Del's
Del's is one brand of New England frozen lemonade, typically found in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts during the summer months. Del's is now in 36 states, and has even gone international. Frozen lemonade is often compared with Italian ice or slush. It is made from crushed ice, lemons, and sugar. While "Del's" is a trademarked brand, that is the term used to order such a beverage; rarely is it referred to as "frozen lemonade."
History
Dels founder Angelo DeLucia originally got his recipe for dels lemonade from his father, Franco DeLucia, who brought the recipe to the United States from Italy. Angelo then tried to find a way to make a machine to produce the beverage, in which he accomplished.
The first dels stand was a small, pushable cart found in Cranston, Rhode Island, during 1948. Soon after, he started using the "Dels Trucks" to serve the beverage anywhere in the state. The company still uses the trucks today.
Just recently Rhode Island was trying to decide on an official State Beverage. After much contomplating, Dels lemonade and Coffee Milk were the "finalists". However, Coffee Milk was chosen as the official state beverage.
Products
There are six flavors of the popular drink: lemon, lite lemon, watermelon, peach-mango, cherry lemon burst, blueberry, and kiwi. Coffee was once served as a flavor but has not appeared on the menu for many years.
Dels also sells other various products such as warm pretzels and in some stores, nachos.