’s very tempting to buy one just for the nostalgia - and maybe the occasional snow cone.
Do you have memories of this toy?
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I remember having this! And I really only ate the syrup... and was a pain to shave the ice! 8 year olds do not have the attention span to shave enough ice in that thing.
Turning the crank was really hard! But it was still pretty awesome.
I had one as a kid and couldn't resist buying another a few years back...even if it is still sitting in a closet in my parent's house unused...
Oooh, I had one of those when I was little! Good times.
i remember the blisters from turning the crank. Also drinking all the syrup before the ice was shaved.
Mmm yes, the syrup was delicious...
Oh my god I wanted one of these SO badly. I literally remember having dreams at night about getting one (which I never did in real life). I can even remember the TV commercial jingle...
my cousin had one. i was so jealous. yet i can't remember ever having an actual sno cone.
I remember this! The neighbor kid had one. It was really hard to shave the ice so we'd just get a little and then pour in lots of syrup. LOL!
I used to have this as a kid! I LOVED it! Have no idea what happened to it though.
My sisters and I weren't spoiled kids by any means but we definitely had one of these. I can recall turning the hand crank outside on our patio table like it was yesterday. What a great memory!
I had this, however, I don't think I ever had the patience to shave enough ice. Mom would usually step in and shave ice for us in the food processor.
Ooh, we had one too. My parents found it used. Like the commenters above, it was waaay too hard, so we'd just pour a bunch of syrup on a little bit of shaved ice.
My sister and I had one too! We opened snow cone stand on our porch and sold...zero.
Never had this and wanted it. But the toy that I really felt deprived of was the EZ Bake Oven. I was dying for one!
I definitely had this! I don't really remember much about eating the results though....