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A Brief History of Ice Cream
So where did it all begin???????
Well, the earliest evidence is around 3000 years ago, when the Emperors of China were said to be indulging themselves in frozen delicacies made from snow and ice flavoured with fruit, wine and honey.
It was not until later that the treat was first recorded in Europe. It is said that the Chinese taught Arab traders how to combine syrups and snow, which translates into an early version of the sorbetto. Arab traders then showed Venetians and Romans how to make this new found frozen delicacy.
In the 4th Century B.C., Alexander the Great is said to have been fond of iced beverages. And, in 62 A.D., the Roman Emperor Nero is recorded to have sent fleets of slaves to the Apennine mountains to collect snow and ice to be flavoured with nectar, fruit pulp and honey.
The earliest recorded evidence of anything close to resembling ice cream comes from the Tang period in China (A.D. 618-907). Buffalo, cow and goat milk was heated along with grounded rice and allowed to ferment. Flour was then added for thickening and camphor, a strong smelling white substance used today in medicine and in making plastics, was used for flavouring!! King Tang of Shang had 94 icemen on his staff that took care of this duty. This is the first account of dairy being used in this frozen dessert!!!
But the frozen delicacy was not well known until the 16th Century when Catherine de Medici of Florence took her cooks and sorbetto recipes with her when she married Henry II and became Queen of France. In the 17th Century, Charles I of England is then thought to have purchased the formula for "frozen milk" from a French chef. As they spread through the royal houses of Europe, eggs and cream also began to be added, and the frozen delicacies came to be known as "cream ices". The development of custard around the same time was a great addition thrown into the "cream ices".
The "cream ices" were considered a delicacy for the upper class until it could be produced by the population at large. This took developments in the freezing of foods and manufacturing to aid in its widespread fame. Previously ice cream had to be eaten within a few hours of it being made as it required too much ice to keep it frozen
The 19th Century brought the introduction of the ice cream machine in 1843 in both England and America, which simplified ice cream manufacturing. It consisted of a wooden bucket that was filled with ice and salt and had a handle that rotated. The salt and ice mixture surrounded the central metal container containing the ice cream. This churning produced ice cream with an even, smooth texture. Previously it was made in a pewter pot kept in a bucket of ice and salt and had to be regularly hand stirred and scraped from the side of the pots with a 'spaddle', a sort miniature spade on a long handle.
The invention of the waffle cone is another important piece in ice cream history. Although the waffle cone itself can be traced back hundreds of years, the first recording of cones being used for serving ice cream was made in the 19th Century (1888) in Mrs. Marshall's Cookery Book. Prior to the waffle cone, ice cream was either licked out of a small glass known as a penny lick or taken away wrapped in waxed paper referred to as a "hokey pokey". "Hokey pokey" is supposed to have come from the Italian "ecco un poco" which translates to "here is a little". The first recorded use of waffle cones in America came in 1904 at the World's Fair in St. Louis.
The early-middle 20th Century saw the widespread fame of ice cream. It became an edible morale symbol during World War II when each branch of the military tried to outdo the other in serving ice cream to its troops. In 1945, the first "floating ice cream parlor" was built for sailors in the western Pacific. When the war ended, and dairy product rationing was lifted, America celebrated its victory with ice cream, an average of 20 quarts of ice cream per person in 1946.
In the 1940's through the '70s, ice cream production was relatively constant in North America. As more prepackaged ice cream was sold through supermarkets, traditional ice cream parlors and soda fountains started to disappear. 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.
Which brings us to today, where ice cream is one of the most desired desserts around the world. It is enjoyed by people from every type of background and can be found almost anywhere around the globe.
So there you have it!! A brief history on ice cream and how it came to be. Now that you can rest comfortably knowing the history of this great dessert, don't you think you deserve a few scoops for yourself?????
Over the years, we at La Casa Gelato / International Ice Cream has had many articles and stories written about our establishment and what it is that makes us so exclusive in the gelato trade.
We have currently have 500+ flavours to choose from and we are the only gelato factory/store in the world that always has 218 flavours (...and counting) on location at all times.
Tripe Waffle cone or cup $8.5 each
Double Waffle cone or cup$6.5 each
Single Waffle cone or cup$4.5 each
I'v tried their ice cream cake once .It was tased great!
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Who won't love ice cream??
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La Casa Gelato Ice Cream!
1033 Venables Street,
Vancouver, B.C. V6A 3R9
Tel: 604.251.3211
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2010.10.22
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