The origins of ice cream can be traced back to at least the 4th century B.C. Early references include the Roman emperor Nero (A.D. 37-68) who ordered ice to be brought from the mountains and combined with fruit toppings, and King Tang (A.D. 618-97) of Shang, China who had a method of creating ice and milk concoctions. Ice cream was likely brought from China back to Europe. Over time, recipes for ices, sherbets, and milk ices evolved and served in the fashionable Italian and French royal courts.
After the dessert was imported to the United States, it was served by several famous Americans. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson served it to their guests. In 1700, Governor Bladen of Maryland was recorded as having served it to his guests. In 1774, a London caterer named Philip Lenzi announced in a New York newspaper that he would be offering for sale various confections, including ice cream.
2006-06-17 15:54:52
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answered by Miss Anne 5
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Italy apparently invented the delicious practice of adding sweetener and flavoring to cream and freezing it, and England heard of this iced cream before the colonies did, but we Americans can at least claim to have invented the modern name for it--dropping the d to make ice cream. In Philadelphia as long ago as 1744 there was mention of "some fine Ice Cream" served with strawberries and milk. For centuries after that, Philadelphia ice cream was the name for ice cream of a distinctive type, made without eggs. Philadelphia was also the birthplace of the ice cream soda. That first combination of America's favorite treat with America's favorite beverage took place in 1874 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
Ice Cream:
A sweet frozen dessert, made from milk fat and solids, sugar, flavoring, a stabilizer (usually gelatin), and sometimes eggs, fruits, or nuts. The mix is churned at freezing temperature to attain a light, smooth texture. Water ices existed in the Roman Empire, and Marco Polo brought back from East Asia reports of iced, flavored foods. From Italy the confection spread to France and England, reaching America early in the 18th cent. Ice cream sundaes had become popular by the 1890s, and the ice cream cone was introduced in 1904. The manufacture of ice cream in the United States on a commercial scale began in 1851 in Baltimore and has become an important industry. Commercial ice cream is pasteurized and homogenized. Federal, state, local, and industry regulations as to percentage of milk fats and solids, purity of ingredients, and cleanliness of preparation and dispensing are designed to maintain the dietary value of ice cream and to inhibit bacterial multiplication, for which ice cream is a favorable medium. Similar frozen confections include the fat-rich bisque (with added bakery products), parfait (containing eggs), and mousse; frozen custard, generally low in fat; frozen yogurt, also low in fat; and ices and plain or milk sherbets, based on fruit juices and sugar.
2006-06-17 14:43:54
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answered by periwinkle 4
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Go to Google and get your answer; type in "ice cream + history". But i bet its the British. But i could be wrong
2006-06-17 14:43:43
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answered by C 4
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King Charles1's, of England, Chef named DeMirco
Back in the 1640s
After the King Died The Chef's Secret was out because while the King was Alive he had forbidden the Chef to tell anyone how to make it look it up on the Internet
2006-06-17 14:44:17
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answered by apw_lovedove 2
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Someone with a lot of sense
2006-06-17 14:55:28
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answered by Anonymous
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Someone very brilliant.
2006-06-17 14:40:07
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answered by Anonymous
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someone who was smart
2006-06-17 14:52:33
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answered by [[kAY] 2
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