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Fact: The 1904 world's fair in St. Louis, Missouri, combined forces with nearby waffle vendors to invent the first waffle cone.
Fact: The name of the inventor of Ice Cream is unknown but it is believed to have been invented by the Chinese in 200 BC.
Fact: The ledger of President George Washington described "a cream machine for ice", indicating that frozen desserts were served at the Philadelphia home of the president and the first lady, Martha Washington. According to the Washington ledger book approximately $200 was spent for ice cream during the summer of 1790.
Fact: In 1907, Frederick Peters opened his ice cream cart in Sydney, Australia.
Fact: Alexander the Great, who fought against the Persians learned about their fruit ices and ice creams and enjoyed these desserts flavored with honey and nectar. There are Ancient Greek references to snow or ice delicacies flavored with lemon, honey and pomegranate juice from 323 BC.
Fact: The Chinese invention of Icecream is believed to date back to the Tang dynasty , maybe around 618 AD. Cheng Tang the first king of the dynasty, is known to have employed over 90 'ice-men" to . The first Chinese ice cream was made from frozen water buffalo milk thickened with flour and flavoured with camphor.
Fact: The Ancient Chinese were not the only ancient people who enjoyed icecream. In the Persian Empire of modern day Iran, people poured syrups over snow called "fruit ice" (sorbet) and an Ancient Iranian ice cream called Bastani was made from milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla, rose water, saffron, and pistachios in 500 BC.
Fact: The Ancient Romans soon leaned about the delicious dessert called icecream and the Emperor Nero A.D. 75 frequently sent slaves into the mountains to collect snow and ice, which was then flavored with fruits and juices. An old Roman recipe by Pliny the Elder explained how to mix crushed ice with honey and fruit juices.
Fact: Italian Ice Creams became a popular for the elite when the dessert chef of Catherine de Medici, Ruggeria served a different flavored ice during the month long festivities celebrating her royal marriage the King Henry II of France in 1533.
Fact: Chocolate ice cream comes exclusively from brown cows. Oreo flavored ice cream comes from black and white cows.