It’s never too late to make a ‘Higbee’s Chocolate Malted’ a summer tradition: Classic CLE Eats & Drinks

Rosati's Frozen Custard & Ice Cream in Brecksville has an homage to the Higbee's Chocolate Malted from the department store's Frosty Bar.

Rosati's Frozen Custard & Ice Cream in Brecksville has an homage to the Higbee's Chocolate Malted from the department store's Frosty Bar.Peter Chakerian, Cleveland.com

BRECKSVILLE, Ohio – When the weather gets hot, my mind immediately starts thinking about frozen custard. Not just any custard, mind you. I want something that takes me back to a bygone era.

Sometimes this means East Coast Original, which I’m told is a dead ringer for the Euclid Beach classic. I’m a bit young to remember that, given that Euclid Beach closed in 1969. But I do know that a good homemade frozen vanilla custard is darned hard to beat on a sweltering day.

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