The Scoop on Ice Cream History, Trivia
July 3, 2006
A perfect complement to outdoor festivals and backyard barbeques, is there a better summer treat than a scoop of ice cream? July was designated “National Ice Cream Month” back in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, a self-proclaimed dessert fan.
- The first ice cream parlor was opened in New York City in 1776, according to The Hisotry of Ice Cream, as told by MakeIceCream.com http://www.makeicecream.com/hisoficecrea.html
- The top five individual flavors of ice cream, based on U.S. consumption, are vanilla, chocolate, Neapolitan, strawberry, and cookies-and-cream, as reported by the International Dairy Foods Association www.idfa.org, a trade organization for ice cream manufacturers and distributors.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that California produced the largest volume of ice cream in 2004, followed by Indiana and then Texas, according to the IDFA.
- You can send an ice-cream themed e-card to your favorite ice cream fan via Ben & Jerry’s web site http://www.benjerry.com/fun_stuff/, which also offers online games, unique ice cream recipes, and an interactive lesson on how ice cream production produced ("From cow to Cone").
1. Where did the ice cream cone make its U.S. debut?
2. Back in the mid-1900s, Howard Johnson’s was known for serving how many flavors of ice cream?? ("The wonderful world of ???? flavors")
3. Bonus round: Where was the first frozen custard stand established?
ANSWERS: 1. The ice cream cone was first introduced in the U.S. at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis; 2. The Howard Johnson’s chain was famous for its 28 flavors of ice cream; 3. Frozen custard was first sold at a stand on Coney Island in 1919.
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