10 Fun Facts about Ice Cream

1. Each American consumes a yearly average of 23.2 quarts of ice cream, ice milk, sherbet, ices and other commercially produced frozen dairy products.

2. The average number of licks to polish off a single scoop ice cream cone is approximately 50.

3. The first ice cream parlor in America opened in New York City in 1776.

4. The biggest ice cream sundae ever made was 12 feet high and made with 4,667 gallons of ice cream and 7,000 pounds of toppings in Anaheim, Calif., during 1985.

5. Ice cream novelties such as ice cream on sticks and ice cream bars were introduced in the 1920's.

6. The Northern Central states have the highest per capita consumption of ice cream at 41.7 quarts. The top three cities in America that purchase the most ice cream on a per capita basis are: Portland, Oregon; St. Louis, Missouri; and Seattle, Washington.

7. Vanilla is the top Ice Cream flavor in the U.S., followed by chocolate, vanilla/chocolate, fruit and cookies & cream.

8. At one time it was against the law to serve ice cream on cherry pie in Kansas.

9. The waffle cone was invented in 1904 at the St. Louis Worlds' Fair.

10. It takes approximately 1.4 gallons of milk to make 1 gallon of ice cream.