Vanilla out sells Chocolate 3 to 1.
During prohibition many bars converted to ice cream parlors. Most were so profitable they never changed back.
The ice cream cone was invented at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.
Although vanilla from Madagascar is the most popular, beans from Mexico are the most flavorful.
66% of the ice cream bought in the USA is eaten by adults.
Alton Brown: ...we've got the technology, the ingredients and the know-how to successfully frolic on the frigid frontier. So stick around. We're going to play it cool with a few frozen classics. We'll scoop on some tools, visit a dairy, meet a mighty tasty orchid and ponder endothermics. Sounds like fun? Sounds like Good Eats.
This episode is included in the Super Sweets (Volume 1) DVD.
Churn, Baby, Churn I suspect this is a reference to The Trammps' disco hit "Disco Inferno", whose fire themed lyrics include the repeated phrase "Burn baby burn". An interesting choice, considering the episode is about the creation of a frozen treat, ice cream.
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