Ice cream bar
Course | Dessert |
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Serving temperature | Cold |
Main ingredients | Ice cream |
An ice cream bar is a frozen dessert featuring ice cream on a stick. The confection was patented in the US in the 1920s, with one invalidated in 1928.
Description
[edit]An ice cream bar is a frozen dessert on a stick. It features ice cream, distinguishing it from an ice pop, which does not contain any ice cream. Ice cream bars are often dipped and covered in chocolate.
History
[edit]In the US, the Eskimo Pie chocolate bar was invented in Iowa by a pharmacy owner named Chris Nelson,[1] who was inspired by a boy named Douglas Ressenden who could not decide between candy and ice cream.[2] They were named "I-Scream-Bars" in the original test run.[2][3] One of the earliest advertisements for Eskimo Pies appeared in the November 3, 1921 issue of the Iowa City Press-Citizen.[4] A patent was awarded in 1922,[5] but invalidated in 1928.[2]
According to the Good Humor ice cream company, confectioner Harry Burt invented ice cream on a stick in 1920, and was granted a patent in 1923.[6][7][5] This product also was enrobed in chocolate,[8] and other products were produced.[9]
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Chris Nelson's drawing from his patent
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Man selling Eskimo Pies in Louisiana, 1938
Gallery
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Strawberry shortcake ice cream bar
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Taro ice cream bar
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Crunky ice cream bar
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Ice cream bars shaped like the silhouette of Mickey Mouse's head.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Media related to Ice cream bars at Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ^ "The History of Ice Cream". PAPAFiLiPOU.COM. 2011-09-14. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ a b c Duan, Charles (20 October 2015). "Ice Cream Patent Headache". Slate. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Eschner, Kat. "The Weird, Brief History of the Eskimo Pie Corporation". Smithsonian Magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "Eskimo Pies". Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
- ^ a b "Why Ice Cream Soared in Popularity During Prohibition". History.com. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "Our History". Good Humor. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ "History of Ice Cream". Archived from the original on July 19, 2012.
- ^ "Ohio's Ice Cream Innovation: The Novelty Bar". dannwoellertthefoodetymologist. 2016-09-08. Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "Ice Cream Bars". Good Humor. Archived from the original on 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-04-24.