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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. |