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A.D. 56–68 1782–1817 Roman emperor Nero American presidents is believed to have sent Washington, Jefferson, slaves into the mountains and Madison treat guests to fetch snow to mix with to at inaugurals and honey. and special dinners.

1744 For the first time on record, American colonists dine on strawberries and ice cream. It happens in 618–907 Annapolis, Maryland. Chinese rulers have “ice men” lug ice to the palace, where it is used to make a fermented milk treat.

KLES SPRIN In 1988, the world’s biggest ice cream was made in Edmonton, Alberta. It weighed more than 24 tons. HISTORY 125 ➨ 1880s costing five cents, becomes popular. day of the week and The ice cream sundae, The probably named for the CONTI NUED 1878 patented. 1870s asparagus! tutti-frutti, rice, ice cream scoop is cinnamon—even Ice cream makers The first mechanical The offer many flavors, including chocolate, 1866 1860 1840 in cities.

popular flavor. Vanilla is the most Vanilla

called “hokeypokey” on a steamboat costs six cents. A serving of ice Street vendors pushing cream parlor or saloon. Most towns have an ice Most towns have an carts wheelbarrows and cream purchased sell ice cream and ice milk

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1890 1899 A concoction made with Hokeypokey vendors sweetened milk, in New York City carbonated water, and a start selling ice cream raw egg, called a milk sandwiches for two or shake, becomes popular three cents. with men. 1893 , 1904 also called Alaska Ernest A. Hamwi pie or , makes and serves the first ice cream is introduced at cone, at the St. Louis the Chicago World’s Fair. World’s Fair.

1893 A magazine declares the ice cream soda—a mixture of shaved ice, sweet cream, flavored 1918 syrup, and During World War I, soda water— eating ice cream is to be America’s considered patriotic “national beverage.” because the United States has a surplus of dairy products. HISTORY 127 1925 1930 ➨ a Drumstick. Massachusetts. The first Howard first Howard The I. C. Parker of Fort I. C. Parker opens, in Wollaston, Worth, Texas, invents a Worth, Texas, Johnson ice cream stand Johnson ice a cone and calls it chocolate-nut sundae on CONTI NUED 1920 1921 Iowa, invents the vending machines. to be sold in nickel for the I-Scream Bar.” The I-Scream Bar is The renamed the Eskimo the first you scream, we all scream Christian Nelson in Onawa, slogan becomes, “I scream, Pie. In 1927, it becomes Pie. In 1927,

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1934 1940s Former radio salesman Burton Baskin opens Thomas Carvel opens his an , first ice cream store, in 1935 and his brother-in-law, Hartsdale, New York. Ice cream is shipped by plane from Salt Lake Irvine Robbins, opens City, Utah, to Warm an ice cream store. Springs, Georgia, for a They soon combine Thanksgiving dinner forces to become hosted by President one company, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Baskin-Robbins.

1938 J. F. McCullough and his son, Alex, serve the first soft ice cream, in Kankakee, Illinois. Shortly thereafter, they open the first Dairy Queen, in Joliet, Illinois.

1943 Military doctors prescribe ice cream to soldiers recovering from combat fatigue. HISTORY 129 2006 Maryland. BE A (SODA) JERK BE A (SODA) Dreyer’s Grand Grand Dreyer’s Almanac4kids.com/guide. Ice Cream opens and soda fountain recipes at plants, in Laurel, largest ice cream Find easy-to-make ice cream one of the world’s * CAUTION: CAUTION: 1985 toxic to them. to toxic Queen Blizzard. fruit juice to make Never feed your pets your feed Never chocolate, as it may be as it may chocolate, A St. Louis, Missouri, custard stand owner “concrete.” This treat This “concrete.” blends and soon becomes the Dairy shares their treat with their dog or cat.* dog with their treat their shares 1978 1973

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Herrell originates Boston taxi driver Boston taxi added to a scoop. stand owner Steve Having passed a $5 and Jerry Greenfield open their first Ben & “mix-ins”—a choice of “mix-ins”—a choice Jerry’s ice cream shop candy bits and cookies in Burlington, Vermont. correspondence course year before, Ben Cohen in ice cream making the 124_07OFAKids_Ice_Cream 4/17/07 12:00 PM Page 129 PM Page 12:00 4/17/07 124_07OFAKids_Ice_Cream

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