Carmel Cashew is caramel flavored custard with tons, yes, tons of cashews in it. And then there are the two different “flavors of the day”. On this particular day, it was Carmel Cashew and Birthday Cake. On any given day, you can get the usual vanilla or chocolate custard. Bud has worked for Kopp’s for 45 years now, which should tell you a little something about this place.Įlsa Kopp, a German immigrant, opened the first custard stand in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1950, after her husband, Karl Kopp developed Parkinson’s disease. By 1960, Kopp’s Frozen Custard was so popular Elsa started experimenting with different concoctions and ended up creating the “flavor of the day” menu. I spent a little time with Bud the general manager of Kopp’s and got to see what goes on behind the scenes. I am like a kid in a candy store with this place! I start swaying back and forth with a huge smile on my face, eyeing the menu of flavors for the day, trying to determine how many scoops I can eat before it starts melting down to my elbow. I don’t care how late, or tired I am, I stop. When I come home to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, my first stop is Kopp’s. And to those who know what I am speaking of, I know you are smiling right now.
You are missing out on the most incredible frozen creamy goodness ever created. To those of you who don’t know what I am talking about, I am sorry.
