the First Ice Cream Cone
Although ice cream itself has a long history, but serving it in cones is a relatively recent phenomenon. Just how a-nd when the ice cream cone was invented, however, has been the subject of an ongoing debate.
During the 1770s, ice cream was referred to as "iced puddings" or "ice cream puddings." A-nd the cones used were referred to as wafers. The cones eventually became luxurious treats a-nd were an important element of the dessert course. When rolled into "funnels" or "cornucopias," they could be filled with all sort of fruit pastes, creams, a-nd iced puddings. The 1770 publication The Complete Housekeeper & Cook (Newcastle: 1770), recommended filling cornets with ice cream "as a garnish."
In 1820, G. A. Jarrin, an Italian confectioner working in London in the nineteenth century, wrote in his book that his almond wafers should be rolled "on pieces of wood like hollow pillars, or give them any other form you may prefer. These wafters may be made of pistachios, covered with currants a-nd powdered with coarse sifted sugar; they are used to garnish creams; when in season, a strawberry may be put into each end, but it must be a fine" . . . He suggested turning another of his wafers into "little horns, they are excellent to ornament a cream."
In 1825, edible cones were mentioned in French cooking books, when Julien Archambault described how one could roll a cone from "little waffles". Another printed reference to an edible cone is in Mrs A. B. Marshalls Cookery Book, written in 1888 by Agnes B. Marshall of Engla-nd. Her recipe for "Cornet with Cream" said that "the cornets were made with almonds a-nd baked in the oven, not pressed between irons".
In 1904, Louis Worlds fair, ice cream cones became enormously popular, widespread a-nd readily available. The fair was home to more than fifty ice cream sta-nds a-nd a large number of waffle shops. There are several competing versions of the story about who it was who actually rolled the nearby waffles into cones a-nd served ice cream from them at the fair. What is widely acknowledged, however, is that cones became so popular that, at the conclusion of the fair, companies throughout North America scrambled to produce equipment to efficiently manufacture them.
No matter who is the first man that invent the ice cream cone, it is a great invention! We like to enjoy ice cream on a cone. Whether it is a waffle cone, a sugar cone or a wafer cone, what better way to enjoy a double scoop of your favorite flavor?
During the 1770s, ice cream was referred to as "iced puddings" or "ice cream puddings." A-nd the cones used were referred to as wafers. The cones eventually became luxurious treats a-nd were an important element of the dessert course. When rolled into "funnels" or "cornucopias," they could be filled with all sort of fruit pastes, creams, a-nd iced puddings. The 1770 publication The Complete Housekeeper & Cook (Newcastle: 1770), recommended filling cornets with ice cream "as a garnish."
In 1820, G. A. Jarrin, an Italian confectioner working in London in the nineteenth century, wrote in his book that his almond wafers should be rolled "on pieces of wood like hollow pillars, or give them any other form you may prefer. These wafters may be made of pistachios, covered with currants a-nd powdered with coarse sifted sugar; they are used to garnish creams; when in season, a strawberry may be put into each end, but it must be a fine" . . . He suggested turning another of his wafers into "little horns, they are excellent to ornament a cream."
In 1825, edible cones were mentioned in French cooking books, when Julien Archambault described how one could roll a cone from "little waffles". Another printed reference to an edible cone is in Mrs A. B. Marshalls Cookery Book, written in 1888 by Agnes B. Marshall of Engla-nd. Her recipe for "Cornet with Cream" said that "the cornets were made with almonds a-nd baked in the oven, not pressed between irons".
In 1904, Louis Worlds fair, ice cream cones became enormously popular, widespread a-nd readily available. The fair was home to more than fifty ice cream sta-nds a-nd a large number of waffle shops. There are several competing versions of the story about who it was who actually rolled the nearby waffles into cones a-nd served ice cream from them at the fair. What is widely acknowledged, however, is that cones became so popular that, at the conclusion of the fair, companies throughout North America scrambled to produce equipment to efficiently manufacture them.
No matter who is the first man that invent the ice cream cone, it is a great invention! We like to enjoy ice cream on a cone. Whether it is a waffle cone, a sugar cone or a wafer cone, what better way to enjoy a double scoop of your favorite flavor?
