July is National Ice Cream Month! So we thought we would give you some fun facts to share with your little ones while enjoying a bowl of this delicious treat!
-90 percent of the US population consumes ice cream
-Americans eat more than 23 quarts of frozen dairy product every year
-in 1984, President Reagan declared July National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday in the month National Ice Cream Day. This year, it is on on July 18.
- the top 5 most popular flavors in order are Vanilla, Chocolate, Butter Pecan, Strawberry and Neapolitan
-85% of the Nation's vanilla beans used for ice cream are harvested in Madagascar
-the biggest ice cream sundae ever made was 12 feet high and made with 4,667 gallons of ice cream and 7,000 pounds of toppings and was crafted in Anaheim, California in1985
-Immigrants at Ellis Island were served vanilla ice cream as part of their Welcome to America meal
