87% of Americans….
87% of Americans have ice cream in their freezer at any given time.
The origins of the waffle cone
The waffle cone didn't appear until 1904, when a Syrian waffle maker at the St. Louis World's Fair began rolling his pastries into horns to help an ice cream vendor who had run out of dishes.
Gelato is not really from Italy
The origins of frozen desserts can be traced way way back to 3000 B.C. when some Asian cultures discovered they could consume crushed ice and add things like fruits to improve the taste. The pharaohs of Egypt would offer icy fruit drinks to their esteemed guests. Italians jumped on board during Roman times by crafting desserts from the snow [...]
What does gelato mean?
In Italian, the word “gelato” means “frozen.” Although historically true, today the more accepted definition is: Italian Cookery: a rich ice cream usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.