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Ice Cream: A Global History
Be it soft-serve, gelato, frozen custard, Indian kulfi or Israeli glida, some form of cold, sweet ice cream treat can found throughout the world in restaurants and home freezers. Though ice cream was once considered a food for the elite, it has evolved into one of the most successful mass-market products ever developed.
In Ice Cream, food writer Laura B. Weiss takes the reader on a vibrant trip through the history of ice cream from ancient China to modern-day Tokyo in order to tell the lively story of how this delicious indulgence became a global sensation. Weiss tells of donkeys wooed with ice cream cones, Good Humor-loving World War II-era German diplomats, and sundaes with names such as “Over the Top” and “George Washington.” Her account is populated with Chinese emperors, English kings, former slaves, women inventors, shrewd entrepreneurs, Italian immigrant hokey-pokey ice cream vendors, and gourmand American First Ladies. Today American brands dominate the world ice cream market, but vibrant dessert cultures like Italy’s continue to thrive, and new ones, like Japan’s, flourish through unique variations.
Weiss connects this much-loved food with its place in history, making this a book sure to be enjoyed by all who are beckoned by the siren song of the ice cream truck.
In Ice Cream, food writer Laura B. Weiss takes the reader on a vibrant trip through the history of ice cream from ancient China to modern-day Tokyo in order to tell the lively story of how this delicious indulgence became a global sensation. Weiss tells of donkeys wooed with ice cream cones, Good Humor-loving World War II-era German diplomats, and sundaes with names such as “Over the Top” and “George Washington.” Her account is populated with Chinese emperors, English kings, former slaves, women inventors, shrewd entrepreneurs, Italian immigrant hokey-pokey ice cream vendors, and gourmand American First Ladies. Today American brands dominate the world ice cream market, but vibrant dessert cultures like Italy’s continue to thrive, and new ones, like Japan’s, flourish through unique variations.
Weiss connects this much-loved food with its place in history, making this a book sure to be enjoyed by all who are beckoned by the siren song of the ice cream truck.
176 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2011
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Laura B. Weiss
3 books11 followersI love ice cream so I decided to write a history of this fabulous dessert. When not eating ice cream, I'm a journalist and blogger. Credits include: The New York Times, Travel + Leisure, the NY Daily News, FoodNetwork.com. I was a reporter for Congressional Quarterly and a writer for TIME's school edition. I've also taught journalism at New York University. Follow me at @foodandthings.com. Check out www.foodandthings.com.
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June 30, 2022
Review At the time I 'read' this book, I had just had a vitrectomy procedure and was blind in one eye, so I listened to it. Listening to a book about icecream filled with recipes and pretty pictures is perhaps not ideal. It also made me want to eat icecream (a lot, different flavours) which wasn't ideal given I wasn't allowed to exercise. That's on top of the Covid 10lb.
It was quite a good history book, better about the business of icecream which was very interesting as the author went into it, and all the big brands, pretty thoroughly. At the end were a lot of recipes which seemed like filler, but I suppose that depends on the reader and why they had bought the book.
Almost a year later, 100% recovered from the endopthalamitis that nearly cost me my eye, I had surgery on the other one. No issues except I keep reaching for my glasses but I don't need them anymore. Book is good, 3.5 stars.
Read Sept 15-17, 2021. reviewed June 29, 2022
However, my love for icecream has been tempered by the world's greatest non-icecream shop which when I am in Miami I go to all the time, Nabati's in Wynwood. It's a 100% vegan, icecreams which are like icecream but slightly chewy are based on coconut and cashews and come in amazing flavours, turmeric cardamom ginger, rose goji pistachio (my favourite), yuzu..... And they have this great idea of serving them. You can taste everything, then you choose your container and you can have standard scoops or loads of little melon-ball ones. Then sit outside and listen to the club music from next door.... I'm not a vegan. But the nicecream is much, much nicer than icecream.
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It was quite a good history book, better about the business of icecream which was very interesting as the author went into it, and all the big brands, pretty thoroughly. At the end were a lot of recipes which seemed like filler, but I suppose that depends on the reader and why they had bought the book.
Almost a year later, 100% recovered from the endopthalamitis that nearly cost me my eye, I had surgery on the other one. No issues except I keep reaching for my glasses but I don't need them anymore. Book is good, 3.5 stars.
