Ice cream sandwich
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Ice cream sandwiches are handheld desserts consisting of a slice of ice cream (usually vanilla), with a small layer of a soft cake-like pastry (usually chocolate) on the top and bottom.
The ice cream sandwich was probably invented in the summer of 1900 on the Lower East Side of New York City. July 5, 1900 Washington Post contains this story from the New York Tribune: "The ice cream sandwich man, who sells quarter-inch layers of alleged ice cream between tiny slabs of water wafers, did a big business during the hot spell and his field of operation was within the district inhabited by the Russians, and his pushcart was elaborately decorated with signs in Hebrew characters. He made the sandwiches quickly in a tin mold, and was kept so busy that he could not make change, but insisted on receiving the actual price for each ice cream sandwich – 1 cent."
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[edit] Australia
Within Australia, ice cream sandwiches are given the commercial name of “Giant Sandwich” (recognizable by its blue, pink and white wrapper) within Western Australia, and “Monaco Bar” (recognizable by its gold and black metallic wrapper) in the Eastern states.
Although not as widely popular as other ice cream desserts which are promoted more, the ice cream sandwich is considered a nostalgic favorite within Australia.
[edit] Ireland
In Ireland they are known as 'sliders' - usually served as vanilla ice cream sandwiched between two rectangle wafers.
[edit] Singapore
Wafer ice cream is a type of ice cream popular in Singapore, especially on Orchard Road or Chinatown. It consists of two original wafers holding together a block of ice cream.
The ice cream comes in flavours such asRipple, Red Bean, Yam, Sweet Corn, Durian, Honey Dew, Peppermint, Chocolate, Chocolate Chip. Wafer ice cream vendors also sell the same blocks of ice cream between a slice of multicolored bread instead of the wafers, or in a cone.
[edit] United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, an ice cream wafer, consisting of a small block of ice cream between two rectangular wafer biscuits, was a popular alternative to a cone up until the 1970s. Since then it has declined and is now rarely seen.
[edit] United States
In the United States, an ice cream sandwich is a slice of ice cream, usually vanilla, sandwiched between two rectangular wafers, usually chocolate.
[edit] See also
- Ice cream
- National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
[edit] External links
- Ice Cream Sandwich Ice Cream Sandwich in 1900 from word researcher Barry Popik.
- Pop Art Pewter Ice Cream Sandwich
