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Ice cream evolved from chilled wines and
other iced beverages. In the fourth century before Christ, Alexander
the Great was reputed to be fond of iced beverages. |
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From ancient records
it was learned that, in the year 62 A.D., the Roman Emperor Nero sent slaves
to the mountains of the Apennines to fetch snow and ice which were then
flavored with fruit pulp, honey and nectar... an early snow cone! |
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When Marco Polo returned
from his famous journey to the Orient at the end of the thirteenth century,
he brought back a recipe for making water ices, which was said to have
been in use in Asia for thousands of years. These water ices became
popular in Venice and throughout Italy. |
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Frozen desserts found
their way to America, and in 1700 Governor Bladen of Maryland was serving
ice cream to his guests. |
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Dolly Madison created
a sensation when she served ice cream as a dessert in the White House
at the second Presidential Inaugural Ball in 1812. |
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The first hand-cranked
freezer was invented by Nancy Johnson in 1846. She failed to patent
it, however, and a similar type was patented in 1848. Shortly after,
in 1851, the first commercial ice cream plant was established in Baltimore,
Maryland by Jacob Fussell. |
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In 1904, the ice cream
cone was introduced at the S. Louis World's Fair. A Syrian waffle
maker, named EVA. Hamwi, rolled waffles into the shape of a cone for the
benefit of an ice cream vendor who occupied an adjoining booth. Ice
cream cones have remained a favorite to this date, with millions of cones
consumed each year. |
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In 1923,
Worksman Cycles introduced the now famous line of Ice Cream Vending Tricycles
and Carts with their familiar jingle. Many ice cream companies such as Good Humortm
and Chipwichtm
first reached their customer base with a reliable, sturdy fleet of Worksman
Vending Units.
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