National Sundae Day
Ice-cream lovers – enjoy one (or more) sundaes on #NatonalSundaeDay
11 November is National Sundae Day – a day specifically created for ice-cream lovers to celebrate this famous dessert.
An ice-cream sundae typically consists of one or two scoops of vanilla ice-cream with syrup or sauce as topping. It is often topped with whipped cream, cherries, sprinkles, pineapple or a variety of other toppings.
The oldest known record of an ice-cream sundae appeared on 5 October 1892 as an advertisement in the Ithica Daily Journal – with the conventional day of the week spelling – Sunday.
The Sundae’s origin is widely debated – with Ithica, New York and Two Rivers in Wisconsin all claiming they are the sundae’s birthplace.
In 1881 druggist Edward Berners from Two Rivers served the sweet concoction to a customer who had ordered an ice-cream soda. This beverage was prohibited at that time because it was the Sabbath. To compromise, the ice-cream was served in a dish, with chocolate syrup and no soda. Some people dispute this story, as Berners would only have been 18 at the time the story takes place.
On a Sunday in 1892 after church, two friends – Charles Platt and Reverend John M. Scott – stopped at Platt and Colt Pharmacy to enjoy a bowl of ice-cream. Platt decided to not have plain vanilla ice-cream and topped the scoops with cherry syrup and candied syrup. It was so delicious it deserved its own name – and was named for the day it was created.
To celebrate, make yourself a sundae or gather your friends and family to order one at your favourite restaurant or take away.
To post on social media use #NationalSundaeDay.
