That's
Two Rivers, for those of you who don't take verbal shortcuts.
Students from elementary schools throughout the state of Wisconsin contributed ornaments to this year's "
State Capitol Tree". What caught my eye during my recent visit to the Capitol rotunda were the construction-paper ice-cream-sundae ornaments created by
students in Two Rivers, my wife's hometown.
A Wisconsin historical marker commemorates
Two Rivers as "The Birthplace of the Ice Cream Sundae".
In 1881, George Hallauer asked Edward C. Berner, the owner of a soda fountain at 1404 - 15th Street, to top a dish of ice cream with chocolate sauce, hitherto used only for ice cream sodas. The concoction cost a nickel and soon became very popular, but was sold only on Sundays. One day a ten year old girl insisted she have a dish of ice cream "with that stuff on top," saying they could "pretend it was Sunday." After that, the confection was sold every day in many flavors. It lost its Sunday only association, to be called ICE CREAM SUNDAE when a glassware salesman placed an order with his company for the long canoe-shaped dishes in which it was served, as "Sundae dishes."
As the spouse of a Two Rivers native, it's heretical for me to note that the origin of the ice cream sundae is a subject of
great controversy.
Two Rivers is not the only community to make this claim to fame.
Residents of
Ithaca, New York, home of
Cornell University, feel
this honor should go to their community. (It should be noted that Michael Turback, the author of "The Official Website of the Ice Cream Sundae", lives in the 607 area code. And
what community do you think it includes?)
It doesn't appear to be a blood feud.
Folks in Cornell seem to be having fun with battle for ice-cream-sundae supremacy.
On the Wisconsin side, Madison's
Doug Moe has volunteered to be a judge. "Let's have a contest and decide which city makes the better ice cream sundae," he suggests.
Retiring Guy is also happy to offer his services.
My favorite sundae? Vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, and peanuts.
Students from elementary schools throughout the state of Wisconsin contributed ornaments to this year's "State Capitol Tree". What caught my eye during my recent visit to the Capitol rotunda were the construction-paper ice-cream-sundae ornaments created by students in Two Rivers, my wife's hometown.
A Wisconsin historical marker commemorates Two Rivers as "The Birthplace of the Ice Cream Sundae". In 1881, George Hallauer asked Edward C. Berner, the owner of a soda fountain at 1404 - 15th Street, to top a dish of ice cream with chocolate sauce, hitherto used only for ice cream sodas. The concoction cost a nickel and soon became very popular, but was sold only on Sundays. One day a ten year old girl insisted she have a dish of ice cream "with that stuff on top," saying they could "pretend it was Sunday." After that, the confection was sold every day in many flavors. It lost its Sunday only association, to be called ICE CREAM SUNDAE when a glassware salesman placed an order with his company for the long canoe-shaped dishes in which it was served, as "Sundae dishes."
As the spouse of a Two Rivers native, it's heretical for me to note that the origin of the ice cream sundae is a subject of great controversy.
Two Rivers is not the only community to make this claim to fame.
Residents of Ithaca, New York, home of Cornell University, feel this honor should go to their community. (It should be noted that Michael Turback, the author of "The Official Website of the Ice Cream Sundae", lives in the 607 area code. And what community do you think it includes?)
It doesn't appear to be a blood feud. Folks in Cornell seem to be having fun with battle for ice-cream-sundae supremacy.
On the Wisconsin side, Madison's Doug Moe has volunteered to be a judge. "Let's have a contest and decide which city makes the better ice cream sundae," he suggests.
Retiring Guy is also happy to offer his services.
Oh, no! I just stumbled this little tidbit. Evanston, Illinois, is horning in on things.
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