Now Everyone Can Be Sweet 'N' Nice
Historic T&T ice cream now being pedaled in Ontario mainstream stores Charles Neale (stylized) For Trinis who have long memories remember Sweet N’ Nice, a traditional San Fernando street ice cream. For readers who have no idea what we are talking about, the sweet news is that many major supermarket chains in the province are stocking (or about to) this Caribbean style ice cream. Photo Left Charles Neale Some 80 years ago, Charles Neale was a fixture on the streets of Port O Spain. He created ice cream flavours from the fruits that grow on the island, guava, pineapple, and coconuts. Selling from an icebox attached to his bike he would pedal through the streets calling out to the kids “Come get your Sweet N’ Nice Ice Cream.” Charles Neale is gone now, but his daughter Rose and his grandchildren are using those original recipes to give consumers an all-natural product that isn’t chocolate based. Made in Vaughan north ...