Welcome to our featured series sharing Food Holidays: September 22, 2022. Did you know today is National Ice Cream Cone Day. I don’t know about you but I wouldn’t mind having Ice Cream only I’m going to be a REBEL and ask for my Ice Cream in a Cone. How about you?
Five facts to know about Ice Cream Cones:
From the dawn of time, everyone from philosophers to the the man or woman on the street has scratched their confused heads over this mind-boggling question: How can you hold and eat Ice Cream in your hands without making a mess? September 22nd, celebrate the long-awaited answer on National Ice Cream Cone Day by taking a bite into America’s favorite way to eat Ice Cream.
Before the invention of the Ice Cream Cone, there was no good solution to the hassle or mess of eating an Ice Cream without dripping the stuff down your arms or down your chin and ruining your clothes. Thanks to this so-simple-it’s-incredible-nobody-thought-of-it-earlier innovation, now we’re free to indulge in Ice Cream Cones in Waffle-style, Pretzel Cones, Chocolate-Coated Cones and more. Feel free to enjoy these hot days by getting your favorite Cone and celebrate National Ice Cream Cone Day.
NATIONAL ICE CREAM CONE DAY ACTIVITIES
- Did you know making Ice Cream Cones is not nearly as hard as it seems? You don’t even need a Waffle Press to make a fresh and delicious Cone for your Ice Cream.
- Much simpler than making your own Cones, is trying out the Ice Cream Store down the street. Search for Ice Cream on Yelp and see where Ice Cream takes you. Don’t limit your choices because, Ice Cream, Sorbet, and Soft- Serve also come on Cones!
- Purchase a pack of standard Sugar Cones and decorate them! Dip the Cones in Chocolate, add Sprinkles, or Dark Chocolate stripes and a little food color and you have a one of a kind Cone everyone is going to want. Get creative and be prepared for your next Ice Cream Party.
WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL ICE CREAM CONE DAY
- Part of the appeal of the Ice Cream Cone is the added textures and flavors that the Cone adds to your desert. Everyone knows Chocolate Ice Cream is made better when you add a Pretzel Cone, or a Vanilla Cone to your Mango Sorbet makes the desert much more dynamic.
- Besides being a delicious addition to the Ice Cream treat that you’re holding in your hand; every time you eat Ice Cream in a Cone you’re doing the planet a favor by not using a plastic, disposable spoon and cup. Love the planet and enjoy Ice Cream at the same time.
- Cone or cup? It’s the classic question for America’s Ice Cream Lovers. While this point is open to a discussion over Ice Cream with friends obviously Cones rule and cups drool.
Facts about Cones
- Edible cones have been mentioned in French cooking books as early as 1825, when Julien Archambault describes a Cone where one can roll “little waffles”.
- According to one legend, a Syrian pastry maker, Ernest Hamwian, who was selling Zalabia, a crisp Pastry cooked in a hot Waffle-patterned press came to the aid of a neighboring Ice cream vendor perhaps Arnold Fornachou or Charles Menches who had run out of dishes; Hamwi rolled a warm Zalabia into a Cone that could hold Ice Cream.
- The first Cones were rolled by hand but, in 1912, Frederick Bruckman, an inventor from Portland, Oregon, patented a machine for rolling Ice-Cream Cones. Fredrick Bruckman sold his company to Nabisco in 1928. Nabisco is still producing Ice-Cream Cones, as it has been since 1928. Did you know Independent Ice-Cream providers such as Ben & Jerry’s make their own Ice-Cream Cones.
- Some brands produce something very similar to the traditional Ice-Cream Cone, but with a flat bottom, which enables the Cone to stand upright without the danger of falling. These types of Wafer Cups are called “Kiddie Cups”, “Cake Cones”, or “Cool Cups”.
- A variety of Cone exists that allows two scoops of Ice Cream to be served side by side, instead of the usual straight up order. The side-by-side variety has been the standard “double-header” in Australia for many decades, the ‘two-up’ variety is a relatively recent innovation in Gelato shops mostly.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
