Welcome back to our series sharing Food Holidays: June 7th 2021 with you. I would like to ask you to take a look at today Holiday and let me know if you would like to celebrate it or not. Charlie and I would like to.
I remember as a child my parents making Homemade Ice Cream and use having to add Rock Salt and crank the Ice Cream Machine forever. It seemed like the Ice Cream wouldn’t ever be ready.
Most of the time I remember us having Vanilla Ice Cream and sometimes Peach and my parents might have made Chocolate but I just don’t remember having it.
Until my sister began making Homemade Ice Cream for my nephews Birthday in place of a Birthday Cake when she would make both Vanilla and Chocolate.
I wish Debbie would make some now because Charlie and my niece and nephew haven’t had Homemade Ice Cream which everyone needs at least once in there lifetime.
National Chocolate Ice Cream Day
Did you know Vanilla is considered the most popular flavor of Ice Cream, but ever since the Italians froze Hot Chocolate in 1692, Chocolate has been a close contender.
National Chocolate Ice Cream Day was likely started by an Ice Cream manufacturer to encourage greater sales of the delightful dessert. The question remains whether there was really any need to encourage people to eat more Chocolate Ice Cream.
Chocolate Ice Cream is made by combining Cocoa Powder with Eggs, Cream, Vanilla, and Sugar. The recipe is then frozen, and the more adventurous celebrant could consider making their own Ice Cream-based dessert in order to celebrate Chocolate Ice Cream Day.
What is it about Chocolate Ice Cream that we should be celebrating?
The US is the third-highest producer and consumer of the cold stuff in the world. Whilst the good old Chocolate flavor may have been pipped to the post by Vanilla, it is not less worthy of being celebrated with its own day every year and is still in the top 5 rated Ice Cream flavors!
If you need a reason other than the fact that Chocolate Ice Cream even exists, you have come to the right place! Well, if that is the case be prepared to eat your words or rather, Ice Cream!
A firm favorite in America and of course, the rest of the world, Ice Cream is not just for those who are going through a breakup. But, whilst we are discussing this – has anyone actually seen a dumped party consume their body weight in Ice Cream whilst sobbing hysterically in front of a TV in real life? No? We didn’t think so.
- Ice Cream is a luxury – honest! Up until the late 1800s, Ice Cream was only for the rich and super-elite. This is due to the fact that they were the only ones who could afford to import Ice Cream and then freeze it when it arrived. So next time your looking for a more upmarket snack – look no further than the humble yet mighty tub of Chocolate Ice Cream.
- Just like a bar of Chocolate, Chocolate Ice Cream is versatile. You can add Chocolate Ice Cream to desserts, Milkshakes, top it with an assortment of sweet and savory foods, or even combine Chocolate Ice Cream with other Chocolate foodstuffs to make a delectable dessert that is sure to induce a food coma.
- Ice Cream Sundaes. That is it. No elaboration needed. Did you know, Ice Cream Sundaes were actually made to be served on a Sunday? I didn’t but it makes sense as Sundays to a lot of people are Family Day. Ice Cream is a popular addition to Soda drinks in local Soda Shops. By law, on Sundays, this drink wasn’t allowed to be sold. Can you imagine that? As a way around this, a popular Ice Cream Parlor chose to serve the Ice Cream and Syrup without the Soda to get around laws about Sugary treats on the Sabbath. So the story goes anyway, but either way, the treat is still a firm favorite all over the world.
Lets celebrate Chocolate Ice Cream Day
As we mentioned earlier, the delicious Chocolate Ice Cream is a versatile treat, and tasty all on its own, it is safe to say some enhancements can actually increase the appeal of the brown colored frozen snack.
Did you know Chocolate Ice Cream is a staple ingredient in many other flavors of Ice Cream including;
- Rocky Road
- Chocolate Fudge Brownie
- Chocolate Peanut Butter
- Neapolitan
- German Chocolate Ice Cream which is David’s favorite and he likes this Ice Cream turned into a Milk Shake.
