Thomas Jefferson, our third president (1801-1809), is often credited with “bringing ice cream to America,” and even with “discovering” it. Neither is true, however. It’s believed that the first mention in this country of those two words “ice cream” is in the journal writings of a fellow named William Black. You see, it’d been served [...]
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Jefferson’s ice cream
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