Jeri Quinzio is the author of Of Sugar and Snow: A History of Ice Cream Making. When they figured out how to freeze liquids in the 17th Century, people started adding custard to make "Iced Creams," a precursor to what we now know as ice cream. Refrigeration helped ice cream become a nationwide phenomenon in the U.S.
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The History of Ice Cream
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Host:
Evan Kleiman
Producers:
Bob Carlson,
Jennifer Ferro,
Candace Moyer,
Connie Alvarez,
Holly Tarson,
Harriet Ells,
Gillian Ferguson