snow cone
Because it is a cone to hold snow or crushed ice that you can eat. Like an ice cream cone holds ice cream.
Snow cone syrup is commonly used for adding a flavor boost to a snow cone. A snow cone without syrup is simply just shaved ice in a cup. A syrup will make the taste pop and the experience more enjoyable.
crushed ice
A snow cone or ice cream cone
cherry snow cone
cause ice resembles snow and it's called a snow cone.
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snow cone
You can rent a snow cone machine in Dallas, or surrounding North Texas cities, from Jump City (www.jumphouses.com/SnowconeMachines.html).
I think Ebay would probably be your best bet for a used snow cone machine. You can at least get a good idea of what they're going for. ConcessionStands.com will let you comparison shop all the major snow cone machine brands so you can get the best price.
Snow cones have become very popular in th us in the past 60 years. The average snow cone stand makes about 976$ a month.