This day was quite busy, but soon I will be enjoying an ice cream sundae with my family. We love making sundaes and get all the good toppings - chocolate shell, whipped cream, caramel syrup, chocolate syrup, sprinkles (usually more than one variety) and cherries.Sticking with the theme of when things were invented over the last few days, I learned that the ice cream sundae was invented sometime between 1890-1899. There are at least eight cities claiming they came up with it first although the biggest rivalry is between Ithaca, New York and Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
The invention of the sundae was in response to a law prohibiting the serving of ice cream sodas on Sundays. To get around this law, soda was omitted from the dessert. It then took the name of Sundae in honor of the day it was served.
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