A Holiday Worth Celebrating.

Jul 23, 2004 23:37

I am both shocked and appalled that I forgot the ice cream cone's birthday.
Happy 100, baby.

It was on this day in 1904 that the ice cream cone was first introduced at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. A Syrian man was selling a crisp, waffle-like pastry in a booth right next to an ice cream vendor. When the ice cream vendor ran out of ( Read more... )

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simpsonite July 24 2004, 04:23:06 UTC
who invented the ice cream cup? I want to help them feebly blow out their centurian candles one day!

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vague_prelude July 24 2004, 16:42:31 UTC
YAY FOR THE ICE CREAM CONE! Oh, how I love your tasty, sweet goodness...

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