National Ice Cream Month

If you love ice cream (and we all love ice cream), then you are really going to love July.

You see, July is National Ice Cream Month. And this year is the 30th anniversary of July being National Ice Cream Month.

You might remember Ronald Reagan as a man who talked tough to the Soviets and enjoyed a good jellybean. But our nation’s 40th president also had a patriotic appreciation of ice cream. That’s why, in 1984, President Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month. The President recognized ice cream as a favorite American treat and called it a fun and nutritious food that was enjoyed by about 90 percent of the nation’s population.

It doesn’t stop with National Ice Cream Month. The third Sunday of the month is designated as National Ice Cream Day. This gives you a few weeks’ notice to plan and celebrate a day to enjoy ice cream. You can head down to Praline’s and try delicious flavors like Peanut Butter Chip Swirl. That’s vanilla ice cream with chocolate chunks and a peanut butter ripple. Or Praline’s famous Beez Neez ice cream. For those unaware, this is true ice cream deliciousness. It’s graham-flavored ice cream with a graham cracker ripple and chocolate-covered honeycomb candy.

It’s all part of ice cream tradition. Part of President Reagan’s proclamation of National Ice Cream Month and National Ice Cream Day was that people across America would enjoy ice cream and would enjoy these events with “appropriate ceremonies and activities”.

This year, National Ice Day will be Sunday, July 20th. There are plenty of delicious ways to celebrate. Break out the ice cream machine and try a new homemade recipe. Or head down to Praline’s for a few scoops of Connecticut’s favorite homemade ice cream. We’ll handle the cleanup. President Reagan would be proud.