About Ice Cream

Ice cream is a sweet frozen food typically that one can as a snack or dessert. It may be from milk or cream and is with a sweetener, sugar, or an alternative. This can include a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, or fruit such as strawberries or peaches. This article is about Ice Cream

Facts: 

• It takes 12 pounds of milk to produce just 1 gallon

• The average number of licks to finish a scoop is 50

• The country that consumes the most is the USA, followed by Australia then Norway.

• The most popular flavor is vanilla, then chocolate

• Chocolate type was invented before vanilla

• Vanilla was rare and exotic in the late 1700s

• Ice cream in America in the 1700’s was rare and enjoyed by the elite

• The first written recipe was found in a 1665 recipe book

• Industrial type production in the US began in 1851

• The majority of Americans – around 90% have this in their freezers

• Some of the strangest flavors found are: avocado, garlic, chili, licorice, Stilton cheese, and bacon

• Ice cream headaches or “brain freeze” is the result of the nerve endings in the roof of your mouth sending a message to your brain of the loss of heat

• The tallest cone was over 9 feet tall in Italy

• The average American eats 45.8 pints of ice cream a year

• Chocolate syrup is the most popular topping

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