I am going to take you back to my childhood today as we celebrate March 28 Eat an Eskimo Pie Day #EatAnEskimoPieDay As a child we didn’t only have Ice Cream Trucks but Snow Cone Trucks and man on man I miss those Snow Cones nothing taste as good as a cold Snow Cone off one of those trucks. It’s just sad Charlie and Suzzane never had the opportunity to get a Snow Cone from one of the trucks but they’ve gotten Ice Cream off the Ice Cream trucks lots of times.
Our Ice Cream Truck and the Snow Cone Truck would run one right after the other. Our parents would give us money for a Ice Cream but more times than not I would wait for the Snow Cone even though I loved Ice Cream. Today is Eskimo Pie Day #EatAnEskimoPieDay I wish David wasn’t working late this evening I would go to the store and pick up a Eskimo Pie which is one of my favorite Ice Creams of all times.
With Eskimo Pie Day being celebrated annually on March 28th would you like a Eskimo Pie Ice Cream with us? Eskimo Pie Day commemorates the discovery of America’s first Chocolate-covered Ice Cream Bar. Did you know the Eskimo Pie is also known as Eskimo’s Pie, a frozen treat made of Vanilla Ice Cream Bar and Chocolate coating served on a stick.
In the Summer of 1920, high school teacher and candy shop owner Christian Kent Nelson witnessed a boy torn between purchasing a Ice Cream or a Chocolate Bar. The boy eventually bought the Chocolate. Nelson asked him why he didn’t buy both, and the boy responded that he only had one nickel, so he couldn’t buy his favorite treat. At this moment, Nelson came up with the idea of combining both treats to satisfy more children. A month later, he successfully produced the official Chocolate-coated Ice Cream Bar, which he called an ‘I-Scream Bar.’
Nelson first made 500 bars without the sticks and sold them at a fireman’s picnic. After successfully selling his first few batches, Nelson began searching for a manufacturer to take his business to the next level. Nelson partnered with Chocolate maker Russel C. Stover and renamed the Ice Cream Bars as Eskimo Pies. Over time, Nelson and Stover sold the rights to local Ice Cream Shops in their area.
By the Spring of 1922, roughly 2,700 different shops sold the Eskimo Pie, selling over a million per day. In 1934, the popularity of Ice Cream Bars was at its peak. It was then that sticks were introduced to make this Ice Cream easier to eat, shaping them into the modern version we know and love today. Nelson retired in 1961 and passed away on March 8, 1992, leaving behind a legacy that has forever changed the global Ice Cream industry.
ESKIMO PIE DAY ACTIVITIES
- Grab your friends and family and pay a visit to your favorite Ice Cream Shops and purchase Ice Cream Bars.
- Today isn’t the day to check out modern artisanal Ice Cream Bars on Eat an Eskimo Pie Day. You should stick to the classic Eskimo Pie.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ESKIMO PIES
- In 2020, Dreyer’s division of Nestle announced that they’re changing the name from Eskimo Pie to Edy’s Pie.
- The Eskimo Pie Company used to spend $4,000 in legal fees per day defending the rights to the broad coverage of Ice Cream Bars and for trademarking the word ‘Pie.’
- The price of cocoa beans increased in 1922, when the popularity of Eskimo Pies caused the price of Cocoa Beans to increase.
- Christain Nelson Kent invented the Chocolate Bar, it was Klondike that introduced a variety of flavors including Maple and Cherry.
WHY WE LOVE EAT AN ESKIMO PIE DAY
- The Eskimo Pie still lives true to its purpose: offering two desserts in one Chocolate and Ice Cream in one bite?
- A bite of the Eskimo Pie is like being a kid all over again.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
