The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-09-03
The History Of Ice Cream

There is a considerable difference p,
tween the ice cream Of the prass,. =
and that which would have bee, -.
by the pilgrim fathers. bad tbsv b.--...
as the art OF making the coo-f-.-
refreshing dish has made a sum.
advancement since the early dsvs ,r g
manufacture. Ice cream. so'thabf
of it goes, IS not an invention. b-,.5.-
covery, ike many of the best ,t--
which have fallen to the use Of man
il was discovered, strange 20 SAY sl-----
simultaneously with the d7sco-.--
this great continent, and. strar4s-- -..--
it was made by an Indian woman ~ -.1
Of the tribes in northern Peurs-r-...
The aborigines IN that parJ Of fH....-
used the milk of the COW elk --..
kept their milk in jugs LEVIN ....
stone. The milk frequently frgzs .-r
was generally thrown awav as 49,
but one Of the squaws took to a-,--.-.'
| and found It good, and she t0ol-t
| ing 1t regularly, until her led sl=-.---
lord made vigorous kick at the a,.---
/ agance Of her using up all the mill t-.
4 every time the buck went ON @ r--...
/ trip she had her frozen mix. wrs-s. .--e
/ the real predecessor Of ice r-es-, --,
many Of the squaws Of her av- .-.z-
! followed her example, until If ha,.---
( quite a custom. When sugar WAS r-.--.-
| among them, the Indians took -r.-.5..
ening their frozen milk. Tie -t..-
| settlers took to the new dish and .t.-
avidity with which it was cousrrz7--s
| 70 the regular establishment of item
| utactuTe among the trades
The primitive method of r..r.......
cream by the coufecu0uer of The r.--
lutiouary days was vastly d.f----, s-..-
he way it Is made now. A-s-....s-
sweetened milk was simply c4rr..,.s
and then broken up with la5re H.
it was found that cream alone r.sz.--
better dish, and also that an egg mp .g-,
added 10 its richness and body. and t-s,
If air was beaten into it. il iucr-ss.7.t-
cream uearly twice in gu-n.5.r NJ
trade fell entirely into the hands ,f -.
bakers and cOnfectioners. and tbs z--.
work at which the uaker's srr-zr,f,s
was put in those days was bearing M
ice cream with wooden spoon. Tbs
ice cream season had 10 p,essur-s f,-
him, for he spent his days. frs7Bz,trg
his nights, agitating the frozen suas.
ness with his wooden paddle vtr..l.-
companions with their girls helus5 a,t
the fruit Of his labors.
As the demand for the delectsbra4f dish
increased the old paddle method va.
found to be too slow. and machf1sr
was devised by which the work r,rrz
be done by steam, water and r--ss
power, and now the besters rlr-rvs
within the closed can while rav6rvf-y
blades cut the frozen cream from fls
sides of the vessel.
The growth and development Of the
trade has brought so much mscHr-a-v
into use that upon it depends vast
number Of people for a livelihood. T-7-.
sands are engaged in the making 7f trs
different appliances forits manufacture.
thousands more are employed exclusive
ly in the making Of II. and thousands
more are indirectly supplied with work
through 1t. Even doctors and LAWYERS
owe many fee tn 1.-THE doctors earn
/ ing theirs in prescribing f-r cole
brought on by over-iuduIgeuee 10 il.
and the lawyers gettirg, t. 10. earning.
theirs by means of suits for breach Of
promise made over the love inspiring
and seductive dish.