Read Sept 15-17, 2021. reviewed June 29, 2022
However, my love for icecream has been tempered by the world's greatest non-icecream shop which when I am in Miami I go to all the time, Nabati's in Wynwood. It's a 100% vegan, icecreams which are like icecream but slightly chewy are based on coconut and cashews and come in amazing flavours, turmeric cardamom ginger, rose goji pistachio (my favourite), yuzu..... And they have this great idea of serving them. You can taste everything, then you choose your container and you can have standard scoops or loads of little melon-ball ones. Then sit outside and listen to the club music from next door.... I'm not a vegan. But the nicecream is much, much nicer than icecream.
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May 24, 2021
A short but interesting book about ice cream. Where it was first invented, how it travelled across the world and evolved as it went. How ice cream as we know it came about, and how it went from being a dish for the elite to one that's today got ubiquitous appeal—and manages to be available in some form or the other to pretty much everybody. Along the way, Laura B Weiss touches on various aspects of ice cream, from the origin of ice cream trucks and vans, to the soda fountain (and why—something I hadn't known—it was a fixture at drugstores). She talks about the different ways of using ice, across the ages, to make ice cream; the important people who helped make ice cream what it is today, and how ice cream features in popular culture. In cinema and TV, for instance; and in song and art.
There are lots of different graphic representations of ice cream, from a painting by Picasso, to old advertisements, old photos, and more. At the end, Weiss provides a bunch of recipes that run the gamut from the 1700s to modern ones.
I learnt a good deal of stuff here I hadn't known before, and since it's a fairly quick, easy read, I found Ice Cream: A Global History pleasant reading. But I have an issue with the title of the book versus its content. This is emphatically not a global history. Firstly, it's mostly confined to Western Europe (especially Britain, France, and Italy) and the US. There too, the US predominates. Which is, to some extent, acceptable, given that the history of ice cream owes a lot to the US. But if your book is called A Global History, you can't get away with thinking of US and three European countries as the globe.
True, there is a bit about ice cream in Russia, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and India (and a couple of other countries, like Malaysia), but it's too little, too in passing. And for me, the greatest surprise was the complete and utter lack of any mention of Africa. This is a continent with some of the highest temperatures in the world, perfect territory for ice cream, and ice cream is there aplenty in Africa. From the Kenyan classic dessert, coupe Mount Kenya to South Africa's iconic artisanal ice cream Tapi Tapi Ice Cream, which creates innovative African flavours like baobab, millet, and rooibos: ice cream is far from unknown in Africa. Tapi Tapi wasn't around when Weiss wrote her book, but still; it wasn't as if Africa didn't know ice cream or love ice cream. Far from it.
And there's one more thing. Why are the recipes in the back of the book mostly so extreme? Either they're the very old, plain vanilla (literally!) type, or the utterly outlandish ones (I thought I was fairly adventurous, but I baulk at a curried banana ice cream and a smoked salmon ice cream). I would have loved more of the middle-of-the-road flavours. Something good with fruit, with coffee, with salted caramel…
There are lots of different graphic representations of ice cream, from a painting by Picasso, to old advertisements, old photos, and more. At the end, Weiss provides a bunch of recipes that run the gamut from the 1700s to modern ones.
I learnt a good deal of stuff here I hadn't known before, and since it's a fairly quick, easy read, I found Ice Cream: A Global History pleasant reading. But I have an issue with the title of the book versus its content. This is emphatically not a global history. Firstly, it's mostly confined to Western Europe (especially Britain, France, and Italy) and the US. There too, the US predominates. Which is, to some extent, acceptable, given that the history of ice cream owes a lot to the US. But if your book is called A Global History, you can't get away with thinking of US and three European countries as the globe.
True, there is a bit about ice cream in Russia, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and India (and a couple of other countries, like Malaysia), but it's too little, too in passing. And for me, the greatest surprise was the complete and utter lack of any mention of Africa. This is a continent with some of the highest temperatures in the world, perfect territory for ice cream, and ice cream is there aplenty in Africa. From the Kenyan classic dessert, coupe Mount Kenya to South Africa's iconic artisanal ice cream Tapi Tapi Ice Cream, which creates innovative African flavours like baobab, millet, and rooibos: ice cream is far from unknown in Africa. Tapi Tapi wasn't around when Weiss wrote her book, but still; it wasn't as if Africa didn't know ice cream or love ice cream. Far from it.
