Chocolate, Strawberry, and Vanilla: A History Of American Ice Cream [Paperback]

Anne Cooper Funderburg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 1995

Ice cream has a singular place in American cuisine as both a comfort food and festive treat. Fudge ripple is a consolation for a minor disappointment, and butterscotch swirl is a reward for reaching a personal goal.
Chocolate, Strawberry, and Vanilla traces the evolution of ice cream from a rarity to an everyday indulgence. It covers the genesis of ice cream in America, the invention of the hand-cranked ice cream freezer, the natural ice industry, the beginnings of wholesale ice cream manufacturing, and the origins of the ice cream soda, sundae, cone, sandwich, and bar. It also recounts the histories of many brands, including Dairy Queen, Good Humor, Eskimo Pie, Ben and Jerry's, Baskin-Robbins, and Haagen-Dazs. This history of ice cream reflects and reveals changes in social customs, diet and nutrition, class distinctions, leisure activities, and everyday life.

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This history of American ice cream traces its evolution in this country, from technological advancements which elevated it from an unusual rarity to a household staple to the roots of wholesale ice cream manufacturing. Inventions of brand names and specialties are also covered in this excellent history: no recipes here, but solid social and culinary history researches an appealing topic cooks will find engrossing. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Popular Press; 1 edition (June 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087972692X
• ISBN-13: 978-0879726928
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #972,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Yum!, February 14, 1999

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This review is from: Chocolate, Strawberry, and Vanilla: A History Of American Ice Cream (Paperback)

Not only was this one of the quirkiest and funniest things I've read in a long time, but it's downright informative, too! Funderburg must have gone through so much research to bring the complete history of ice cream to light. A real treat!