National Ice Cream Day is July 19

By: J.Werner

| Published 07/19/2015

THE WOODLANDS, Texas - There’s nothing more refreshing than cold ice cream on one of the hottest days of the year. Sunday, July 19, is National Ice Cream Day, celebrated annually on the third Sunday in July. It is by Presidential proclamation that the country celebrates the day. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July as National Ice Cream Month, and also established the third Sunday in the month as National Ice Cream Day.

Ice cream dates back to the year 200 B.C. The Chinese are credited with creating a confection using a frozen mixture of milk and rice. Ice cream was introduced to the United States by Quaker colonists who brought their ice cream recipes with them. The earliest reference to ice cream in North America was in the Oxford English Dictionary dating back to 1744.

Although a little heavy on the sugar and fat making ice cream a high-calorie snack, its base ingredient of milk is loaded with healthy vitamins and minerals, so indulge.The most popular flavours of ice cream in North America, based on consumer surveys, are vanilla and chocolate.

There’s no shortage of locations in The Woodlands to get ice cream. In addition to your local grocery and convenience stores, most fast-food franchises have ice cream offerings. Here's just a few to choose from:

Baskin Robbins, 8000 Research Forest Drive - Whole cakes made out of ice cream!

Candy House, 27160 Glen Loch Drive - Yes, they serve ice cream!

Culver’s, 8800 Six Pines Drive - Infamous frozen custard

Dairy Queen, 2300 Buckthorne Place - Over a dozen Blizzard treats to choose from

Marble Slab Creamery, 4747 Research Forest Drive & 1201 Lake Woodlands Drive - Over five dozen gourmet flavors!

Nestle Cafe by Chip, 25 Waterway Avenue, Suite 125 - Yes, they have ice cream too

Many of the fine dining restaurants also serve ice cream, so if dining out on Sunday, ask for the dessert menu. There’s no shortage of places to get ice cream in The Woodlands on National Ice Cream Day. Alas, the one thing you won’t be able to get...Blue Bell Ice Cream.