And there's one more thing. Why are the recipes in the back of the book mostly so extreme? Either they're the very old, plain vanilla (literally!) type, or the utterly outlandish ones (I thought I was fairly adventurous, but I baulk at a curried banana ice cream and a smoked salmon ice cream). I would have loved more of the middle-of-the-road flavours. Something good with fruit, with coffee, with salted caramel…
October 5, 2025
Icecream: A Global History by Laura B. Weiss is such an informational yet fun book to read about in this whole edible series. Icecream has been always my favourite and something which I always lean towards when need a mood booster.
From a soft serve, to sorbet and kulfi, the book has all the history, to restuarants and even some recipes for you to try. The book has illustrations, photographs from authors journey and works as a journalist.
The book has all journey and history of Ben & Jerry's Haagen Daas, etc. The book also has mentioned so many different flavours which I personally had never even heard of! Definitely a great culinary pick.
From a soft serve, to sorbet and kulfi, the book has all the history, to restuarants and even some recipes for you to try. The book has illustrations, photographs from authors journey and works as a journalist.
The book has all journey and history of Ben & Jerry's Haagen Daas, etc. The book also has mentioned so many different flavours which I personally had never even heard of! Definitely a great culinary pick.
February 18, 2024
2.5 stars
I read parts and skimmed other parts of this book. If you're studying the history of ice cream, this book is definitely for you. It touches on the ingredients and the flavors throughout the centuries of ice cream production. It tells about the equipment used (from ancient China to modern America) and the evolution of the business of ice cream sales. It outlines the move from the natural ice to artificial refrigeration. And it spins tales of ice cream development in different countries and on different continents. What it failed to do is engage my interest. The book is dry, a continuous bombardment of disparate facts instead of a coherent story. Maybe it was impossible to write a story about such a multifaceted topic.
I did go to the local grocery store to buy ice cream while I read this book. The urge was irresistible.
I read parts and skimmed other parts of this book. If you're studying the history of ice cream, this book is definitely for you. It touches on the ingredients and the flavors throughout the centuries of ice cream production. It tells about the equipment used (from ancient China to modern America) and the evolution of the business of ice cream sales. It outlines the move from the natural ice to artificial refrigeration. And it spins tales of ice cream development in different countries and on different continents. What it failed to do is engage my interest. The book is dry, a continuous bombardment of disparate facts instead of a coherent story. Maybe it was impossible to write a story about such a multifaceted topic.
I did go to the local grocery store to buy ice cream while I read this book. The urge was irresistible.
December 18, 2012
A short, but handy text on the history of ice-cream. I am unfamiliar with the Edible Series this was published under (nor am I likely to become familiar as I'm not a 'foodie'), but I enjoyed this volume. I've always wondered where the cone part came from. Weiss gives a brief, but thorough history not only of ice-cream and its origin in various countries, but also the role ice-cream played in global and national history, and the history of a few major ice-cream companies. This isn't a blow by blow of facts however, the story of ice-cream is done with loving detail about the motives behind selling and creating, both the love of the frozen treat, and the thrill of discovery with new technology.
The index is nicely comprehensive for those, "where did I see that bit" moments, and the illustrations range from amusing to delectable. The recipes in the back contain one for cones, and a range from fairly simple modern ones to downright ancient ones. A fun read for both the friend with an ice-cream maker, or the parent who prescribed it for everything (from broken hearts to bones).
The index is nicely comprehensive for those, "where did I see that bit" moments, and the illustrations range from amusing to delectable. The recipes in the back contain one for cones, and a range from fairly simple modern ones to downright ancient ones. A fun read for both the friend with an ice-cream maker, or the parent who prescribed it for everything (from broken hearts to bones).
January 25, 2014
Nonfiction. This was much less of a 'global' history than the title promised, focusing mostly on the US, the UK, and France. Also, most of the book was far more concerned with particular companies (though my one true love, Jeni's Ice Cream, did not get mentioned) or inventions of new machines to make ice cream, instead of focusing on the delicious food porn that any ice cream book should embrace. Ah, well. There were some interesting facts: that the triumvirate of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry didn't actually become established until around 1900 (chocolate and vanilla being obscure New World flavors earlier), and that cookbooks from the 1600s and 1700s are full of very modern-sounding flavors like eggplant, brown bread, and jasmine. That sundaes were probably invented as an "ice cream soda without the soda"- just ice cream and syrup. That ice cream sodas themselves were a) originally thought of as a health tonic, and b) given a huge boost in popularity by Prohibition. Interesting and short, but could have been more
February 10, 2020
I am a major ice cream nerd - I used to have a business commercially producing and selling artisan ice cream, so I am a well-informed reader. I most enjoyed how this book skimmed lightly over the topic to give me a general knowledge about the culinary and business practices around the world. At times it reads a bit like a book report, but I attribute that to the vast amount of information the author has to convey in just 140 pages. What I most enjoyed about the book is the way the author pulls in references from pop culture to demonstrate the ubiquity of ice cream and ice cream brands in the global consciousness.
