40 Interesting Ice Cream Facts

The first ice cream truck vendor in the United States was Harry Burt.

The ice cream cone was invented at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904.

Nancy Johnson was the first to receive the American patent for a handheld ice cream maker.

In Italy, there are over 19,000 ice cream parlors employing over 69,000 people.

“Raw Horse Flesh” is one of the ice cream flavors that is sold in Japan.

For making ice cream, a frozen mixture of milk and rice was used in China around 200 BC.

A sorbet is like an ice cream, but contains no milk.

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