Monday, February 17, 2014

Presidential Ice Cream Fun Facts

Today is Presidents’ Day, and what better way to celebrate than with one of the oldest American treats: ice cream!  In fact, many U.S. presidents contributed to the introduction and popularity of ice cream in the states. Here are a few fun presidential ice cream facts that you may not know:

Thomas Jefferson loved ice cream so much that he had an elaborate 18 step recipe for vanilla. We would have loved to taste it!

Ice cream was one of George Washington’s favorite foods. It is rumored that the founding father had once purchased $200 worth of ice cream for one summer. That translates to over $3,000 today.

Strawberry ice cream become popular after Dolley Madison first served it at James Madison’s second Inaugural Ball.

Ice cream was recognized for its part in American history when Ronald Reagan officially declared July as National Ice Cream Month.

If you are in the mood for some ice cream today, check out our distributors to find some Cold Cow near you!

0 comments:

Post a Comment