The book is beautifully produced with color photographs and heavy glossy paper stock throughout. There are also more than a dozen recipes at the end of the book - and I am going to try some of them very soon!
I read this book for the Reading Women Challenge prompt #21 A Book About Food. I was gifted this book years ago - which also makes it qualify for my project to read as many books as possible from my unread shelves this year.
The book is beautifully produced with color photographs and heavy glossy paper stock throughout. There are also more than a dozen recipes at the end of the book - and I am going to try some of them very soon!
I read this book for the Reading Women Challenge prompt #21 A Book About Food. I was gifted this book years ago - which also makes it qualify for my project to read as many books as possible from my unread shelves this year.
January 19, 2022
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October 13, 2014
Another volume in Reaktion Book's Edible Series, this book is a triumph. It is incredibly difficult to write a 'global' history. The nature of colonization - and colonizing food production and consumption - is that European nations and the United States tend to dominate the discussion. This would seem inevitable in the discussion of ice cream. However Weiss manages to balance a diversity of 'locals' into her study, with some fascinating attention on Japanese ice cream culture in particular.
This book is very effective because it not only focuses on the relationship between production and consumption, but food and technology, eating and society.
This book is very effective because it not only focuses on the relationship between production and consumption, but food and technology, eating and society.
February 28, 2021
This is a pretty interesting overview of the history of ice cream, from early precursors in China/Arabia, to the development of gelato/ice cream cafés in Italy and France, to American commercialization, mass-manufacturing, and widespread global distribution. This book is probably best for people who really, really like ice cream. Some sections felt a bit bogged down by statistics which interrupted the flow of the history, and though the book is organized roughly chronologically, it occasionally jumps back and forth in time within individual chapters, which could be a little confusing to follow.
Nevertheless, I learned some interesting facts about ice cream. Some of my favorites:
- One reason ice cream cones became popular is that previous vendors required you to return a reusable dish, a penny lick, to the seller (which was often unsanitary); cones were cleaner and more convenient.
- To improve morale for troops during WWII, the US arranged for construction of a small ice cream factory and a naval ice cream parlor in the South Pacific.
- The Häagen-Dazs brand was invented by the founders (immigrants to the US) to sound classy and Scandinavian, but it doesn't mean anything in Danish and the umlaut is fake; it's entirely a marketing ploy.
Nevertheless, I learned some interesting facts about ice cream. Some of my favorites:
- One reason ice cream cones became popular is that previous vendors required you to return a reusable dish, a penny lick, to the seller (which was often unsanitary); cones were cleaner and more convenient.
- To improve morale for troops during WWII, the US arranged for construction of a small ice cream factory and a naval ice cream parlor in the South Pacific.
- The Häagen-Dazs brand was invented by the founders (immigrants to the US) to sound classy and Scandinavian, but it doesn't mean anything in Danish and the umlaut is fake; it's entirely a marketing ploy.
March 30, 2021
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No tegelkult oli see üks täielik pettumus. Kuidas saab millestki nii mõnusast nagu jäätis kirjutada nii igava ja ausalt öeldes ka halva raamatu. Hakkame pihta sellest, et Global history ei ole see, kui sa mainid paari lausega, et jäätis leiutati aasias, aga kuna tööstuslikult hakati tootma USAs, siis edasi kirjutad peamiselt USAst. Ja siis kirjutad lõppu mõned leheküljed sellest, kuidas USA/rahvusvahelised suurkorporatsioonid globaalselt kanda kinnitavad. Ja kuidas kõigile meeldib vanilje, kuigi kohalikele meeldivad veel igasugu huvitvad maitsed, kuid ma ei viitsi teile neist pikemalt kirjutada. See raamat oli kahjuks täielik pettumus ja poleks teadusväljakutset, siis poleks ma seda lõpuni ponnistanud. Isegi raamatu lõpus olevad retseptid ei suutnud mu tuju tõsta. Seega 2/5 (it was ok), sest ma sain teada, kuidas Häagen-Dazs on puhas kujutletaval Euroopa-ihalusel põhinev Ameerika bränd. Minu huvi selle jäätise vastu kahanes nüüd märkimisväärselt. mis on hea, sest nende soolakaramelli jäätis on ikka tõhus kaloripomm....
