Why is it said that the story of ice cream is unique?

            Ice itself was something very difficult to make during the early days. So water ices and ice creams were luxurious dishes prepared for wealthy rulers. It was during the 1st millennium AD that the Chinese started to try out different fruit-flavoured cold drinks and desserts, using snow and ice. Later, the Persians and Arabs followed this method to make shaved snow and pour flavoured syrups on top of it. These were called sherbets.

            Water ices became popular in parts of Europe during the 1660s. It is said that the very first time when ice cream was served in England, at Windsor Castle in May 1671, Charles II was presented a plate of ice-cream with an equal portion of white strawberries. Kulfi is the most popular traditional frozen dairy dessert from the Indian subcontinent. Kulfis were first made for Mughal emperors during the 16th century.

            Though there have been many varieties of ice-cream cones initially, the most appealing version of ice-cream cones were made by a man named Ernest A. Hamwi, in 1904, in the US.

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