Greetings
all!
If
you love ice cream, you are not alone. Records suggest that Emperor Nero, Alexander the Great, King
Solomon, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington also enjoyed this
delicious cold treat!
No
one really knows how ice cream was invented. Some historians think that the
ancient Chinese might have created it first and Marco Polo brought it to Europe later.
In the 16th century, it became popular in Europe but for a while it
was considered a luxury.
So
it was possibly in France that Thomas Jefferson first tried it in the 18th
century – and then he helped popularize it in the US. In fact, he is credited with
being the first American who recorded an ice cream recipe (scroll to SOURCES
for his recipe).
In
the 1920s, the American novelty song “I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for
Ice Cream” enjoyed a huge success and the lyrics refrain became part of popular
culture (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0pfP_MD6xA).
Then,
in 1984, the US President Ronald Reagan designated the month of July as the National Ice Cream Month. In his proclamation, he called upon the people of United
States to observe the month “with appropriate ceremonies and activities”! The
third Sunday of the month (July 19 this year) is the National Ice Cream Day.
The most popular flavor in the US is vanilla, and an average American consumes about 20 pounds of ice cream
in a year.
Ice
cream experts suggest several tips to enjoy the ice cream to the fullest:
- Don’t eat it too fast so that you can fully savor the flavors.
- Don’t eat too much at once.
- Cones are better than cups, and if you have to use a spoon, make sure it is not metal. By the way, a waffle cone was invented by accident!
- Store it properly.
- Slow down to avoid brain freeze. But if you got it, hold your tongue against the roof of your mouth to warm your sensors.
- Don’t microwave it unless you are serving the whole container.
- Don’t limit your options and experiment with pairings.
- Don’t waste your leftovers. Instead you can make French toast or add to a milkshake.
- https://www.today.com/food/best-way-enjoy-ice-cream-cone-t187079
- https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/19/us/national-ice-cream-day-2020-trnd/index.html
- https://www.idfa.org/docs/default-source/National-Ice-Cream-Month/ice-cream-month-proclamation.pdf?sfvrsn=2
- https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/ice-cream (Thomas Jefferson’s recipe)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0pfP_MD6xA
- https://www.stanpacnet.com/11-fun-ice-cream-facts-2017/
Do you like ice cream? What is your favorite flavor?
Yummy 😋 I love ice cream!!
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