fun facts about ice cream
To this day, the history of ice cream remains a mystery. However, many say that the first ice cream is attributed to Emperor Nero of Rome. It was a mixture of snow, nectar, fruit pulp, and honey. Others claim that Marco Polo, a 13th century adventurer, brought ice cream to Europe from the Far East. Regardless of its origin, however, the average American today consumes 23.2 quarts of ice cream per year, and the first ice cream parlor in America opened in 1776 in New York City.
So which countries like ice cream the most? The United States, New Zealand, Denmark and Australia top the list. Favorite flavor is classic vanilla. Then comes the chocolate, the strawberry, the Neapolitan and the chocolate chip.
How do these align with your own favorites list?
The most popular topping for ice cream is chocolate syrup. Who would think; )
About 13% of men and 8% of women will admit to licking the bowl after eating ice cream.
Biggest Ice Cream – 12 feet tall! This one was made from 4,667 gallons of ice cream in California in 1985.
The average single scoop ice cream cone takes 50 licks to finish. Try it with the following recipe.
Perfect Quick Strawberry:
Ingredients
1 quart strawberry ice cream
1 pint of whipped cream
Addresses
Mix the strawberry ice cream with the whipped cream when serving. Serve in a glass of your choice and top with whipped cream, topped with a strawberry. (Feel free to top your parfait with other fruit, too.)
This recipe will fill eight glasses.
For other parfait flavors, simply use a different flavor ice cream.
