BEYE Discovery: Yum! Invented Ice Cream Flavor Combinations

Post Contributed by Jocelyne Adkins, Program Director/Educator

Last Thursday marked Day 2 in Beye Discovery! As summer begins to wane, we wanted to acknowledge a favorite summer treat: ice cream! While Haagen Daaz, Breyers & other brands do very well with creating some unique ice cream flavor combinations, we thought it would be lots of fun to invent some of our own combinations too.

To begin, high school assistant Ms. Autumn Hartline shared some fun facts about the history of ice cream. She revealed that the first true ice cream flavor to be created was almond and explained that peach ice cream was a popular favorite. Ms. Hartline also mentioned that:

1. The sale of ice cream cones at the 1904 Saint Louis World Fair contributed to ice cream's popularity as a street food.
2. During prohibition, saloons were converted into ice cream parlors
3. During World War II, England and Italy banned ice cream, yet Americans were still able to make and consume it, although restricted to 10 flavors.

For their project, students drew 3 invented ice cream flavor combinations with pencil on water color paper. Then, they added color using creamy crayons and water to bring their cool and delicious treats to life. These ice cream creations are anything but shy, and many are on view in the main hall on the west wall, just opposite the office. Take a look on your way up to 302 today!