Unique Holidays – August 2nd, 2021

Good morning, welcome back to our series sharing Unique Holidays – August 2nd, 2021. Did you know it’s National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. I wish I had knew about in on the way home because I would have asked David to stop by Dairy Queen to pick up a Ice Cream Sandwich for me. Do you like Ice Cream Sandwiches and if so were do you like to get them at and why?

National Ice Cream Sandwich Day

The cold twin bursts of Chocolate with the soft hint of Vanilla between, leading to a small explosion of flavor. A delight over a Century old, and even more impressive is that Ice Cream Sandwiches is still as liked today as they were back then. The very taste of delight for untold Summers, this is the celebration of Ice Cream Sandwich Day!

Lets learn about Ice Cream Sandwich Day

If you’ve never had an Ice Cream Sandwich before, your seriously missing out! ice Cream Sandwiches is one of the most delicious Ice Cream treats. They’re simple to make, but extremely tasty. An Ice Cream Sandwich is simply a frozen dessert that has two Cookies, Wafers, or Biscuits, with Ice Cream in the middle. Ice Cream Sandwiches combines two amazing things; Ice Creams and Cookies. What more could you really want? It is not hard to see why this dessert is so popular, so its only right that we have a day to honor this amazing treat, isn’t it?

You may be wondering where this amazing idea came from and how many people enjoy Ice Cream Sandwiches! There are lots of great facts regarding Ice Cream Sandwiches, so you can spend your day digging a little bit deeper into this popular treat and when it all started out. We know that there were Ice Cream Sandwiches available for sale by Street Vendors in New York from the late 1800s, and so its definitely a treat that has been enjoyed for quite some time now! We know this because the Ice Cream Sandwich was cited in an article in the New York Mail and Express in 1899.

It said the following:

If you are a fan of the Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich, we have San Francisco to thank for this. When it comes to building a delicious Ice Cream Sandwich, Cookies have become a much-loved alternative to the standard Chocolate Wafer. It is believed that this creation was invented by an Ice Cream vendor in 1928 in San Francisco when he decided to use two Oatmeal Cookies instead of Wafers. But wait, it gets even better, he even dipped it into Chocolate before serving the treat! If you have never tried this type of Ice Cream Sandwich before, why not give it a go in honor of Ice Cream Sandwich Day? After all, everything tastes better when it has been covered in Chocolate, right?

History of Ice Cream Sandwich Day

Nobody quite knows where the day originated from, or even the definitive place the Ice Cream Sandwich itself started. There are pictures from 1900 of people eating Ice Cream Sandwiches after paying nothing more than a penny! These delights come in many forms, but originally they were Vanilla Ice Cream pressed between two thin Graham Crackers. The current form of the Ice Cream Sandwich is a soft Chocolate Wafer bracketing Vanilla Ice Cream. But no matter the origins, the Ice Cream Sandwich has been a staple of Summertime enjoyment for many a year. Sticky fingers and a mouth surrounded by White Cream is the hallmark of many a child’s enjoyment, wanting another in the soft heat of Summer. The mere memory of these treats seem to bring memories of Summers past to mind, and the utter amazement every time we bit into one of these Ice Cream Sandwiches.

How to celebrate Ice Cream Sandwich Day

Well, the obvious thing would be to go get an Ice Cream Sandwich, and enjoy the treat sitting down like the child we all used to be. Maybe run around a little bit, laugh loudly and ask for a second one! Maybe instead of the soft Chocolate Wafer, you try the Sandwich as they originally made it, or maybe sandwich that luscious Vanilla Ice Cream between two Cookies. Maybe add Chocolate Chips around the edge, or even try Chocolate Ice Cream between Vanilla Wafers. Experiment with different things, as you never know what combination will become your favorite.

Maybe you could introduce someone else to an Ice Cream Sandwich. Sharing the delightfully sweet treat with someone who has never had one might just bring a smile to your face, seeing the wonder and awe on theirs. Or even showing them what an original Ice Cream Sandwich is. Maybe the confectionery delights that are all over, like the aforementioned Chocolate Chip Cookies sandwiching the Vanilla. In any case, enjoy the soft sweetness, and avoid that all to common mistake of eating the treat so fast you end up with a brain freeze!

The good thing about making an Ice Cream Sandwich is that it can be as straightforward or as difficult as you want it to be. If your looking for something simple, all you need to do is purchase your favorite flavor of Ice Cream and your favorite Cookie. Scoop out Ice Cream and place between the two Cookies, and then you can enjoy your creation. Easy and super tasty, right?

However, if you are someone who likes a challenge and you want to have fun in the kitchen, you can try making your own Cookies and your own Ice Cream! If you go down this route, don’t forget to post photos on your Social Media so that you can show everyone your impressive creations.

Happy National Ice Cream Sandwich Day!

Facts about Ice Cream Sandwiches:

The 30-44 age group buys the most Ice Cream Sandwiches.
The average number of Ice Cream Sandwiches eaten per second Nationally is 48.
The Ice Cream Sandwich ranks as the second best-selling Ice Cream novelty in America.
If all the Ice Cream Sandwiches made last year were placed end to end, they would circle Earth 3 1/2 times.
The Eastern Seaboard consumes almost 50 percent of all Ice Cream Sandwiches.

Thank you,

Glenda, Charlie and David Cates