ICE ICE BABY : Gotta Love Ice Cream!

WOOHOOHHH !  We just gotta love  ice cream ,  whatever our age is.   And when  the ice cream man  comes along,   we’re like little  kids  rushing to the  front door  to  get  a load of  these frozen delights!

And why do we just love ice cream,  with all its myriad of flavors?

For one,   ice cream  is  dubbed as  “the perfect treat  for any season.”  Whether  you  cool off  at  your  veranda  with  delicious scoops  of your  favorite flavor in the summer,          and  you  also  chill out  and  bring out the best  in the cold December  winter air  by gobbling up  banana  split dessert  laced with strawberry ice cream!

And  if you’re not  a fan of  vanilla ice cream,   cringe over the fruit-flavored versions  and  hate chocolate flavors,              no matter what  kind of  ice cream flavor you  like,  there’s an ice cream flavor out there for you.

The International  Dairy  Foods  Association  reported recently  that  the average  American consumes  more than 23  pounds of  ice cream  per year .

That’s more  calories  that we’ll ever want  to have  each day if we wish  to keep  and maintain our weight! 

How  do  we explain  all  the  cravings  for  melt-in-your-mouth  sweetness of  these frozen  desserts ?

We’d  love a good scoop  anytime  ,  so simple to serve for our family and friends , and no need to fuss over  what to eat for dessert.  And  haven’t you heard  of  therapists’  advice  to have gulps of ice cream  to  help  mend our broken hearts on breakups,  calming  our nerves  on our stress-filled lives?

CNN Health  observed  that  this never-ending  ice cream addiction  spread in all ages,      as an  ice cream lover  may be “addicted”  to a fun and funky  Ben and Jerry’s flavor like Blondie Ambition,   peppered with  loadful chunks  of   blondies and  butterscotch  toffee flakes.      

On the other hand,  other   frozen delight fans  may prefer  Haagen-Dazs’     Banana Peanut Butter Chip Ice Cream from its  “decadent collection” ,  or go gaga over both  Bourbon Praline Pecan  and  Bourbon Vanilla Bean Truffle flavors in uninhibited glee.

Sensory Spectrum,  a  consulting firm  helping companies  learn how sensory cues drive consumer perceptions of products,         explains that  sweetness is the driving factor  for  ice cream cravings, pointing out  that  it should  not  be  “cloyingly sweet  — so you can eat more of it.”

Gail Civille,  founder and president of  Sensory Spectrum,  shares that  sweetness  contributes to the taste variable,   while fat  contributes to  triggers  that  you’ve eaten  something substantial   — with both as  key players in the likability of any  ice cream brand.

Ice cream companies have perfected the concept of melt by adding a minimum amount of fat, or thickeners and gums, which can mimic the effects of fat if done properly, Civille explained.

She further observes  :  loving ice  cream   in  “ferocious abandon”  by  self-confessed ice cream fans  can   be classified in two parts :   either  one can be “addicted” to the frozen treat,  with all its creaminess and sweetness,   or  one can also be thrilled and attracted to a  particular brand.  

And so if  the  Madagascar vanilla  is not available,  do you fret and throw a fit?

“You may have to substitute a Tahitian vanilla or use another supplier.  As an aside,  a lot of vanillas  are fake.  Vanilla should taste like cooked butter,  cooked milk and caramel,  not fake caramel with artificial butter notes,”  Civille adds.

So enough with these  expert observations,   and let’s dive  in  for  some  trivia and fun facts on  ice cream!

First Fun Fact

Neapolitan ice cream  wasn’t always  the strawberry,  chocolate and vanilla trifecta we know today.         The original  Neapolitan ice cream,   which was named in the late 19th century as   a  reflection  of  its  first  cuisine  version  from the Italian city of Naples,  was made up of vanilla , cherry and pistachio  in honor of the Italian flag.

Second Fun Fact

Chocolate  ice cream  was invented  about  50 years before  the invention of vanilla

Ice cream fandom enthusiasts   reveal  that the first known traces of this flavor  dates back to  1692  in Naples, Italy,   with Italian immigrants  bringing the ice cream flavor to the US  and gaining  popularity  in the 1800s.

Third Fun Fact

It was in Maryland when the first ice cream  was served in the United States  circa  1744,  when  Governor  Thomas Bladen  gave it to his guests  for dessert. 

A Virginia official  named William  Black  wrote on his journal entry dated  May  19  1744  that  he  attended  a  dinner  hosted in Annapolis  by the Governor,   with  “some fine ice cream” served ,  laced with ingredients of  strawberries and  milk.

Fourth Fun Fact

Ice cream was touted as a  popular luxury dessert  in  France in  1553,   introduced by  Italian noblewoman Catherine de Medici   when she became queen as wife of  King Henry II  of France.   More than a hundred years later,   after decades of  being  exclusive  to the royalty,   ice cream  was finally made available  to  the general  public  in 1660  .

Fifth Fun Fact

UK Prime Minister  Margaret  Thatcher  was  working as a young research  chemist  in the early  50’s for  food manufacturer  J. Lyons  & Co.  looking for ways to stabilize a cheaper,  airier  ice cream.  Washington Post  published  a report that  Thatcher’s work  is  responsible  for   perfecting  soft-serve  ice cream,   and also  “made possible the  invention  of   soft ice-cream machine “

Sixth  Fun Fact


Pregnant  women  always  have  ice cream  as one of their  topmost cravings.   Why does ice cream  seem so  irresistible  for  the preggies?   Experts  speculate that  because of  hormonal changes among  pregnant women,  these cravings  for sweet delicacies such as ice cream intensify.


So ice cream lovers,  let’s admit it :   ice  cream is not  just  great  by itself   ,  but  also with a  wide  variety of treats.   Enjoy  mint  ice cream with  a rich  brownie,    make that  stuffed crepe  even  better   with a  scoop of  chocolate frozen delights!  


The possibilities are endless,  and  yes  we know that  we  just can’t   get enough. Craving? Find the Best Ice Cream Near Me


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