No tegelkult oli see üks täielik pettumus. Kuidas saab millestki nii mõnusast nagu jäätis kirjutada nii igava ja ausalt öeldes ka halva raamatu. Hakkame pihta sellest, et Global history ei ole see, kui sa mainid paari lausega, et jäätis leiutati aasias, aga kuna tööstuslikult hakati tootma USAs, siis edasi kirjutad peamiselt USAst. Ja siis kirjutad lõppu mõned leheküljed sellest, kuidas USA/rahvusvahelised suurkorporatsioonid globaalselt kanda kinnitavad. Ja kuidas kõigile meeldib vanilje, kuigi kohalikele meeldivad veel igasugu huvitvad maitsed, kuid ma ei viitsi teile neist pikemalt kirjutada. See raamat oli kahjuks täielik pettumus ja poleks teadusväljakutset, siis poleks ma seda lõpuni ponnistanud. Isegi raamatu lõpus olevad retseptid ei suutnud mu tuju tõsta. Seega 2/5 (it was ok), sest ma sain teada, kuidas Häagen-Dazs on puhas kujutletaval Euroopa-ihalusel põhinev Ameerika bränd. Minu huvi selle jäätise vastu kahanes nüüd märkimisväärselt. mis on hea, sest nende soolakaramelli jäätis on ikka tõhus kaloripomm....
September 28, 2019
We all really do scream for ice cream
I got this book to discover the reason a frozen treat was called “hokey pokey.” I learned that and so much more. The author has a friendly and accessible tone that made it enjoyable to read. It is also amazingly researched and has a truly global scope. I kept exclaiming as I read, that is amazing or who would have thought. I wanted to know about hokey pokey because my mother-in-law had memories of helping her father sell hokey pokies at a camp ground when she was 4 or 5 in the 1920s. She remembered it was a frozen treat on a stick. Read the book to learn more about why it really is what’s it all about.
I got this book to discover the reason a frozen treat was called “hokey pokey.” I learned that and so much more. The author has a friendly and accessible tone that made it enjoyable to read. It is also amazingly researched and has a truly global scope. I kept exclaiming as I read, that is amazing or who would have thought. I wanted to know about hokey pokey because my mother-in-law had memories of helping her father sell hokey pokies at a camp ground when she was 4 or 5 in the 1920s. She remembered it was a frozen treat on a stick. Read the book to learn more about why it really is what’s it all about.
April 23, 2024
This book as most of the ones in the collection have the same problem. They assume that "Global" means "American". You get a general idea of what happened in other parts of the world and then they completely focus on what happened in America. In this case they only care about mass produced low quality ice cream and completely miss to explain how ice cream was invented and evolved in all areas of the world.
September 4, 2024
A short and sweet history of ice cream. It covers a lot of time, from ancient China and Rome to today, and its a short book, so there isn't too much time spent on any one place, person or invention. August Jackson only gets two sentence and Dolly Madison gets about half a sentence. Still, a good general overview of the sweet treat.
July 9, 2019
If you love ice cream or even remotely like it this book answers all your questions and some you never thought of. Fun and entertaining as well as surprising in its facts it makes a fun food a fact food.
November 18, 2022
Two and a half stars
Reads more like an informatorial written in a jiffy, than a well-researched book. And authors of food related books...we need information about food in your books. There's always cookbooks for recipes. Leave them out and save paper :P
Reads more like an informatorial written in a jiffy, than a well-researched book. And authors of food related books...we need information about food in your books. There's always cookbooks for recipes. Leave them out and save paper :P
July 5, 2021
Very dry book with lots of facts and statistics. Not very engaging. And the "go-go dance craze" as she called it, was popular in the 60s, not the 80s.
November 21, 2021
Tasty and brief
October 1, 2022
Given the title I would have liked a less Americentric view, and the book shows its age in some of the descriptions of China, but otherwise very interesting and seems to be well-researched.
March 14, 2025
Lots of interesting information.
June 17, 2012
I received this book from a First Reads Giveaway...
