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HighBeam Encyclopedia - ice cream (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | ICE CREAM [ice cream] sweet frozen dessert, made from milk fat and solids, sugar, flavoring, a stabilizer (usually gelatin), and sometimes eggs, fruits, or nuts. |
 | | Ice cream sundaes had become popular by the 1890s, and the ice cream cone was introduced in 1904. |
 | | Federal, state, local, and industry regulations as to percentage of milk fats and solids, purity of ingredients, and cleanliness of preparation and dispensing are designed to maintain the dietary value of ice cream and to inhibit bacterial multiplication, for which ice cream is a favorable medium. |
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