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July was designated “National Ice Cream Month” back in 1984 by President Reagan (a self-proclaimed ice cream fanatic!)
- The most popular topping for ice cream is chocolate syrup and the most popular flavor is Vanilla.
- The world’s top 5 consumers of ice cream, in order are: USA, New Zealand, Denmark, Australia and Belgium/Luxembourg.
- George Washington liked ice cream so much he reportedly ran up a bill for $200 one summer. (Quite a hefty sum 200+ years ago!)
- According to Dairy Queen, there are more than 600 stores located in Texas alone, along with 5,700 other locations around the U.S., Canada and 22 other countries.
- Dairy Queen was founded in 1940 in Joliet, IL and in 1980 their motto became: “We Treat You Right”.
- Americans consume 23.3 quarts of ice cream, ices and other frozen dairy products per person annually.
- The Klondike Bar is the best selling frozen treat in the U.S.
- Binging on ice cream in the middle of the night is apparently done by 1 out of every 5 ice cream eaters! Also, they’re usually in the 18-24 year old age bracket and it’s claimed that men binge more than women!
- The best temperature to serve ice cream is believed to be 8 degrees F.
- Approximately 9% of milk produced by dairy farmers in the USA goes into producing ice cream.
- The first ice cream cone was invented in 1896 by Italo Marchiony. Marchiony, who emigrated from Italy in the late 1800’s, invented his ice cream cone in New York City. He was granted a patent in December, 1903.
- “WHAT IS HOMER SIMPSON’S FAVORITE ICE CREAM”? Chocolate-chip cookie DOH!
