Jori Moore (front) and Sheri Grob were busy at Sesser’s Custard Stand on Thursday in preparation for Saturday’s annual opening. The Custard Stand has operated at the same location for 64 years.
By Jim Muir
Sesser’s Custard Stand – a local fixture and a true Southern Illinois treasure for more than six decades will open its doors Saturday, March 30.
Located at the busy intersection of Route 148 and Route 154, an intersection that also serves as Sesser’s 4-way stop, the Custard Stand first opened in 1949 and has had a late March/early April opening since. According to records provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation, nearly 6,000 vehicles per day pass through the intersection.
Brothers Marion and Mark Lappin are co-owners and 2013 marks the 28th year that the business has been in the Lappin family.
“The Custard Stand has undergone some changes but has never changed locations in all those years,” said Marion Lappin as he and employees work to prepare for the opening weekend. “As always we’re excited about our annual re-opening.”
As a rule the Custard Stand is open seven months per year – April 1 through October 31.
The Custard Stand features a wide variety of food, sandwiches and soft drink items, floats, sundaes and milk shakes. But the staple that has people driving from all over Southern Illinois is the popular (and addictive) orange sherbert and orange and vanilla ‘twist’ that is sold by the cone, cup or by the quart.
The Custard Stand is open daily Sunday through Thursday from 10:30 a.m to 10 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday from 10:30 a.m to 11 p.m.
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