Knowledge about ice cream

English Knowledge Skit

Who First Made Ice Cream

Most Americans think that ice cream is as American as baseball and apple pie. But ice cream was known long before America was discovered．

The Roman emperor Nero may have made a kind of ice cream． He hired hundreds of men to bring snow and ice from the mountains． He used it to make cold drinks． Traveler Marco Polobrought back recipes for chilled and frozen milk from China．

Hundreds of years later, ice cream reached England. It is said that King Charles Ienjoyed that treatvery much． There is a story that he bribed his cook to keep the recipe for ice cream a royal secret．

Today ice cream is known throughout the world. Americans alone eat more than two billion quartsa a year.

Who is the originator of ice cream?

Most Americans believe that ice cream, like baseball and apple pie, belongs to the United States. However, ice cream was invented long before the American continent was discovered.

The ancient Roman King Nero may have formulated an ice cream. He once hired hundreds of people to move snow and ice from the mountains to make cold drinks. The traveler Marco Polo also brought back recipes for frozen milk and ice milk from China.

Hundreds of years later, ice cream was introduced to England. It is said that King Charles I admired this food so much that he bribed the royal chef to keep the recipe for making ice cream a royal secret and keep it secret.

Today the whole world knows about ice cream, and Americans alone consume more than 2 billion quarts a year.