Everybody Loves Ice Cream: The Whole Scoop on America's Favorite Treat [Paperback]

Shannon Jackson Arnold (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 23, 2004

Three scoops, please: a travel book, a cookbook and a pop culture history all in one, Everybody Loves Ice Cream is the most complete treatment of the subject a reader can find anywhere. Whether you're looking for a great ice cream stand nearby, a recipe for rocky road, or an explanation for what makes an ice cream "super-premium," you'll find it here. It's true that everybody loves ice cream, and this book tells you why.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...[an] edifying romp through [ice cream's] origins, lore and culinary pleasures...." -- The Isthmus, May 14, 2004 by Terese Allen

About the Author

Writer and editor Shannon Jackson Arnold has always loved ice cream. Her love of ice cream can be traced back to her fifth birthday, when instead of cake she requested a half cantaloupe filled with ice cream. The former editor of Ohio Magazine, Arnold now writes about food and travel for a variety of publications and teaches writing workshops through her business, The Inspired Writer. She currently resides in Delafield, Wisconsin, with her dairy-loving husband and milk-sensitive daughter. When not out sampling ice cream at stands and parlors, she can be found at home making her own.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Clerisy Press (July 23, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578601657
• ISBN-13: 978-1578601653
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,303,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great history book -- about ice cream, July 19, 2004

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R. Snell "Roger Snell" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everybody Loves Ice Cream: The Whole Scoop on America's Favorite Treat (Paperback)

This is not a topic that I would ordinarily have any interest in, but the author's writing style is as light and refreshing as a scoop of ice cream on a hot summer day.

I truly enjoyed the history of ice cream, beginning with the incredible lengths that people went to so they could keep their favorite dessert chilled in the old days.

The research is thorough, but it is the writing that sparkles and carries a book that even includes the top ice cream parlors in the nation and favorite recipes.

You will not be disappointed in this book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real treat of a book!, October 11, 2005

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This review is from: Everybody Loves Ice Cream: The Whole Scoop on America's Favorite Treat (Paperback)

So far, this book has garnered only five-star reviews, and I absolutely agree with all the raves the other reviewers have given this book. I bought it for a research project along with quite a number of other food history books, and this is probably the best of the lot. It's more than history and facts - yes, it teaches you more than you ever wanted to know about ice cream, but it's fun and entertaining at the same time. The pictures and graphics are fantastic, and make the whole reading experience extremely enjoyable. The book is crammed full of the most interesting facts from what must be hundreds of different sources (for example: Did you know that your favorite flavor may indicate what your personality is like? Or did you know that there is a portable non-electric ice cream maker that makes ice cream after being attached to any moving object or person for forty minutes?)There is also a complete history of ice cream, ice cream recipes, reviews of top ice cream shops, and much, much more. Plus, if you haven't had enough at that point, there's even a bibliography in the back for you to find even more information about ice cream.

My only complaint about this book is that it gave me VERY intense cravings for ice cream - not good for my diet!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You just can't put it down., July 23, 2004

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Julie Clark Robinson "Author, Live in the Moment" (Hudson/Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
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I opened this book with a few free minutes while sitting on my front porch and was still looking at it long after my family was asleep. It's good clean fun. It's so much more than a tribute to ice cream, I swear I couldn't stand it any more and tip-toed downstairs to see if I had peanuts to make a "tin roof" before picking it back up again. The first thing I'm going to do is have great family fun by letting my kids make "Coffee Can Ice Cream". This book brought back such great childhood memories of cranking the old rock salt & ice machine we had all those years ago. In addition to the great text in the book, the graphics and photos put you back in another place and time. I almost feel like taking that trip down old Route 66 after looking at it.

This book will not get stuffed into my crowded bookshelf - it's going to be a great, often-reached-for, home decoration for my kitchen island from this summer forward!