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The Classics: The Ice Cream Sandwich

frostbite — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 01:11:53 +0000

Legend has it that the very first ice cream sandwich was created at the turn of the 20th century, by a pushcart vendor in the Bowery neighborhood of New York. The unknown hero of the frozen dessert world bravely went were no ice cream seller had gone before and sandwiched a slice of ice cream between two milk biscuits and sold his creation to hungry customers for just a penny. The idea soon caught on, and more vendors started selling the tasty biscuit and ice cream combo, and the ice cream sandwich was well and truly born.

Spring forward a couple of decades and the ice cream sandwich has a subtle reinvention in 1945, as a man named Jerry Newberg adds a new twist to the popular icy delight. He made his money selling slices of vanilla ice cream sandwiched between two chocolate wafers to hungry sports fans at Forbes Field, former home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. So popular was his new take on the original Bowery invention, it went on to by mass produced and became the Ice Cream Sandwich we know and love today.

Today Ice cream sandwiches can be found all around the world and are known by a variety of different names including the Monaco Bar, Giant Sandwich, Maxibon, Cream Between, Vanilla Slice and many more. However far you go to find one though, you can rest assured that the ice cream sandwich will always be considered an American icon. In fact, so much so, that it is even sold at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C!

Still one of the bestselling ice cream products on the market today, it is the 30 – 45-year age group that consumes the most ice cream sandwiches here in America. They must be eating a lot of them too, as the average number of ice cream sandwiches eaten per second nationally is a whopping 48, according to fact-finding website www.mobile-cuisine.com – and that’s a lot of sandwiches!

Upscale Ice Cream Sandwiches

As with all simple and traditional treats, there is always someone out there looking to improve on the original recipe. The ice cream sandwich is no exception, and upscale ice creameries and designer dessert chefs are using everything from banana bread to macaroons as the cookie base to sandwich ice creams made of a million different flavors to create an unusual and inspired take on the classic ice cream sandwich of our youth.

National Ice Cream Sandwich Day

If you love an ice cream sandwich, why not celebrate National Ice Cream Sandwich Day on August 2nd, and eat a frozen treat in honor of the same. Or, if you can’t wait until August, come see us any time of year to try one of our new and exciting nitrogen ice cream sandwiches right here in Florida.

Nitrogen Frozen Desserts from Frostbite

Here at Frostbite, we will happily combine any kind of cookie base with your favorite ice cream flavor to create your very own custom sandwich, or you can try one of our immensely popular Billionaire Golden Oreo Sandwiches instead.

The best way to find out more about Frostbite Nitrogen Ice Cream is to experience it for yourself. Stop in with your kids, friends, Grandparents, date, or even just yourself. You won’t be disappointed! Click our LOGO below to enter our website where you can discover more about us!

2125 S. University Dr.
Davie, Florida 33324

954-368-3642

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THE HISTORY OF THE ICE CREAM TRUCK

frostbite — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 14:17:37 +0000

We all know the familiar sounds of the ice cream truck. Even now, as sensible and mature adults, it’s hard to overcome the urge to drop what you’re doing and run out to the truck, overflowing with excitement about which great flavor we should try today.

But did you ever wonder about the history of the phenomenon that has been drawing children (and giant, adult children) towards it for generations?

I’m gonna tell you anyway, so grab a cone and settle down for some history…

Back in the 19^th Century, when the majority of city dwellers lived in poverty and filth, ice cream carts became a big thing. You may have seen photos of them or noticed them in films set in the era. However, you can remove any romantic notions you may have about them, as they were little more than mobile germ factories!

Back then, if you were in the mood for some ice cream, you’d visit one of these carts, manned by some unwashed kid and buy a plate of ice cream. You would then lick the plate clean and return it to the kid before heading off to be violently ill. You see, the plate you just handed back would be wiped ‘clean’ and be ready for the next guy. The trouble was that until the 1890s, milk in the US wasn’t pasteurized, which meant that any dairy product was a gamble. Many “ice cream epidemics” flared up around that time as a result of this.

By 1904, things had massively improved, especially in the ice cream hygiene world, and ice cream was back in favor. At the 1904 World Fair, some bright spark came up with the novel idea of scooping ice cream into a wafer cone, thus providing the ideal ice cream transportation device. The idea took off and seems to have lasted.

In the 1920s, a man called Harry Burt of Youngstown, Ohio came up with a great idea. He stuck a refrigerator into his truck, loaded it with chocolate covered ice creams and set off to deliver low cost the treats to Depression-hit families across the region.

The idea spread across the nation and, soon, ice cream trucks prowled neighborhoods all over the place. World War II and the associated sugar rationing nearly killed off ice cream trucks for good but, in Post-War America, things soon bounced back.

Today, ice cream trucks still ply their trade to us all, cruising along slowly, playing out a song that promises a few moments of happiness along with delicious memories of a happier time in our lives.

Nitrogen Ice Cream from Frostbite

If you crave the traditional flavor of ice cream, but fancy something brand new and up to date, come visit us in our steampunk themed cafe. We offer millions of awesome taste combinations, all made using our deliciously creamy nitrogen ice cream, blended with a ton of different flavors and toppings.

We don’t have a truck (yet), but we can serve up all of your most awesome ice cream dreams either in our cafe or out at your venue or event. Speak to us today at (954) 368-3462 to find out more.

2125 S. University Dr.
Davie, Florida 33324

954-368-3642

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