Frozen Treat

Ice Cream

Ice cream is the best. Ice cream is a frozen dessert that is normally made from dairy products. Ice cream is not called ice cream everywhere. Some of the names are gelato, sorbet, frozen yogurt, or frozen custard. In the past there have been different variations of ice cream. For example, in the Persian Empire people would pour grape-juice concentrate over snow for a frozen dessert. This was done in the summer using snow from a yakhchal, these were cool-keeping underground chambers. The main ingredients are milk/cream, sugar.

What I Think

Ice cream is an interesting food and I think Icecream.com agrees.

"It takes 12 lbs. of milk to make just one gallon of ice cream. Wonder how they fit it all in one carton? 

The U.S. enjoys an average of 48 pints of ice cream per person, per year, more than any other country. Maybe we should make ice cream the fifth food group!

It takes an average of 50 licks to polish off a single-scoop ice cream cone. Challenge your family to a Lick-a-Thon, and see who finishes first!

The biggest ice cream sundae in history was made in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in 1988, and weighed in at over 24 tons. You can't order that in an ice cream parlor! 

In 2003, Portland, Oregon bought more ice cream per person than any other U.S. city. Looks like everyone else has a lot of catching up to do!

The ice cream cone's invention is linked to the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. An ice cream vendor reportedly didn't have enough dishes to keep up with the demand, so he teamed up with a waffle vendor who rolled his waffles into cones!"

Dessert Time

I want you to comment your favorite ice cream flavor. And what do you think I can do better?