Before becoming the ice cream queen, Trent owned a swimming pool company on Washington Avenue. When the opportunity arose to continue the ice cream shop tradition in the borough, she decided to give it a go.
After the original owner, Elfie, left after 17 years, and a second person came in without success, Trent connected with the landlord, sharing her thoughts about reopening the ice cream shop. I told the landlord I didn t know anything about ice cream, but I would learn, Trent told MyCentralJersey in 2019. The landlord asked me, ‘If kids came to the window and were counting their pennies and they didn t have enough, what would you do?’ I told him I would give them their ice cream and tell them they could pay me when they came back next time. Then he asked me what would happen if ice cream fell off a child s cone. I told him I would give them another ice cream at no charge. He handed me the keys.