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Ice cream has been a quintessential summer
treat for generations, whether you prefer a twist
of soft-serve chocolate and vanilla on a cake
cone or two scoops of gourmet mint chip stacked
on a hand-rolled waffle.
But back in the 18th century, the treat brought to
America by the French was a rich man’s dessert.
You can’t make ice cream without three key ingredients — ice, salt and sugar — that most colonial
families simply could not afford. Ice required a separate icehouse in which to store chunks of ice cut on
a nearby river or creek in winter. Sugar and salt were... |
