Ice Cream Through The Ages

By Marquerite Velasquez


Ice cream is definitely one of the most popular treats in the world. This cool confection has been around in one form or another for more than 1,000 years. The Chinese were known to serve a treat made from frozen milk and rice as early as 200 BC, and ancient Arabs also were known to mix frozen milk with sugar to make a sweet treat. In China and Ancient Rome, fresh fruit often was used to sweeten and flavor these frozen creations.

The form of ice cream we eat now has been around since at least the 1600s and appeared in cookbooks in England and the American colonies during the 18th century. There were ice cream shops in England, New York City and other Colonial towns and cities during the early portion of the 18th century. Our first presidents, including Washington and Jefferson, both were quite fond of ice cream, and Dolley Madison made sure that ice cream, a favorite of her husband James, was part of his inauguration party menu. However, while it was popular, it wasn't easily accessible for most people because ice was not readily available.

Once insulated ice houses were invented in the early 19th century, it became much easier to produce ice cream and a new industry was born. The first soda fountains began to pop up in the United States after the Civil War, serving up ice cream sodas and eventually ice cream sundaes, which were invented as a Sunday treat because some religious groups felt that it was too decadent to enjoy a rich ice cream soda on the Sabbath. In fact, a few cities actually prohibited ice cream sodas being sold on Sunday, so enterprising ice cream vendors came up with a way around these laws.

The popular cone was around during the 19th century, but its popularity really boomed after the 1904 Worlds' Fair, which occurred in St. Louis, Missouri. It was a hot day and the waffle vendor was having no luck selling his treat. An adjacent ice cream vendor, on the other hand, sold so much that he ran out of containers. The quick-thinking waffle chef rolled up a waffle and suggested a partnership. The crowd loved the result and the handy and tasty cone just became more and more popular over time. The ice cream soda, the sundae and the cone are just some of the earliest ice cream treats, and today there are hundreds of interesting confections to consider. Americans consume more than a billion gallons of ice cream every single year, no matter what type of form the treat takes.

Finding ice cream shops in Los Angeles isn't difficult, but if you truly want the best ice cream treats in the area, YoKuMon, an ice cream shop in Culver City, is the place to go. They have a huge menu, but the biggest draw is their unique ice cream sandwiches. These ice cream sandwiches are built using the highest quality ice creams smashed between two fresh, delectable cookies.

The staff bakes the cookies throughout the day right on the premises so when you enter YoKuMon, you will first notice the pleasing aroma of freshly baked cookies. There are a dozen different types of ice cream and eight different cookie types, and you can mix and match to create any type of sandwich you like. The cookie ice cream sandwiches are just $2 each, and for an extra dollar you can add a special topping. They also sell waffle ice cream sandwiches, milkshakes, sundaes, smoothies and more. You also can just enjoy a simple scoop of ice cream or just a freshly baked cookie.




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