Today’s Spotlight is on the Sundae.

A sundae is an ice cream frozen dessert of American origin that typically consists of one or more scoops of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup and other toppings such as sprinkles, whipped cream, marshmallows, peanuts, maraschino cherries, or other fruits.

A sundae is usually made with one or more scoops of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup. Other toppings can include:

1. Sprinkles, Whipped cream, Marshmallows, Peanuts, Maraschino cherries, other fruits.
2. Sundae is usually served in a tall glass.

Sundae flavors include Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate, Coffee.

 

History

There are multiple theories about the origin of the name “sundae”:

• Charles Sonntag: A pharmacist named Charles Sonntag created the dessert and named it “sonntag” after himself. “Sonntag” means “Sunday” in German.
• Glassware salesman: A glassware salesman ordered “sundae dishes” to serve the dessert in.
• Local Methodist leaders: Local Methodist leaders objected to naming the dessert after the Sabbath, so the spelling was changed to “sundae”.
• Customer: A customer suggested changing the name from “Sunday” to “sundae”.

The name “ice cream sundae” was given to the dessert to avoid offending religious leaders because the treat was originally only sold on Sundays. The misspelling of “Sunday” was done to assure religious leaders that the dessert was not named after the Sabbath.

Another story says that in 1892, a minister asked for vanilla ice cream and was given vanilla ice cream topped with a candied cherry and cherry syrup. The minister was so impressed that he said it should be named for the day it was created, and so it became the “Cherry Sunday”.

 

Here are some fun facts about sundaes:

• The first sundae was created on Sunday, April 3, 1892.
• The world’s largest sundae weighed almost 55,000 pounds. It was made with 20.27 tons of ice cream, 4.39 tons of syrup, and 537 pounds of toppings.
• The sundae was invented in Two Rivers, Wisconsin in 1881.
• The sundae was invented by John M. Scott, a Unitarian Church minister, and Chester Platt, co-owner of Platt & Colt Pharmacy.

 

Here is a Sundee Recipe for you to try:

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons ice cream topping, syrup or sauce
• 2 or 3 scoops ice cream
• ¼ cup whipped cream
• ½ tablespoon chopped nuts
• 1 teaspoon sprinkles or Jimmies
• 1 or 2 ice cream wafers
• 1 maraschino cherry

 

Instructions:

1. Optional: pre chill your glass in the freezer
2. Get all your ingredients together. Take the ice cream out last.
3. Squeeze some topping generously around the inside glass.
4. Add once scoop of ice cream.
5. Add more topping on the first scoop of ice cream.
6. Add a second scoop of ice cream (and third if you want!).
7. Pipe the whipped cream on in a large cone shape.
8. Sprinkle on nuts, then add the sprinkles.
9. Add the wafers.
10. Finally add the cherry on top and you’re done!
11. Enjoy!

 

Consumption

According to Tastewise, the average person consumes 1.47 sundaes per year. 75,937 restaurants offer sundaes on their menus.

New Zealand leads the world in ice cream consumption, with an average of 28.4 liters (7.5 gallons) per person per year. The United States consumes 20.8 liters (5.5 gallons) of ice cream per capita, and Australia comes in third at 18 liters (4.75 gallons).

Other countries that consume a lot of ice cream include:

• Belgium, which buys more than 16 kilos of ice cream per capita.
• Portugal, which sells 14.18 kilos of ice cream per capita.
• Poland, which sells 13.6 kilos of ice cream per capita.
• Finland, which consumes 14.2 liters of ice cream.

 

Celebrating Sundaes

National Sundae Day is celebrated on November 11th. You can celebrate by:

• Creating a sundae bar
• Going out for ice cream
• Hosting a sundae party
• Trying new recipes
• Taking photos

You can also celebrate Make Your Own Sundae Day on July 11th.

To set up a sundae bar, you can:

• Set up a station with toppings like nuts, sprinkles, chocolate sauce, and whipped cream.
• Lay out ice cream, spoons, and toppings.
• Add pretty dish towels and fun serving spoons.
• Get a giant tub of vanilla and chocolate ice cream.
• Buy toppings like chocolate syrup, sprinkles, peanuts, bananas, and maraschino cherries.

You can also decorate your sundae bar with:

• A waffle cone wall
• Colorful flowers
• Chocolate dipped spoons
• Mini ice cream cone cookies
• Ice cream on ice

Let us know in the comments what your favorite kind of sundae is.