ICE CREAM SUNDAE HATS

 

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One of the most familiar ice cream desserts in the United States, the sundae typically consists of a scoop of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup (often chocolate, caramel, butterscotch, or strawberry), and in some cases other items such as chopped peanuts, whipped cream, or maraschino cherries. Although earliest documentation points to Ithaca, New York, as the birthplace of the treat, a number of cities lay claim to its paternity.***************There is currently a heated debate between Ithaca and Two Rivers over which city has the right to claim the title "birthplace of the ice cream sundae." Ithaca mayor Carolyn K. Peterson has received over 30 postcards since June 27, 2006 from Two Rivers residents claiming that their city is the birthplace of the sundae. The postcards were in response to Peterson's official proclamation June 26th at Purity Ice Cream that Ithaca had proof to call the sundae its own. Ithaca retaliated with an ad called "Got Proof?" in the Two Rivers newspaper.****************Two Rivers' claim is based on the story of George Hallauer asking Edward C. Berner, the owner of Berner's Soda Fountain, to drizzle chocolate syrup over ice cream in 1881. Berner eventually did and wound up selling the treat for a nickel, originally only on Sundays, but later every day. According to this story, the spelling changed when a glass salesman ordered canoe-shaped dishes. When Berner died in 1939, the Chicago Tribune headlined his obituary "Man Who Made First Ice Cream Sundae Is Dead." **************************************** Supporting Ithaca's claim, Gretchen Sachse of Tompkins County, New York and the DeWitt Historical Society provides a differing account of how the sundae came to be: One hot Sunday afternoon in 1891 in Ithaca, John M. Scott, a Unitarian Church pastor, and Chester Platt, Platt & Colt Pharmacy partner, created the first known sundae. Mr. Platt covered dishes of ice cream with syrup and candied cherries on a whim. The Platt & Colt soda fountain featured sundaes thereafter. The first documented advertisement for a "Cherry Sunday" was placed in the Ithaca Daily Journal in 1892 by Chester Platt. The spelling "sundae" is believed to have originated in Evanston, Illinois as a less blasphemous name for the ice cream treat some time after the "Sunday" spelling was popularized in Ithaca.**************The classic hot fudge sundae is often a creation of vanilla ice cream, hot chocolate sauce (hence the "hot fudge"), whipped cream, nuts, and a single bright-red maraschino cherry on top. A hot fudge sundae can be made with any flavor of ice cream; though, as a chocolate sauce is generally favored, non-chocolate ice cream flavors are preferred. A variation of the hot fudge sundae is the banana split, which generally has two extra scoops of ice creams of different flavors, over a split banana.******The popular combination of vanilla ice cream, chocolate and caramel sauces, and toasted pecans is known as a turtle sundae.*************For the price of 1000 U.S. dollars, the most expensive ice cream sundae is the Serendipity Golden Opulence Sundae, sold by the famous Serendipity 3 restaurant in New York City. The dessert consists of five scoops of Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla, covered in 23-carat edible gold leaf, rare Amedei Porceleana and Chuao chocolate, American Golden caviar, passion fruit, orange, Armagnac, candied fruits from Paris, Marzipan cherries, and decorated with real gold dragets. The sundae is served in a baccarat Harcourt crystal goblet with an 18-karat gold spoon.****************In New England, it is not uncommon to see Marshmallow Fluff used in place of whipped cream. In the St. Louis area, a popular variation produced by local shop Ted Drewes is known as a Concrete. Not unlike a blizzard, Concrete preparation involves mixing or blending additions in, rather than using them as toppings.

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One of the most familiar ice cream desserts in the United States, the sundae typically consists of a scoop of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup (often chocolate, caramel, butterscotch, or strawberry), and in some cases other items such as chopped peanuts, whipped cream, or maraschino cherries. Although earliest documentation points to Ithaca, New York, as the birthplace of the treat, a number of cities lay claim to its paternity.***************There is currently a heated debate between Ithaca and Two Rivers over which city has the right to claim the title "birthplace of the ice cream sundae." Ithaca mayor Carolyn K. Peterson has received over 30 postcards since June 27, 2006 from Two Rivers residents claiming that their city is the birthplace of the sundae. The postcards were in response to Peterson's official proclamation June 26th at Purity Ice Cream that Ithaca had proof to call the sundae its own. Ithaca retaliated with an ad called "Got Proof?" in the Two Rivers newspaper.****************Two Rivers' claim is based on the story of George Hallauer asking Edward C. Berner, the owner of Berner's Soda Fountain, to drizzle chocolate syrup over ice cream in 1881. Berner eventually did and wound up selling the treat for a nickel, originally only on Sundays, but later every day. According to this story, the spelling changed when a glass salesman ordered canoe-shaped dishes. When Berner died in 1939, the Chicago Tribune headlined his obituary "Man Who Made First Ice Cream Sundae Is Dead." **************************************** Supporting Ithaca's claim, Gretchen Sachse of Tompkins County, New York and the DeWitt Historical Society provides a differing account of how the sundae came to be: One hot Sunday afternoon in 1891 in Ithaca, John M. Scott, a Unitarian Church pastor, and Chester Platt, Platt & Colt Pharmacy partner, created the first known sundae. Mr. Platt covered dishes of ice cream with syrup and candied cherries on a whim. The Platt & Colt soda fountain featured sundaes thereafter. The first documented advertisement for a "Cherry Sunday" was placed in the Ithaca Daily Journal in 1892 by Chester Platt. The spelling "sundae" is believed to have originated in Evanston, Illinois as a less blasphemous name for the ice cream treat some time after the "Sunday" spelling was popularized in Ithaca.**************The classic hot fudge sundae is often a creation of vanilla ice cream, hot chocolate sauce (hence the "hot fudge"), whipped cream, nuts, and a single bright-red maraschino cherry on top. A hot fudge sundae can be made with any flavor of ice cream; though, as a chocolate sauce is generally favored, non-chocolate ice cream flavors are preferred. A variation of the hot fudge sundae is the banana split, which generally has two extra scoops of ice creams of different flavors, over a split banana.******The popular combination of vanilla ice cream, chocolate and caramel sauces, and toasted pecans is known as a turtle sundae.*************For the price of 1000 U.S. dollars, the most expensive ice cream sundae is the Serendipity Golden Opulence Sundae, sold by the famous Serendipity 3 restaurant in New York City. The dessert consists of five scoops of Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla, covered in 23-carat edible gold leaf, rare Amedei Porceleana and Chuao chocolate, American Golden caviar, passion fruit, orange, Armagnac, candied fruits from Paris, Marzipan cherries, and decorated with real gold dragets. The sundae is served in a baccarat Harcourt crystal goblet with an 18-karat gold spoon.****************In New England, it is not uncommon to see Marshmallow Fluff used in place of whipped cream. In the St. Louis area, a popular variation produced by local shop Ted Drewes is known as a Concrete. Not unlike a blizzard, Concrete preparation involves mixing or blending additions in, rather than using them as toppings.

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