
Ice Cream's Cool History
Wed, Apr 07
|Zoom Lecture
The fascinating history of some of our favorite treats!


Time & Location
Apr 07, 2021, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT
Zoom Lecture
About The Event
Join food historian Francine Segan to discover the fascinating stories behind our favorite frozen treats: banana splits, root beer floats, pie à la mode, Eskimo Pies, Bananas Foster, baked Alaska, and more.
We’ll trace these sweets back centuries to the cool treats enjoyed by Alexander the Great and Emperor Nero, who surely invented the first slushy when he sent runners to mountaintops to harvest glistening snow that he ate flavored
with fruit. Did you know that vanilla is the most popular ice cream flavor in the USA, accounting for over 25% of sales, with chocolate a distant second or Hawaii has an “ice cream bean” that tastes just like vanilla ice cream? Discover who invented the ice cream cone, why and the fascinating roles Thomas Jefferson and Ronald Regan played in ice cream history.
FRANCINE SEGAN, a renowned food historian and James Beard-nominated author of six books including Movie Menus…
Tickets
Virtual Lecture Ticket
$5.00
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