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Ice
cream was invented in China around 200 B.C., when the Chinese
packed a soft milk and rice mixture in snow.
In 62 A. D., Roman Emperor Nero sent slaves
to the tops of the Apennine mountains to bring fresh snow down
to the royal kitchens, where the snow was flavored with fruits
and honey.
Ice cream became a sensation at the White
House in 1812 when First Lady Dolly Madison served ice cream
at the second inaugural ball.
Nancy
Johnson invented the first hand-crank freezer in 1846.
That same year, the first ice cream parlor opened in the
U.S.
In 1851, Jacob Fussell converted his milk
plant into the first commercial ice cream plant.
The
ice cream cone was introduced in 1904 at the St. Louis
World Fair when a waffle vendor rolled waffles into
the shape of a cone for an ice cream vendor at an adjoining
booth. |
Harry Burt invented the Chocolate Covered Vanilla ice cream bar on a stick in Youngstown, Ohio in 1920.
On August 7, 1977, a world record is set by Dennett D’angelo by eating 3lbs and 6 ounces of ice cream in 1.5 minutes.
In
1921, all American immigrants to Ellis Island are invited by the
commissioner to have ice cream after their meals.
America
is the ice cream capital of the world, producing 1.5 billion
gallons a year.
Vanilla is the #1 selling flavor in the
U.S. with sales equaling almost 30% of total ice cream sales.
New
Englanders eat more ice cream than anyone else in the country!
Americans
eat enough ice cream every year to fill The Grand Canyon! |
