HOW DID THE ICE-CREAM SUNDAE COME INTO EXISTENCE?

Version One - Evanston, Illinois 

In the Midwestern parts of United States, laws were once passed that prohibited the selling of soda water on a Sunday. The town of Evanston, Illinois was one of the first towns to pass such a law around the year 1890. As an alternative on Sundays, local soda fountains started selling ice cream sodas minus the soda, which left only the ice cream and syrup. That became the recipe of what was to become know as the ice cream sundae.

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Version Two - Two Rivers, Wisconsin

Soda fountain owner, Ed Berners of Two Rivers, Wisconsin is reputed to have invented the first ice cream sundae in 1881. Berners' customer George Hallauer requested that Berners serve him a dish of ice cream topped with the syrup used for sodas. Berner liked the dish and added it to his regular menu, charging a nickel.

George Giffy, a competing soda fountain owner from nearby Manitowoc, Wisconsin felt he had to serve the same syrupy concoction as Ed Berners. However, Giffy felt that the nickel price was too cheap and decided to only serve the dish on Sundays, which soon became the name of the dish - the Ice Cream Sunday. Once Giffy realized that he was making good money from the "Ice Cream Sunday" he changed the name to the "Ice Cream Sundae" and served it daily.

Version Three - Ithaca, New York

The ice cream sundae was invented by Chester Platt who owned the Platt & Colt's drugstore in 1893. Platt prepared a dish of vanilla ice cream for the Reverend John Scott on a Sunday. Chester Platt spiced up the ice cream with cherry syrup and a candied cherry. Reverend Scott named the dish after the day. An advertisement for "Cherry Sunday" served at the Platt & Colt's drugstore has helped document this claim.

CHERRY SUNDAY - A new 10 cent Ice Cream Specialty. Served only at Platt & Colt's. Famous day and night Soda fountain.

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7 Myths About Honey

1. Honey never spoils - It will not spoil so easily but it can spoil if you leave it open and air fills in causing fermentation. You do not need to store it in the fridge but if you have been storing it in the fridge ensure you continue to do so, do not leave it out for long periods of time.

2 Honey is less fattening than white sugar - This is what we would call an old wife’s tale, honey is not less fattening then sugar, you have to remember that honey is also sugar based hence once the body consumes it, sugar is sugar at the end of the day. 

3 Honey has a small amount of fat and cholesterol - It has no fat nor cholesterol.

4 Honey can turn hairs WHITE - A myth often advocated by the the older generation, honey does not turn hair whiter (scientifically proven) and has been used for thousands of years for not only skin care but hair products due to its moisturising, anti-inflammatory properties.

5 The quality of honey depends on its colour - Each type of honey is different, depending on where it was sourced from and its type hence the colour has no baring on its quality, some are darker and some are lighter.

6 Honey is toxic when placed in hot water - Honey is not toxic when places in hot water but when placed in hot water or mixed in hot water (by this i mean boiling water) it decreases its medicinal values-instead use warm water if you have to.

7 Honey can create well preserved skin and delay anti-aging - It does have values for anti-ageing and preserving skin providing the honey used is in fact raw unprocessed honey.

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