The Evolution of Ice Cream

The Beggining of Ice Cream

Where did it all begin?

Roman Emperor Nero told his slaves in the mountains to get snow and mix it with nectar, fruit pulp, and honey

Gelato

Gelato was invented in 1530 in Florence, Italy by Bernado Buontalenti. Buontalenti was the first person to combine milk and eggs into ice cream, which gave it a much creamer texture than normal ice cream

The Italiiannss?

Italian Ice

Cold Italliaanns...

Italian Ice was invented in the 16th Century in Italy by Caterina Di Cosmo. Cosmo was trying to recreate granitas to calm the heat but when she mixed it up, it ended up being a smoother texture creating italian ice.

Sorbet

Sorbet was invented in the 1600s in Persia by Antonio Latini. Latini froze ice drinks and added sugar to make the dessert, which eventually became popular in Europe, then the entire world

Ice Cream....

made of Fruit?!

The Mayflower of Ice Cream

In the US..?

American Colonists brought ice cream recipes from Europe. On May 19, 1744, a group of VIPs came to the Maryland’s Governor's Place and had ice cream with strawberries and milk

The Mysterious Ice Cream

PaTriOtiSm!

Martha Washington left a bowl of sweet cream outside and the next day it turned into ice cream. Turns out this was a myth and George Washington actually had an ice cream machine

Nancy M. Johnson

Nancy M. Johnson invented the artificial freezer method for making ice cream

BrrRRrrrr

Popsicles

Popsicles was invented in 1905 in San Francisco by 11 year old Frank Epperson. Epperson left his drink with the stirring stick outside and when the night got cold, the drink froze creating the first popsicle.

Tooth Freeze

Snow Cones

Snow Cones were invented in the 1919 in New Orleans by Samuel Bert. Bert invented the snow cone machine and sold snow cones at the Texas State Fair

Brain Freeze

Howard Johnson's Ice Cream

They were the largest ice cream chain in the country, but then their franchise closed in 2022

The Classics

Buried Treasure Pops

ArrRgh MaTteY

Tiny Plastic Figures are found in popsicles that when collected could make a tiny choo-choo train. Due to choking hazrds, they weren't made past the 1950s

Beatle Bars

Beatle Bars Chocolate Crunch Bars inspired by the Beatles were discontinued in the late 1970s

..in the strawberry fields forever

Frozen Yogurt

Frozen Yogurt was invented in 1970 in the United States by H.P. Hood. Hood created the new desert and called it Frogurt and sold it in the United States throughout the 70s

hEAlth

Ice Cream

Ice cream has been around for thousands of years and has evolved into a national delicacy. People all around enjoy all different flavors ice cream, from the classic vanilla, to oreo java mud tracks.

What happens when ice cream gets angry

It has a meltdown

Ice Cream of the Future

in ThE FuTUre

As people are striving to get more healthy, more people are opting towards vegan and dairy free ice cream flavors. These are similar to normal ice cream, but made with dairy free milk.