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It has often been said that the Chinese invented ice cream and that marco polo brought the idea to Europe in the thirteenth century. This is more myth than historical fact backed by evidence but it can be stated with some confidence that ice cream was invented in China in the first millennium.
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Historical Ice Cream Facts
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• Ice cream made with a milk mixture was first recorded in Europe in Italy . |
• In England , the first recorded serving of this rare luxury was in 1672, to King Charles II. |
• The first English cookery book to give a recipe was Mrs Mary Eales Recipes of 1718. |
• The first ice cream bicycles in London were used by Walls in London in about 1923. |
• Cecil Rodd of Walls came up with the slogan "Stop Me and Buy One" after his experiments with doorstep selling in London . |
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