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Read our big scoop: Ice-cream cones, the ingenious invention of American immigrants

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (423+ words) August 19, 2026, 2:49 PM Ice cream was a rare and expensive treat for centuries because of the difficulty of storing ice. In the summer of 1790, President George Washington spent $200 on ice cream, the equivalent of $7,259 today, according to the International Dairy Foods…...