Whoopee! It is National
Ice Cream Month
I have been waiting impatiently for the National Ice Cream
Month to come along. The month is almost half over and I just discovered it is
here. I plan to eat a month’s worth of ice cream in the next two weeks.
Here is a bit of trivia
about ice cream:
Iced desserts date back to at least 400 BC in Persia. Iced
desserts, made of cream or milk and sugar, were popularized in the Arab
countries in the 10th century, AD. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan
designated July as National Ice Cream month. He also named the third Sunday in
July as National Ice Cream Day. This year the third Sunday falls on July 15,
which we have just passed. I I would advise you to double up on your ice cream
this week.
“Ice cream is happiness condensed.”
Jessi Lane Adams
My favorite ice cream, as a child in the 1930’s, was found at
Isley’s Ice Cream Shop in Pittsburgh, Pa. I remember it was a special treat
when my Mom and Dad took me to Isley’s for my two favorites, Rainbow or White
House with cherries.
As an adult, my favorite ice cream is Butter Pecan, and the
very best place to buy it is at a small shop at the Oceanside Marina in
California. I can’t remember the name of the shop, but I can tell you it is
three doors down from the best fish and chips restaurant , whose name I can’t
remember either. I will be in Oceanside
in September and I promise to write down the name of the ice cream shop and
pass it on to you.
“Without ice cream, there would be darkness and chaos. Age does not
diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice-cream fall from
the cone.” Anonymous
By Lois Jamieson
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