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| Get the real scoop on ICE CREAM ! Interesting 'ice cream trivia! |
| Top 10 Ice Cream Flavors 1. Vanilla 2. Chocolate 3. Neapolitan 4. Butter Pecan 5. Cookies 'n Cream 6. Strawberry 7. Chocolate Chip 8. Mint Chocolate Chip 9. Vanilla/Chocolate 10. Marble Fudge |
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| Facts & Trivia * Children ages 2 thru 12 and adults over 45 eat the most ice cream per person. * More ice cream is sold on Sundays than any other day of the week. *The favorite topping is chocolate. *Ice Cream is an $11 billion retail industry. *Ice cream came in second to cookies as the countries favorite dessert. |
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| Top Ten Ice Cream Consuming Countries 1. United States 2. New Zealand 3. Denmark 4. Australia 5. Belgium/Luxembourg 6. Sweden 7. Canada 8. Norway 9. Ireland 10. Switzerland |
| Top Five CIties in supermarket sales of Ice Cream 1. Portland, Oregon 2. Baltimore, Maryland 3. Omaha, Nebraska 4. Buffalo/Rochester, New York 5. Seattle, Washington |
The average American eats over five gallons of ice cream a year.That's like a sccop a day, every day for six months straight! We sure do love our ice cream!! |
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The SODA The invention of the soda is attributed to Robert M. Green, who operated a soda water concession in Philadelphia, PA. In 1874 Green, who sold a mix of carbonated water, cream and syrup, apparently ran out of cream and substituted ice cream, hoping his customers wouldn't notice. But they did and daily sales receipts climbed from $6.00 to $600.00. |
| Top 5 ICE CREAM Producing States 1. California 2. Indiana 3. Ohio 4. Texas 5. New York |
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| The United States exports over $ 90 million in Ice Cream per year. More than one third of this is sold to Japan. Other large markets are Hong Kong, Mexico and the Republic of Korea! |
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