Just the Facts: It’s National Ice Cream Month

We are in week two of National Ice Cream Month. How sweet it is.

This national celebration of ice cream was the brainchild of President Ronald Reagan. President Reagan hated communists but loved ice cream. He also declared July 19th would be National Ice Cream Day. So we got that going for us, which is nice.

In honor of National Ice Cream Month, let’s take a look at some fun ice cream facts:

• About 10.3% of all milk produced by U.S. dairy farms is used to produce ice cream.
• It takes about three gallons of milk to make one gallon of ice cream.
• The origin of ice cream remains a bit of a mystery. There are lots of theories.
• America really likes its ice cream. Most of us (Americans) eat, on average, 20 quarts of ice cream a year.
• Vanilla remains the most popular flavor, taking up between 20-29% of overall ice cream sales. Chocolate is second.
• Chocolate syrup remains the world’s most popular ice cream topping.
• It is widely accepted that the ice cream cone was invented at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis.
• The tallest ice cream cone ever scooped was in Italy. It was over nine feet tall.
• 87% of Americans have ice cream in their freezer. Go look.

This seems like a great time to remind you that the best way to enjoy National Ice Cream month is by enjoying ice cream. Make your way to your favorite ice cream spot and enjoy your favorite scoop. Make it two.