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The Coolest Dessert in History
A graphic that shows how the cool dessert all began.
[http://www.icecream.com/icecreaminfo] -
Ice Cream in the 18th century?
Did Americans really eat ice cream in the 1700s?
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpOmmSiUNyw] -
Ice Cream needs ice!
So, how did Americans get ice to make the ice cream?
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=969EwYCVjJk] -
George Washington liked ice cream, too!
George Washington spent $200 in a single summer on ice cream for his guests at his home in Mount Vernon. By some estimations, that would be over $7000 today!
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/george-washington-liked-ice-cream-so-much-he-bought-ice-cream-making-equipment-capital-180950316/ -
NO! Ice Cream parlors considered evil? Say it isn't so!
Yes, it's true. Ice cream parlors were once thought to be places of debauchery. [http://mentalfloss.com/article/66072/ice-cream-parlors-used-be-considered-evil] -
Ice Cream goes mobile
Enter stage right: the CONE
[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amazing-portable-edible-ice-cream-cone-180964939/] -
Ice Cream goes mobile again!
Ice Cream trucks, a child's dream, were introduced in the '20s. This video has a good sampling of typical ice cream truck jingles.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYECkD2Ings] -
President Reagan knew what he was talking about in 1984
July became the National Ice Cream month and the third Sunday in July the National Ice Cream day in 1984 with a signature from President Reagan.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Ice_Cream_Month] -
Best Ice Cream spots around
