Yesterday I couldn’t get “ice cream” out of my head. So, I took my little charge to the local DQ for a cone right before dinner. Pure delight!
It also gave me the opportunity to educate her on the creation of the ice cream cone. Earnest Hamwi, a man making hot waffle-like delicacies at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904, was experiencing a downturn. The weather was boiling and people wanted ice cream. The booth next to him couldn’t keep up with washing the dishes for customers, so he folded his little creation and voila! The ice cream cone was born! Why I know this? I have no idea. I can’t remember where I took off my shoes last night, but this I have preciously devoted brain cells to for fifty years at least.
I know my granddaughter was in awe of this bit of trivia as the chocolate drips continued to trickle off her chin. Trust me – she’ll know this story by the time she’s four.
I know how you know this! It’s called Childcraft
You are right! Of course it is!!!!