Original sentence: Flavored ices resembling sherbet were known in China in ancient times.In 1777, the New York Gazette advertised the sale of ice cream by confectioner Philip Lenzi.In Europe, sherbet-like concoctions evolved into ice cream by the 16th century, and around 1670 or so, the Café Procope in Paris offered creamy frozen dairy desserts to the public.The first written record of ice cream in the New World comes from a letter dated 1700, attesting that Maryland Governor William Bladen served the treat to his guests