Ice Cream - Interesting
Facts
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The
first real evidence of the existence of ice cream
was in China’s Tang period (A.D 618-97).
King Shang had 94 ice men on his staff who helped
make a dish based on buffalo milk, flour and camphor. |
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The first step towards giving us
the kind of ice cream we enjoy today was made
by Nancy Johnson (USA) who invented the hand-crank
freezer (1846). In the 1920s Clarence Vogt produced
the first continuous process freezer which opened
up the possibility for commercial ice cream manufacture
Britain is Europe’s third biggest consumer
of ice cream at around 8 litres per person. |
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Taking first and second places are Denmark and
Sweden
On average, people in Scotland and Northern Ireland
eat more ice cream than those in England and Wales. |
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A traditional name for ice cream is Hokey Pokey.
The name originated from early ice cream vendors
who peddled their product shouting "ecco
un poco" – try a sample. |
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The ice cream cone is considered
one of the most environmentally friendly forms
of packaging. |
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Most ice cream contains more milk
protein weight for weight than is present in milk
itself. |
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