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However, no specific date of origin nor inventor has been indisputably credited (33)

its discovery. We know that Alexander the Great enjoyed snow and ice flavoured with honey and nectar.

Biblical references show that King Solomon (34)

was fond of iced drinks during harvesting. During the Roman Empire, Nero Claudius Caesar frequently sent runners into the mountains for snow, which was then flavoured with fruits and juices.

Over a thousand years later, Marco Polo returned (35)

Italy from the Far East with a recipe that closely resembled what is now called sherbet. Historians estimate that this recipe evolved into ice cream sometime in the 16th century.

England seems to have (36)

ice cream at the same time, or perhaps even earlier than the Italians.

‘Cream Ice’, (37)

it was called, appeared regularly during the 17th century at the table of Charles I.

The first advertisement (38)

ice cream in America appeared in the New York Gazette in 1777, when a confectioner wrote that ice cream was available ‘almost every day’.

Until 1800, ice cream remained a rare and exotic dessert enjoyed mostly by the elite. Around 1800, insulated ice houses were (39)

. Manufacturing ice cream then became an industry in America, pioneered in 1851 by a Baltimore milk dealer named Jacob Fussell. Like other American industries, ice cream production increased because of technological innovations.

From the 1940s to the 1970s, ice cream production was relatively constant in the United States. As more pre-packaged ice cream was sold (40)

the market, traditional ice cream stores and beverage dispensers started to disappear. Now, speciality ice cream stores and unique restaurants that feature ice cream dishes have increased in popularity.