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Ice cream has existed in some form since ancient times, with Alexander the Great enjoying frozen drinks and Marco Polo bringing similar concoctions to Europe from China. The modern version of ice cream originated in Italy during the Renaissance, though it was mainly enjoyed by the wealthy. Catherine de Medici brought ice cream to France and a chef later sold the recipe to merchants in England. Ice cream then spread throughout Europe and to America, where founding fathers like Washington and Jefferson enjoyed it. Over time, many popular ice cream treats and flavors were invented, like the sundae and hot fudge. While ice cream was initially a luxury, innovations in refrigeration helped make it more widely available in homes and markets in the 20th century

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Icecream

Ice cream has existed in some form since ancient times, with Alexander the Great enjoying frozen drinks and Marco Polo bringing similar concoctions to Europe from China. The modern version of ice cream originated in Italy during the Renaissance, though it was mainly enjoyed by the wealthy. Catherine de Medici brought ice cream to France and a chef later sold the recipe to merchants in England. Ice cream then spread throughout Europe and to America, where founding fathers like Washington and Jefferson enjoyed it. Over time, many popular ice cream treats and flavors were invented, like the sundae and hot fudge. While ice cream was initially a luxury, innovations in refrigeration helped make it more widely available in homes and markets in the 20th century

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ICECREAM

History of Ice Cream History of Ice Cream


As a precursor to ice cream, frozen "slushee" type drinks have been around since
Alexander the Great. Before battles, he had ice brought down from the mountains and
dug into troughs to cool his wine and spirits. Marco Polo is believed to have brought
similar concoctions back from China--fruit juices and milks were used to diversify these
cooling elixirs.
The starting point for modern day ice cream appears to be in Italy during the
Renaissance. The outburst of creativity in this period flowed in all directions and inspired
chefs churned sweetened cream mixtures into Italian ices and gelato. However, ice
cream was mainly a special treat for the rich. Catherine de Medici, an Italian noble who
was married off at 14 to the Duke of Orleans brought the secret with her to France. Ice
cream was also served in the court of Louis XIV. Another sneaky French chef brought
the secret formula to England where Charles I paid him to keep it a secret. When he died,
this same chef sold the formula to a consortium of wealthy merchants. Once the secret
was out, ice cream flourished all over England and France.
George Washington, Dolly Madison and Thomas Jefferson are reported to have
enjoyed ice cream once it had emigrated to these shores. Dessert lovers, vendors,
merchants and hucksters and a few truly visionary Americans are credited with inventing
the myriad of ways we have come to enjoy eating ice cream. The ice cream sundae was
designed to allow ice cream to be sold on Sundays, "The Lords day", when slurping an
ice cream soda was not allowed. The sundae was quieter and the spelling changed so as
not to appear to be mocking the Lords day. Hot fudge sundaes were first served at C.C.
Browns in Hollywood by an unknown and long forgotten "soda jerk". This hot and cold
sensation is still one of ice cream lover’s favorites.
Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island in the 1920’s were given food considered
"typical " American. But many of them tried to spread this "frozen butter" on bread when
given ice cream! Ice cream slathered in a stiff meringue and browned in the oven was
popular over a century ago in Europe, but the American ego is evident by the outright
plagiarism of taking this recipe for " Creme Norvigienne" and renaming it "Baked
Alaska" after the coldest place on this continent. During WWII, airmen placed a mixture
for ice cream in the tail gunners cockpit. The freezing air and the planes vibration made a
delicious ice cream once the pilot had landed.
The first wholesale ice cream business opens in Baltimore in 1851. Most ice
cream at this time is hand cranked and enjoyed on the spot, whether home made or at a
concession stand. Freezer sections at the market and home freezers as we know them are
not yet a reality. Home refrigerators of the ice block variety begin selling in the 1920’s,
with over 75,000 sold by 1925. By 1937 mechanical refrigerators are being produced at
the rate of 3 million per year. Paving the way for frozen dinners followed by ice cream,
Clarence Birdseye is hard at work patenting methods to freeze pre-cooked foods. The ice
cream cone was first introduced at the St. Louis Exposition of 1904 when an ice cream
vendor ran out of bowls; a neighboring pastry maker rolled the ice cream in crisp wafers
and called them "cornucopias". Several other claim to have originated the cone, including
an Italian immigrant who had obtained a patent earlier that year .

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