SCOOPING INTO EUREKA’S NEWEST ICE CREAM

Claire Rickles, News Editor

Silver Spoon Ice Cream & Sweets is the newest addition to Eureka’s ice cream selection

A new option for ice cream in Eureka was added on March 10 with the opening of Silver Spoon Ice Cream & Sweets. Silver Spoon, which is located at 98 The Legends Parkway, is coowned by brother and sister Jennifer and David Staral. The Eureka location will be the second Silver Spoon, with the first located in Wildwood.

The opening of the Eureka shop was a six week process.

“It was really smooth and we were just really dedicated to opening in a spot before the spring weather hits,” Jennifer said. “We were hoping that all the people that are maybe not going on spring break could come in and check us out.”

The Silver Spoon owners thought Eureka needed a hard-scoop ice cream option.

“We also thought Eureka would be a good spot with the population and the high school and the kids, and that it would be something very successful that we would like to bring to the community,” Jennifer said.

Jennifer and David opened Silver Spoon after noting that hard-scoop ice cream is a rarity in St. Louis.

“Not everyone is from St. Louis and not everyone has grown up with custard, like David and I have not,” Jennifer said. “We’ve always grown up with hard scoop ice cream and there’s nothing that’s a super-premium ice cream around St. Louis.”

The main difference between the Wildwood and Eureka Silver Spoon will be the ice cream flavors.

“Typically, we have a dipping case with all of our staple flavors which will stay, and then we also have another dipping case that will have all rotating flavors, so if you don’t see an ice cream flavor that you would like in Wildwood or Eureka, check out our other location because we could have it there,” Jennifer said.

When it comes to choosing the best flavor, Jennifer recommends going outside of the box.

“I always have people go towards something that is a rotating flavor, just because sometimes that flavor may not come back for a month or two,” Jennifer said. “But then you have people who are super straight old-fashioned vanilla or they’re just straight strawberry, and I understand that too. But all of our flavors are going to be much different than any other flavors or any other ice cream that you’ve tasted, whether it be via a supermarket or any of the other ice cream shops around the St. Louis area.”

In addition to quarts and pints of ice cream, Silver Spoon will offer items such as homemade ice cream cakes, ice cream pies, ice cream cookie sandwiches and ice cream filled Krispy Kreme donuts.

According to Jennifer, success for the Eureka Silver Spoon means being accepted by the Eureka community.

“The goal when the floods came through was Eureka Strong. I was here during that time, and a lot of the business owners pulled together to help one another. We’re looking to make sure that we’re part of that community,” Jennifer said.