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Happy Birthday Sundae July 8, 2008

Posted by littlemansmom in Life as I live it.
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Today is the birthday of the Ice Cream Sundae.

In1881, a patron came into Edward Berner’s drug store in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, and sat down at the soda-fountain counter. Since it was the Sabbath, the customer couldn’t have the desirable, but scandalous, flavored soda water. Berner compromised by putting ice cream in a dish and poured the
chocolate syrup over it that was previously only served as flavoring in ice-cream. It became a new favourite….

Share a treat today…or keep it all to yourself!