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The sundae is an ice cream dessert. It typically consists of a scoop of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup (often chocolate, caramel, butterscotch, or strawberry), and in some cases other toppings such as chopped nuts, whipped cream, or maraschino cherries.
History and controversy
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the origin of the term sundae is obscure. Various American localities have claimed to be the birthplace of the ice cream sundae. These claimants include Ithaca, New York; Two Rivers, Wisconsin; Plainfield, Illinois; Evanston, Illinois; New York City; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; and Buffalo, New York. In recent years, officials in Two Rivers and Ithaca have used the controversy to gain publicity for their cities.
Of the many stories about the invention of the sundae, one frequent theme is the sinfulness of the ice cream soda and the need to produce a substitute for the popular treat for consumption on Sunday. Peter Bird writes in The First Food Empire (2000) that the name sundae was adopted from Illinois states early prohibition of ice cream consumption on Sundays, because ice cream with a topping that obscured the main product was not deemed to be ice cream. The BBC writes that ice cream sundaes were invented in Evanston (presumed to be Evanston, Illinois) in the late 19th century, when traders added syrup instead of soda because ice-cream soda was illegal on a Sunday; the dessert was called a "sundae" with an "e" so that religious leaders would not object., BBC, accessed October 26, 2009.
Ithaca and Two Rivers rivalry
There is currently a heated debate between Ithaca and Two Rivers over which city has the right to claim the title "birthplace of the ice cream sundae." When Ithaca mayor Carolyn K. Peterson proclaimed a day to celebrate her city as the birthplace of the sundae, she received postcards from Two Rivers citizens reiterating that towns claim.Laura Zaichkin, "Sundae wars continue betwee read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundae
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