There are a number of space food products available for consumers to buy. Many products that became available during the height of the space race, such as Pillsbury’s Space Food Sticks, which enjoyed a brief resurgence in the early 2000’s, are no longer available. One type of space food is: Freeze-dried ice cream. Or is it […]
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What does Häagen-Dazs Mean?
Häagen-Dazs is a Danish word, right? Or at least a Scandinavian one. It has something to do with ice cream, or cold, or deliciousness, right? Wrong. Häagen-Dazs is a nonsense word that, although it sounds Scandinavian, at least to English speakers, it resembles no actual word in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, or German. Häagen-Dazs ice cream […]
Where did “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream” Come From?
If you grew up in the 70’s or before, or maybe even in the 80’s, you are probably familiar with the childhood chant about ice scream: I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! You may have shouted it yourself in anticipation of the arrival of the ice cream truck (maybe the Good […]
The Science of the Brain Freeze or Ice Cream Headache
It’s called a brain freeze or an ice cream headache. I have no doubt, however, that it became more common after the invention of the Slurpee. There is something about the ice cream headache. Maybe you know what I’m talking about. It is nothing short of agonizing, and yet as kids, we would purposely eat our […]