Little Jimmy's Italian Ices
Encyclopedia
Jersey Ice Corporation is an Italian ice
manufacturing firm headquartered in Elizabeth, New Jersey
. Pushcart
owners around the country purchase Little Jimmy's Italian Ices from the ten-employee firm, running their carts as independent businesses.
in 1932, Albert Mauro began making granita
in his new home of Elizabeth, New Jersey
. Working with one machine in his home, Mauro made the dessert from his family recipe and loaded up his truck. He drove the streets of Elizabeth and Linden, New Jersey
and parked outside the General Motors
plant at the beginning and end of every shift. Eventually, Mauro added three more trucks and two more machines.
In 2005, Little Jimmy's began offering its products nationwide as an Italian ice concession business. It offers entrepreneur packages ranging from Italian ice to pushcarts and trucks.
Italian ice
Italian ice, also known as water ice, is a sweetened frozen dessert made with fruit or other natural or artificial food flavorings, similar to sorbet. Italian ice is not shaved ice that is flavored; rather, it is made by the same process by which ice cream is made: freezing the ingredients while...
manufacturing firm headquartered in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
. Pushcart
Pushcart
Pushcart may refer to:* Pushcart Press* Pushcart Prize* The Pushcart War, a 1964 children's book by Jean Merrill* a synonym for baggage cart...
owners around the country purchase Little Jimmy's Italian Ices from the ten-employee firm, running their carts as independent businesses.
History
Soon after emigrating from SicilySicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
in 1932, Albert Mauro began making granita
Granita
Granita is a semi-frozen dessert made from sugar, water and various flavorings. Originally from Sicily, although available all over Italy , it is related to sorbet and italian ice. However, in most of Sicily, it has a coarser, more crystalline texture...
in his new home of Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
. Working with one machine in his home, Mauro made the dessert from his family recipe and loaded up his truck. He drove the streets of Elizabeth and Linden, New Jersey
Linden, New Jersey
- Local government :, the Mayor of Linden is . The former longtime Mayor of Linden is 82-year-old John T. Gregorio, who served as mayor of Linden for 30, nonconsecutive years and was repeatedly tagged with scandal during his mayoral career, including one felony conviction, later pardoned, which...
and parked outside the General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
plant at the beginning and end of every shift. Eventually, Mauro added three more trucks and two more machines.
In 2005, Little Jimmy's began offering its products nationwide as an Italian ice concession business. It offers entrepreneur packages ranging from Italian ice to pushcarts and trucks.