The average American eats roughly 20 pounds of ice cream each year, or about 4 gallons. As the summer reaches peak temperatures in July, Americans celebrate National Ice Cream Month as a way to cool off and enjoy the nation’s favorite frozen treat with friends and family. Ice cream has historically been a key feature of American communities. According to an IDFA survey, most ice cream companies are family owned and have been in operation for more than 50 years!
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day.
In the proclamation, President Reagan called for all people of the United States to observe these events with "appropriate ceremonies and activities."
Call #: HD 9281.U53 V558 1994
Summary: “Deftly and compassionately captures [Ben’s] genius in all its entrepreneurial splendor…This tale will keep you entertained.”–New York Times Book Review.
A former CEO of Ben & Jerry’s tells how two ’60s holdovers built a single ice cream store into one of America’s hottest companies. From modest beginnings–opening their first ice cream shop in a renovated gas station–to entrepreneurial challenges, including their clash with Häagen-Dazs, to becoming a multimillion dollar company, Lager provides an insightful insider’s account of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream empire. (summary source: Penguin Random House)
Call #: TX 795 .P69 2006
Summary: In this delicious history of ice cream, we are taken on an exotic journey from the old world to the new, from ice harvesting in ancient China to birthday celebrations in the age of Louis XIV, and even to otherworldly Pop-art ice cream cones painted by Andy Warhol. Did you know the Scots believed ice cream parlors were dens of iniquity? Or that there are more than seven hundred flavors around the world? Ice cream is one of the world's oldest and most democratic of pleasures. Complete with illustrations and beloved recipes, Ice Cream: The Delicious History is pure delight. (summary source: goodreads.com)
Call #: TX 715 .B9497 2004
Summary: A portrait of the festivals, specialties, places, and people behind the state's great food traditions, with over 150 recipes. Check out Chapter 17: "Schwan's ice cream: a sweet story"!