What is the story about?
ice cream
Where was it invented?
Asia
How did it get world wide?
Marco Polo
What did he do?
brought this new dish to Italy
How did he learn about it?
seen rich Asians eating dishes of ice
When did this happen?
the late 1200s
Where did they get the ice?
Camels had brought the ice from distant mountains
Did they have flavors?
the ice had been flavored with fruits
Where else did it become popular?
France
When was cream first added?
In France cooks changed the ice recipe and made ice cream
When did it get to America?
By the late 1700s
Did any famous people eat it?
Yes
Who, for example?
George Washington
How do we know he liked it?
He was the first to buy a special machine for making it
Who else?
Thomas Jefferson
How did Jefferson learn about it?
When Thomas Jefferson returned from France, he brought an ice cream recipe home with him
Anyone else?
Dolly Madison, wife of President James Madison, also liked ice cream
Did they ever serve it to guests?
Yes
When did it really become popular?
In the late 1800s,
How come it became popular?
A way of keeping ice cream frozen had been found,