December 08th, 2006 | Category: General
THE BATTLE OVER THE ICE CREAM SUNDAE CONTINUES
Posted by: Turkey Hill Team
Last week we blogged about the history of the ice cream sundae and how many different cities have laid claim to being the inventor of the treat. But it appears that two cities – Ithaca, New York and Two Rivers, Wisconsin – have taken the argument to a new level with a feud that burns to this day.
Two Rivers claims to have invented the sundae in 1881 when a customer at a shop asked for soda syrup on his ice cream. Ithaca says they invented it in 1893 when a local reverend liked his cherry syrup-topped ice cream so much that he named it after the day it was created.
But earlier this year, the argument heated up when Ithaca’s “July Sunday Sundaes” campaign officially proclaimed Ithaca as the birthplace of the ice cream sundae. Ithaca’s mayor, Carolyn Peterson, soon received more than 80 postcards from Two Rivers residents insisting that Ithaca refrain from its claims as the sundae’s inventor. Two Rivers also created their own “Sundae Fight Song,” apparently under the assumption that if they couldn’t prove that they were the birthplace of the sundae, at least they could try to out sing them!
Later, Two Rivers placed a newspaper ad in the Saturday edition of the Ithaca Journal that included a coupon for an official Two Rivers ice cream sundae. The fine print included the line: “By honoring this coupon, I acknowledge that Two Rivers is the REAL birthplace of the ice cream sundae.”
Not to be outdone, Ithaca fired back by placing an ad in the Thursday, Friday and Saturday edition of the Two Rivers newspaper which contained a reprint of a 19th century ad about Ithaca’s famous “Cherry Sunday.” The bottom of the ad read simply: “Dear Two Rivers, Got Proof? We do. Love, Ithaca.”
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6 Comments
I love Peppermint Stick and watch for it
February 1st, 2008 at 4:46 pmevery year starting around Christmas.
For some reason this year
none of my local stores (maryland) seem
to have gotten it. I’ve been all over
(Giant, Shoppers, Safeway, etc…)
the area and only yesterday found just 2
cartons at a Giant. Not sure if it’s TH
or the supermarkets that have let us down.
;^(
It’s hard to say when cherry flavored ice cream was first invented. Ice cream has been around for hundreds of years. Almost as soon as it was invented, people began experimenting with it by adding fruit and nuts to add some extra flavor.
February 28th, 2007 at 9:47 amwhen was cherry flavorice cream was first invented an when did it had hit local markets in canada
February 22nd, 2007 at 9:46 amBummer…I can’t find peppermint stick ice cream anymore. I guess it’s sold out for the season.
January 6th, 2007 at 9:46 amYeah…Peppermint Stick is a great flavor. I had some friends that lived out near the west coast and when they came to Lancaster County to visit they always said TH should make a peppermint ice cream. I never liked the idea, but there must have been enough people who did because TH came out with Peppermint Stick IC in 2004. (I think)
December 21st, 2006 at 8:46 amwell i think you should make pepermint stick ice cream all year long because i meen when i eat it it makes me feel warm inside and i love that feeling dont you? well anyways i was born and raised on a farm oh and what a farm it was. well back to what i was saying it was a dull life chores chores and more chores and i hated it but one day i took one bite from that pepermint ice cream and OH MY GOODNESS it was AMAZING i said WOW i need more and i ate more and more and more etc. then after that my life changed i moved into the city and got married had kids and i gave my kids that ice cream and wow wow do i say wow they loved it and said i am going to eat any product of turkey hill for the rest of my life. so i am saying to u PLEASE i beg of u make it all year round to make your people happy. and yes God Bless America.
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