“In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month. He recognized ice cream as a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by a full 90 percent of the nation’s population,” according to the International Dairy Foods Association. He also called for all people to observe these events with “appropriate ceremonies and activities.”
Ice cream in some form was thought to reach back to ancient times. Alexander the Great liked snow and ice flavored with honey and nectar.
Marco Polo had a recipe for what is similar to sherbet. Ice cream as we know it was created sometime in the 1700s.
In America, the first reference of ice cream was from a letter written in 1744. President Jefferson was said to have an 18-step recipe for what is now known as Baked Alaska. Once refrigeration was invented, ice cream became more wide spread.
“Due to ongoing technological advances, today's total frozen dairy annual production in the United States is more than 1.6 billion gallons,” according to the International Dairy Foods Association.
At the end of World War II, Americans ate over 20 quarts of ice cream per person in 1946.
“Now, specialty ice cream stores and unique restaurants that feature ice cream dishes have surged in popularity. These stores and restaurants are popular with those who remember the ice cream shops and soda fountains of days past, as well as with new generations of ice cream fans,” said the International Dairy Foods Association.
What’s your favorite flavor?
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