First Steps
Ice cream was invented in this country
China
Step 1 in making ice cream
Milk the cows
The most popular ice cream flavor
Vanilla
Ice cream was first made here
In China, about 3000 years ago
This kind of cow makes the creamiest ice cream
Jersey Cow
When ice cream is made, you start with this
Cow's milk
Step 2 - what happens second
The milk is transported to the factory
The second most popular ice cream flavor
Chocolate
Ice cream got to Europe this way
A famous explorer named Marco Polo brought flavored ices to Italy from China.
The factory makes sure the ice cream is good enough to sell by doing this
A professional ice cream taster tastes each batch with a gold spoon
The year the first ice cream shop opened in New York City in this year
1909
Step 3 in making ice cream
The milk is pasteurized and flavoring is added
Who creates ice cream flavors?
Scientists
The Italians did this to the flavored ices
They added cream to it and called it ice cream.
The ice cream freezer in the factory is this temperature
30 degrees below zero
The first ice cream cone was invented for this reason
An ice cream seller ran out of bowls, so a waffle make rolled some waffles into a cone shape for him
Step 4 in making ice cream
The ice cream is frozen
The least favorite flavor ever invented is this one
Garlic
Ice cream was brought to America at this time
The British brought ice cream recipes to the American colonies 300 years ago
People buy the most ice cream here
In the grocery store
The first ice cream looked like this
Shaved ice with syrup on it
Step 5 in the process
The ice cream is shipped to stores
The number of flavors of ice cream in existence
1000 - and more are being invented all the time.
This was invented in 1841 by Nancy Johnson
The hand crank ice cream freezer
It takes this many licks to finish a scoop of ice cream
50