- You can make lip-smacking desserts with Chocolate Ice Cream that will make you want to skip dinner and feast on dessert until your body 99.99% Ice Cream and Sugar!
Be warned: the following suggestions could cause brain freeze. Enjoy Ice Cream responsibly. But if you can’t, the following advice is for those who need this: Brain freeze can be combated by placing your tongue on the top of your mouth.
Which will help warm the temperature sensors in the roof of your mouth which are the cause of brain freeze. A drop in temperatures sends a signal to your brain letting it know of heat loss. This is why you get the sudden pain halfway through enjoying your treat.
Whether you are celebrating, commiserating, catching up, or enjoying a film, there is no wrong time to indulge in Chocolate Ice Cream. Well, that is unless your driving, or at work – your boss may not be best pleased!
Enjoy your Chocolate Ice Cream on its own, in a cone, sandwiched in between wafers or in a classic ice cream glass or tall sundae glass. I like to have mine in a Bowl while Charlie prefers a Cone. What do you prefer and why?
Did you know a typical sundae glass is tall, wider a the top and tapers to the bottom, and features a flat disc base. Traditionally served with a thin long spoon so you can delve to the bottom to scrape out as much as possible. Sundaes combine Ice Creams with many different toppings in a variety of flavors.
Ice cream bowls tend to be shorter and wider round bowls on a short stand with a flat base for stability. The exact shape can vary depending on location, size, and the type of serving your ordering. But the dishware is irrelevant as everyone knows, its what the container holds that matters!
7 Random Ice Cream Facts:
- Romans used to send slaves up the Mountains to collect Snow and flavor it with Fruits. Kinda makes you grateful all you need to do is go to the store, doesn’t it?
- Hawaii has an “Ice Cream Bean” Fruit that tastes like Ice Cream! Did you know that and have you ever had this Fruit? Because we haven’t.
- The world record for eating Ice Cream was broken in 2017. Miki Sudo managed to get through 16.5 pints of Ice Cream in 6 minutes! I sure couldn’t do that and Charlie says he couldn’t either. Do you think you could?
- In 2016, Americans ate 2.7 billion liters of Ice Cream.
- Do you know how many licks it takes to consume a cone of Ice Cream? Researchers discovered the magic number is 50 licks. Try it when you have your next cone, see if it is true. That is like how many licks does it get to get to the center of the Tootsie Roll Pop and I don’t know the answer to either although, Charlie said he would like to find out by trying both.
- Chocolate is the most preferred Ice Cream topping. Chocolate Sauce and Chocolate Ice cream. A match made in ice cream heaven!
- The most popular day to consume Ice Cream is Sunday! #FaamilyDay
More facts to share with your friends and family:
- An average dairy Cow can produce enough Milk in her lifetime to make a little over 9,000 gallons of Ice Cream. That’s a heck of a lot of Ice Cream.
- The udder of a Cow can hold between 25-50 lbs. of Milk. Holy Cow that is a whole lot of Milk.
- In the U.S., all Ice Cream needs to have a minimum of 10% Milkfat if it is to be labeled “Ice Cream”. This includes Custard based (French Style) Ice Creams.
- Sorbet, has no Milk at all! Did you know that because Charlie and I didn’t.
- In Sherbet, Milkfat is between 1 – 2%.
Chocolate Ice Cream:
Ingredients
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 cup milk
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 egg yolk, lightly beaten
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Step 1
Combine sugar, milk, salt, and cocoa powder in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Bring to a simmer. Place the egg yolks into a small bowl. Gradually stir in about 1/2 cup of the hot liquid. and return to the saucepan. Heat until thickened, but do not boil. Remove from the heat, and stir in the chopped chocolate until chocolate is melted. Pour into a chilled bowl, and refrigerate for about two hours until cold, stirring occasionally.
Step 2
When chocolate mixture has completely cooled, stir in the cream, and vanilla. Pour into an ice cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer’s directions.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
