Ice Cream Summer at the Buckhorn Inn!

In 1984 President Reagan declared July the official National Ice Cream Month.  At the Buckhorn Inn we are going further by celebrating this delicious treat all summer long!  

July is National Ice Cream Month!

The International Dairy Foods Association reports that ice cream was enjoyed as far back as the 2nd century B.C.  The “ice cream” of the time was snow and ice flavored with honey and nectar.  Marco Polo brought a recipe for a frozen treat from the Far East back to Italy about a thousand years later.  In the 16th century, Charles I of England was a fan of “cream ice”.  Lore has it that he provided the royal maker with a life pension in return for keeping the recipe a secret.  In fact, royals around the world kept this delicacy to themselves.  However in 1660 a café in Paris made a frozen blend of cream, milk, butter and eggs available to the general public for the first time.  

The Oxford English Dictionary reports that one of the first recipes for a frozen cream and sugar dessert in North America appeared in Hannah Glasse’s The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy in the late 1700s.  http://www.archive.org/details/artcookerymade02glasgood  Later records show that George Washington spent roughly $200 on ice cream during the summer of 1790.  That was a large sum at the time–and most of us would agree that was a good expenditure!  The invention of insulated ice houses around 1800 enabled the industrial production of ice cream.  Today the United States produces more than 1.6 billion gallons of frozen dairy desserts a year!

Special Ice Cream Desserts at the Buckhorn Inn

July 4 dinner guests at the Buckhorn will enjoy Chef Bob’s special creation, Strawberry Smoothie Cake!  Upcoming menus will feature more delicious and decadent ice cream desserts like Mud Pie, Grasshopper Pie, and Peach Melba Pie.  Keep an eye on our ever-changing menus to see the special desserts we are featuring all summer long!  https://www.buckhorninn.com/dining  We look forward to welcoming you to celebrate with us!

Delectable fresh peaches are the star of Peach Melba Ice Cream Pie.