This book will find itself on my coffee table for the summer! It was a fun read, fairly quick, but a comprehensive (whoa, details!) look at the global and historical world of ice cream.
I enjoyed the historical background sections the most. I hadn't even heard of the "ice boom", or of people making millions from it. Or the story of how "Haagen-dazs" came to be...
The recipes at the end were a bit of a surprise! Humorous and informative, but not as practical as I would have liked. :) Perhaps if I go back I'll find one that I would actually try.
I do have an uncontrollable craving to fly to Italy for gelato now!
This book will find itself on my coffee table for the summer! It was a fun read, fairly quick, but a comprehensive (whoa, details!) look at the global and historical world of ice cream.
I enjoyed the historical background sections the most. I hadn't even heard of the "ice boom", or of people making millions from it. Or the story of how "Haagen-dazs" came to be...
The recipes at the end were a bit of a surprise! Humorous and informative, but not as practical as I would have liked. :) Perhaps if I go back I'll find one that I would actually try.
I do have an uncontrollable craving to fly to Italy for gelato now!
August 4, 2016
I very much enjoyed this book. I never really thought about the history of ice cream before, but it certainly does have a very interesting one.
I liked that the book was not too long and did not go too much into all the other countries, but I have to say that if I was interested in a truly Global History, it fell a bit short.
I used this book as part of my research for an ice cream program I volunteered for. This book was perfect because it included a lot of useful information, focused primarily on the US, and included some nice pictures for reference. But it was not too long, so I could finish it in a reasonable amount of time.
I liked that the book was not too long and did not go too much into all the other countries, but I have to say that if I was interested in a truly Global History, it fell a bit short.
I used this book as part of my research for an ice cream program I volunteered for. This book was perfect because it included a lot of useful information, focused primarily on the US, and included some nice pictures for reference. But it was not too long, so I could finish it in a reasonable amount of time.
June 20, 2011
Like all of the Edible books, this one is interesting, well-written, nicely illustrated, but very brief. I quite enjoyed it, and I felt like I learned something about ice cream. I didn't realize that it had been around for so long, for one. But it is a very brief overview. Are there other, more in depth books on the history of ice cream. I don't know, I've only ever seen cookbooks. There are a few recipes at the end of this book, though, but nothing really exciting. Unless the idea of sweet corn ice cream interests you.
August 26, 2016
I thought this book was really excellent. When I noticed I was overindulging in ice cream at the beginning of the summer I stumbled onto this book at the library and thought it would help me curb my ice cream cravings.
It did the trick and I learned so many interesting things about ice cream along the way.
Also when things were getting too intense with my job it was nice to come home and at the end of the day switch gears mentally to pondering the history of ice cream. A great easy read.... Wish "The Edible Series" did a book on coffee!
It did the trick and I learned so many interesting things about ice cream along the way.
Also when things were getting too intense with my job it was nice to come home and at the end of the day switch gears mentally to pondering the history of ice cream. A great easy read.... Wish "The Edible Series" did a book on coffee!
December 24, 2013
This is my first book in the Edible Series, and I have enjoyed it. Now I know what to expect in the next books (more history, less recipes).
Ice Cream: A Global History provides a good history coverage of the subject, and interesting yet "old" recipes; I just wish there were more ice creams provided as I expected more.
Recommended reading for those interested in reading about a specific food topic.
Ice Cream: A Global History provides a good history coverage of the subject, and interesting yet "old" recipes; I just wish there were more ice creams provided as I expected more.
Recommended reading for those interested in reading about a specific food topic.
May 30, 2012
Like all the books in The Edible Series, Ice Cream, is fun to read, well-researched, and lavishly illustrated -- but really, can there be anything more irresistible than ice cream? All of the Edible books contain recipes, and Ice Cream is true to form. It is filled with historic and modern treats that will keep me busy ( and cool) all summer. Thank you, Laura Weiss!
September 3, 2016
I entered to win this giveaway, and didn't. So I requested that my local library get it and I'm glad they did. It's an easy read with a lot of fun facts that you probably didn't know about ice cream. This was also the first book I've read out of the Edible series, and if they are all as interesting as this one I will be reading more of them.
October 11, 2014
Interesting
This was an interesting book about Ice Cream. It tells you about the whole complete history and even throws in some cool recipes.
This was an interesting book about Ice Cream. It tells you about the whole complete history and even throws in some cool recipes.
August 8, 2013
Short but interesting.
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