In today’s video, Dr. Lu Li Clark takes us on a sweet journey to explore the history of ice cream in the US. She debunks the myth that ice cream is an American invention and shows how ice cream was brought to the US and transformed into an everyday treat accessible to the ordinary people.
Episode 3 Resources
Recommended Reading: Funderburg, Anne Cooper. Chocolate, Strawberry, and Vanilla: A History of America Ice Cream. Popular Press, 1995. Buy the book at: https://amzn.to/3hNGiEO.
Olver, Lynne. “History Notes-Ice Cream.” The Food Timeline. http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodicecream.html.
Weiss, Laura B. Ice Cream: A Global History. Reaktion Books, 2011. Buy the book at: https://amzn.to/2YrioYd
David, Elizabeth. Harvest of the Cold Months: The Social History of Ice and Ices. Faber & Faber, 2011. Buy the book at: https://amzn.to/37S5B3W.