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May 29, 2006
I Scream You Scream
Knock! Knock!
Who's there?
Ice cream soda!
Ice cream soda who?
ICE CREAM SO DA PEOPLE CAN HEAR ME...
Today is a special day in the history of ice cream.
On May 29, 1948 the first Ice Cream Freezer was patented. Before this
time, ice cream was hand cranked and enjoyed on the spot, putting a
literal crimp in hands as well as party style. Early home refrigerators
of the 1920's used ice blocks to cool and preserve, which naturally
didn't do much to keep ice cream frozen. With the freezer, ice cream
could be bought and stored for longer periods of time, paving the way for
longer shelf life -- if you can keep your hands off (and spoons out!).
One really cannot have a proper birthday celebration without ice cream
(even the Lactose Intolerant have their own versions of ice cream).
What's a piece of birthday cake without ice cream? Well, it's naked
cake -- cake in its own birthday suit!
Thanks to the ice cream freezer, folks can now stock up well in advance
of birthday parties and other celebrations (not to mention, stockpile
comfort food for less happy times). Mmmmmmm, Mmmmm, yummy! So it's
fitting that today, we celebrate a special date which makes our special
days so much more special.
So get some cake, a big scoop (or two) of ice cream, and join us in
singing "Happy Birthday, Ice Cream Freezer!"
Posted by photocartoonist at May 29, 2006 1:35 PM