Category: Dessert

  • State Fairs & Foodies

    State Fairs & Foodies

    State fairs are one of the joys of late summer and early autumn. The first state fair was held in Syracuse, New York in 1841, and state fairs spread from there. Today, every state in the nation holds a summer fair. There are also tribal fairs, as well as local and regional fairs throughout the…

  • Pumpkin Spice

    Pumpkin Spice

    Love it or hate it, pumpkin spice season is upon us in the United States. But it has been loved (or hated) longer than many realize. Indeed, Starbucks, which trots out its Pumpkin Spice Latte earlier each year, did not invent or even spread pumpkin spice throughout the U.S. and beyond.  Rather, pumpkin spice, and…

  • The History of Ice Cream at the British Seaside

    The History of Ice Cream at the British Seaside

    Ice cream is believed to have originated in China in the 2nd Century B.C. and existed in some form in Ancient Greece and Persia. The Venetian merchant, Marco Polo is rumored to have brought the cooled confection to the European Continent from his travels, although not all historians agree this is how ice cream made…