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July 23, 2007
July is National Ice Cream Month
July is almost over, but there is still time to celebrate National Ice Cream Month.
The following Ice Cream Trivia can be found at: CyberSpace Ag: Dairy Cattle – Ice Cream Trivia
• It takes approximately 1.4 gallons of milk to make 1 gallon of ice cream.
• The first ice cream parlor opened in New York City in 1776.
• George Washington liked ice cream so much he reportedly had a bill for $200 for ice cream one summer.
• Dolly Madison created a sensation when she served ice cream at a White House inaugural ball in 1812.
• The first ice cream cone was made, served, and eaten in New York City on September 22, 1886. The maker, Italo Marchiony, was granted a patent on his cone mold in 1903.
• The waffle cone was invented in 1904 at the St. Louis Worlds’ Fair.
• The first hand-cranked ice cream maker was developed by Nancy Johnson in 1846.
For more information about ice cream:
Ice Cream: Selected Internet Sources (Science Reference Services, Library of Congress)
How many different flavors of ice cream can you name? I'll start the list with:
Chocolate
Vanilla
Strawberry
Peppermint
Posted by d-nadler at July 23, 2007 01:03 PM