Why is it an Ice Cream Sundae, not Ice Cream Sunday? (2024)

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Why is it an Ice Cream Sundae, not Ice Cream Sunday? ›

As for why the concoction is called “sundae” instead of “Sunday” in honor of its origins, it was either to make it more obvious that you could buy the ice cream on any day of the week or so it would be less offensive to devout people pharmacists were trying to appeal to.

A local belief is that a Plainfield druggist named Mr. Sonntag created the dish "after the urgings of patrons to serve something different." He named it the "sonntag" after himself, and since Sonntag is the German word for Sunday, the name was translated to Sunday, and later was spelled sundae.

To avoid offending those devoutly religious, the treat received an official title of “ice cream sundae.” The misspelling of Sunday was purposeful to assure religious leaders that the treat was not named after the Sabbath.

Several cities claim to have invented the ice cream sundae. These places include: New Orleans, Louisiana; Ithaca, New York; Two Rivers, Wisconsin; and Evanston, Illinois. The original sundae, which can be traced back to the late 1800s, consisted of a small bowl of ice cream with chocolate syrup.

Some religious groups were against what they called “sucking sodas” and felt that this activity should be banned on the Sabbath. This ban on Sunday soda sales was a big problem for anyone that enjoyed root beer floats or other ice cream sodas.

As for why the concoction is called “sundae” instead of “Sunday” in honor of its origins, it was either to make it more obvious that you could buy the ice cream on any day of the week or so it would be less offensive to devout people pharmacists were trying to appeal to.

But we don't need the hyphenation table in this case; as we have seen, “ice cream” is an established open compound (or a permanent compound, according to CMOS 7.82). And according to a Google Ngram query, the unhyphenated version is significantly more common in published books.

The correct spelling is “ice cream sundae.” Yes, it is likely related to a day of the week, but it should not be spelled that way (anymore). An “ice cream Sunday” might be a lovely Sunday (as in the day of the week) when one gets a special ice cream treat, but it's not the name of that treat.

Our classic Hot Fudge Sundae is made with creamy vanilla soft serve and smothered in chocolatey hot fudge topping. It's a perfectly sweet addition to any of your favorite McDonald's items. There are 330 calories in a McDonald's Hot Fudge Sundae. *Mobile Order & Pay at participating McDonald's.

A classic French sundae is the Chocolat Liegeois made with chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, chocolate sauce.

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Historians suggest that the ice cream sundae originated as a workaround for the Blue Laws that prohibited the sale of ice cream sodas on Sundays. No matter where the Sundae originated, we think it was a good invention. And we serve some of the best around!

Who Invented the Banana Split? A 23-year-old pharmacist apprentice named David Evans Strickler is credited with inventing the banana triple ice cream sundae in 1904.

The largest ice cream sundae was one weighing 24.91 tonnes (54,917 lb) made by Palm Dairies Ltd under the supervision of Mike Rogiani in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on 24 July 1988.

For some reason, there's a law in Kansas that makes it illegal to eat cherry pie with a scoop of ice cream on top. Nobody seems to be sure what prompted this law, but luckily its not enforced.

Several Indian states have already banned the sale of co*ke and Pepsi at schools and colleges after scientists found they were contaminated by pesticides. Kerala is the first Indian state to ban producing or selling the drinks; its neighbour Karnataka has banned them from schools, colleges and hospitals.

Soda fountain owner, Ed Berners of Two Rivers, Wisconsin is reputed to have invented the first ice cream sundae in 1881. Berners's customer George Hallauer requested that Berners serve him a dish of ice cream topped with the syrup used for sodas.

According to the USDA, "ice cream shall contain at least 1.6 pounds of total solids to the gallon, weigh not less than 4.5 pounds to the gallon, and contain not less than 20 percent total milk solids, constituted of not less than 10 percent milkfat." Overall, this translates to milkfat weight being the biggest factor ...

How Do You Spell Sunday? If you're talking about the day of the week, it's S-u-n-d-a-y, and if you're talking about the chilly desert, it's s-u-n-d-a-e.