Welcome to our series sharing Unique Holidays: July 17th, 2022. Today is National Peach Ice Cream Day and as much as I love Ice Cream I believe I will pass on this flavor and Charlie also said he would pass. How about you. Would you like a dish of Peach Ice Cream or a Peach Milkshake today?
Five Facts about Ice-Cream
- It takes 12 lbs. of Milk to make just one gallon of Ice Cream.
- The U.S. enjoys an average of 48 pints of Ice Cream per person, per year, more than any other Country.
- Ice Cream Cone’s invention is linked to the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis when an Ice Cream Vendor reportedly didn’t have enough dishes to keep up with the demand, so he teamed up with a Waffle vendor who rolled his Waffles into cones!
- In 2003, Portland, Oregon purchased more Ice Cream per person than any other U.S. City.
- The biggest Ice Cream Sundae in history was made in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in 1988, and weighed in at over 24 tons.
National Peach Ice Cream Day falls on July 17th which you can celebrate with a few scoops of Peach Ice Cream during Peach Harvest Season.
Since peaches begin peaking in July, this celebration comes just in time and this holiday lands right in the middle of National Ice Cream Month. An excellent time to add Peach Ice Cream to the growing list of flavors to choose from.
Generally speaking, there are two types of Peaches: Freestone and Clingstone. The difference has to do with how the flesh comes away from the stone or the pit in the middle of the Peach. When the meat comes away freely from the stone, the Peach is a Freestone Peach; if the flesh clings to the Peach it’s a clingstone.
While Georgia may be the first State to come to mind when you think of Peaches, California actually leads the nation in production. In the United States, 20 States produce Peaches commercially. Besides California and Georgia, the other two top producers are South Carolina and New Jersey. Pennsylvania and Washington grow a lot of Peaches, too.
Peaches are a sweet stone Fruit which makes delicious Ice Cream. However, you don’t have to use fresh Peaches to make Ice Cream. You can purchase frozen Peaches if the Farmer’s Markets don’t have Peaches in yet. Make sure you invite the family to join you in making Ice Cream which they will love. The best part will be eating up the Ice Cream on a hot Summer day.
LETS CELEBRATE NATIONAL PEACH ICE CREAM DAY
If your lucky enough to have a Ice Cream Maker then its time to get the Ice Cream Maker out. Grab your family and for an old-fashioned Ice Cream Social and serve Peach Ice Cream. Don’t panic if you don’t know a recipe because you can goggle Peach Ice Cream and find many recipes. Choose the one you most want to try or create a couple and host a taste test.
If you don’t have time to make your own Ice Cream you can also visit a Ice Cream Store and order Peach Ice Cream any way you want. Don’t hesitate to topping of your choice to your Ice Cream or even order a Peach Milkshake.
The origin of Peach Ice Cream Day is currently unknown.
Share your own on Social Media using #PeachIceCreamDay.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
