Chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla : a history of American ice cream / Anne Cooper Funderburg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Funderburg, Anne Cooper, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ice cream, ices, etc--United States--History.

Ice cream, ices, etc.

Frozen desserts--United States--History.

Frozen desserts.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 211 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bowling Green, OH : Bowling Green State University Popular Press, ©1995.

Summary:

Explains how ice cream went from being a rarity for the rich to a beloved part of everyday American life, discussing the evolution of ice-cream-making technology, the advent of such forms as the sundae and sandwich, and the histories of such brands as Good Humor, Eskimo Pie, and Ben and Jerry's.

Contents:

An elite treat : the first hundred years

Homemade and hand-cranked : making ice cream in the 18th and 19th centuries

Wholesalers and heavyweights : 1850-1900

Sodas, sundaes, and other innovations : soda fountain treats in the 19th century

Flappers, doughboys, blind-pigs, and Eskimo Pies : 1900-1939

From soft serve to superpremium : 1940-1995.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-203) and index.

Local Notes:

HSP Historic Culinary Arts Collection.

Other Format:

Online version: Funderburg, Anne Cooper. Chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla.

ISBN:

0879726911

9780879726911

087972692X

9780879726928

OCLC:

33665376