People think of ice cream as an American food. Yet, ice cream really came from Asia. In the late 1200s Marco Polo, the great explorer, is said to have seen rich Asians eating dishes of ice. Camels had brought the ice from distant mountains. Before it was served, the ice had been flavored with fruits. Marco Polo brought this new dish to Italy, In France cooks changed the ice recipe and made ice cream. At first, cooks tried to keep the recipe a secret. They wanted it to be a special dish for rich people. By the late 1700s, though, ice cream was sold throughout Europe and America. Some great Americans loved ice cream. George Washington was the first to buy a special machine for making it. When Thomas Jefferson returned from France, he brought an ice cream recipe home with him. Dolly Madison, wife of President James Madison, also liked ice cream, and she often served it at the White House. Actually, a famous brand of ice cream was even named after her. In the late 1800s, the ice cream industry began to grow. A way of keeping ice cream frozen had been found, so ice cream makers did not have to worry about ice cream melting anymore.
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ice cream
ice cream
Asia
Asia
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
brought this new dish to Italy
brought this new dish to Italy
seen rich Asians eating dishes of ice
seen rich Asians eating dishes of ice
the late 1200s
the late 1200s
Camels had brought the ice from distant mountains
Camels had brought the ice from distant mountains
the ice had been flavored with fruits
the ice had been flavored with fruits
France
France
In France cooks changed the ice recipe and made ice cream
In France cooks changed the ice recipe and made ice cream
By the late 1700s
By the late 1700s, though, ice cream was sold throughout Europe and America
Yes
Some great Americans loved ice cream
George Washington
George Washington
He was the first to buy a special machine for making it
was the first to buy a special machine for making it
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
When Thomas Jefferson returned from France, he brought an ice cream recipe home with him
When Thomas Jefferson returned from France, he brought an ice cream recipe home with him
Dolly Madison, wife of President James Madison, also liked ice cream
Dolly Madison, wife of President James Madison, also liked ice cream
Yes
she often served it at the White House
In the late 1800s,
In the late 1800s,
A way of keeping ice cream frozen had been found,
A way of keeping ice cream frozen had been found,