It’s probably no surprise to you that July is National Ice Cream Month, National Ice Cream Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in July. This year National Ice Cream Day is July 15th, 2018!
Ice cream was introduced in America when Quaker colonists brought their recipes with them to the new world. Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington are all known historical ice cream lovers.
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No one really knows who invented ice cream. We have bits and pieces of information. It’s enough to put together a basic story, but we don’t have all of the answers.
In Ancient Rome, Emperor Nero enjoyed mixing snow with fruit and honey. He frequently sent messengers out to gather snow from the mountains.
Some historians credit Marco Polo with being the first one to bring some type of ice cream to Europe. He had learned it from the Chinese, who had flavored snow with rice and milk to make a creamy dessert.
From there, it progressed. Eventually, ice cream recipes reached the United States a few centuries after Christopher Columbus landed on American soil.
2. Ice Cream Sundaes Were Actually Made For Sundays
There are two competing stories about the invention of the ice cream sundae. Here is the most popular one.
Ice cream sodas were a popular drink you could buy at the local soda shop. However, religious laws forbade shop owners from selling them on Sundays because people were not allowed to indulge in the sugary treats on the Sabbath.
The owner of Ed Berners’ Ice Cream Parlor, Edward Berners, decided to get around this law. One day, he served a customer ice cream soda without the actual soda part, so it was just ice cream and syrup.
Soon, the concoction was sold on Sundays as an alternative to ice cream sodas. However, it became so popular it was sold every day. Berners changed the spelling to “sundae” to avoid associating it with the holy Sabbath.
3. The Waffle Cone Was Invented by Accident
In 1904, an ice cream vendor ran out of cones. He was at the World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, and he was facing high demand from guests.
Desperate for a solution, he turned to a waffle vendor nearby. Together, they came up with the idea to mold the waffles into cones and serve the ice cream in there.
Customers loved the idea, and the waffle cone was officially born.
4. America Loves Ice Cream!
The United States is one of the top 3 countries in the world with the highest ice cream consumption.
California is the country’s top ice cream producer. That’s no surprise, since it’s also the top dairy producer in the country.
Can you guess what America’s favorite flavor is? If you guessed chocolate, rocky road, or cookies n’ creme, you’re wrong. It’s actually vanilla.
5. The Ingredients of the First Handwritten Ice Cream Recipe Will Disgust You
Sometime around 1668, English noblewoman Lady Anne Fanshawe wrote down the first official ice cream recipe. She originally called it “icy cream,” and it called for some pretty strange things.
To prepare the ice cream, the recipe states to boil cream with mace. If that doesn’t throw you off, wait till you see what comes next.
For flavor, Fanshawe wrote to use orange flower or ambergris with some sugar. If you don’t know what ambergris is, it is essentially whale vomit.
Occasionally, sperm whales suffer from a buildup in their intestines, which ends up coming up in the form of a vomit-like substance. This is known as ambergris, and in the past it was commonly used to make things like candles or perfumes.
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1. Vanilla
Tried and true, vanilla comes in at number one on our list! For good reason, too! This frosty treat was created as far back as the fourteenth century in Asia. Today vanilla ice cream makes the perfect base for a sundae or served as an addition to pie.
2. Chocolate
It’s not surprising that chocolate ice cream lands in the number two spot of our list of favorite US ice cream flavors. The first chocolate ice cream was reportedly enjoyed back in seventeenth-century- Europe and brought to America by Italian immigrants.
3. Butter Pecan
For those craving a bit more of a nutty flavor in their ice cream, Butter Pecan is the obvious choice. The iconic flavor features roasted and chopped pecans and various other nuts and has a slight toffee flavor.
4. Strawberry
Strawberry may be included in number five’s Neapolitan but some purists just prefer the sweet summery flavor all by itself. Whether made with chunks of fresh strawberries or without, strawberry ice cream is never a disappointment. This sweet treat was first served at the inauguration of James Madison in 1813.
5. Neapolitan
Have ice cream FOMO? Then Neapolitan may just be the perfect choice for you! Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry, it’s all there! This flavor was first created in the late 19th century and was named for it’s Italian origins.
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