CHUCK THE CHURN
These easy ice cream recipes are natural and delicious options
The sweetest month of the year has arrived: July is National Ice Cream Month. Something that needs to be celebrated as many days as possible.
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month, and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. He recognized ice cream as a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by 90 percent of the nation’s population.
In the proclamation, Reagan called for all people of the United States to observe these events with “appropriate ceremonies and activities.” To pay homage to this food celebration here are fun facts and of course, a couple of recipes. Did you know?
• “Rocky Road,” ice cream was created after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 to give people something to be happy about during the “rocky” times of the Great Depression.
• Hawaiian Punch was created in 1934, and originally, was intended to be an ice cream topping
• According to the international Dairy Foods Association www.idfa.org, the ice cream industry has a 13.1 billion-dollar impact on the U.S. economy, July is the busiest month for ice cream production; when nearly 60% of all ice cream is produced (followed by June and May), and in 2021, ice cream makers in the U.S., churned out more than 1.3 billion gallons of ice cream.
• Haagen-Dazs, the premium ice cream brand, is a made-up name to sound Danish and upscale.
• It takes an average of 50 licks to finish one scoop of ice cream.
• Dolley Madison created a sensation when she served ice cream at her husband James’ presidential inaugural ball.
•More ice cream is sold on Sunday than any other day of the week.
• Until 1800, ice cream remained a rare and exotic dessert enjoyed mostly by the elite.
• Chocolate syrup is the most popular ice cream topping.
•Immigrants at Ellis Island were served ice cream as part of the welcoming to America
• Vanilla continues to be America’s flavor of choice. An article in Travel & Leisure, “These are the Most Popular Ice Cream Flavors in Each State” said that mint chip is the popular flavor in Pennsylvania. Check out all the states here https://bit.ly/3y5CJCO