My son checked out an interesting book this week from the library. "The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle and Other Surprising Stories About Inventions" has short summaries of how many different items came about. From the Popsicle, microwave, pockets, underwear to sundaes, this book is full of interesting facts.
Just for fun I thought I would share the sundae. In 1875 in Illinois there was a law which prohibited the sale of ice-cream sodas on Sundays. Apparently it was the soda water which caused concern. The local soda jerks became creative and served the ice cream and syrup with out the soda water on Sundays. People began asking for it by calling them Sundays. City officials objected to the treat being named after the Sabbath, so they simply changed the spelling. Thanks to the Evanston, Illinois city officials we love our sundae's!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
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