Let’s celebrate National Ice Cream Day (July 16) with some ice cream facts. Let’s start with these ten trivia items:
10 Ice Cream Fun Facts
- The United States produces more ice cream than any other country.
- The average American consumes about 22 pounds of ice cream per year.
- A cow can produce enough milk in her lifetime to make 90 gallons of ice cream.
- Thomas Jefferson brought the first ice cream recipe to the United States from France in the 1700s.
- First Lady Dolley Madison served ice cream at her husband’s (James Madison) inaugural ball in 1809.
- The most popular flavor of ice cream in the United States is vanilla, followed by chocolate.
- The first ice cream cone was invented in 1904 at the World’s Fair in St. Louis.
- Ice cream was rationed during World War II.
- The first ice cream parlor in the United States opened in New York City in 1776.
- The first ice cream trucks appeared on the street in 1920.
Ice Cream USA
Do you wonder in which state people the most ice cream? According to zippia.com, the top states, in chronological order, are:
- California
- Oklahoma
- New Jersey
- New York
- Florida
- Kansas
- Vermont
- Arkansas
- Rhode Island
- Pennsylvania
I was surprised that my home state of Texas ranked 13th! Although rankings differ from source to source, it is fun to see who lands where. The most accurate order would come from a government agency that tracks this data. But, hey, this isn’t a scientific article – it’s meant to be fun and celebrate one of our favorite sweet treats. See the list here if you want to see how your state fares in this rank.
But heck, who cares about what state ranks where—the bottom line is that we love ice cream! I hope you take the time to enjoy a summer treat of your favorite ice cream.
Here is another ice cream post. If ice cream is not your cup of tea, you might like this post about a summer dessert.
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Editorial Update: We strive to keep our content accurate and up-to-date. As part of our ongoing efforts, this article has been moved from Personal Musings to FOOD & COOKING on 09/14/2023.
