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juices to the freezing of similar liquids, and then to the 

 freezing of milk and cream. 



Ice cream is said to have been introduced to the city of 

 Washington, by Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, at a dinner 

 that was attended by George Washington. 



The first ice cream advertisement on record is one that 

 appeared in the " Post Boy," New York City, June 8, 



FIG. 30. View of large ice cream plant. (Ice Cream Trade Journal.) 



1786. At this time, ice cream sold readily at one dollar 

 per quart. 



Jacob Fussell, so far as known, was the first man to make 

 a wholesale business of ice-cream making. He was a milk 

 dealer in Baltimore, Md., and adopted ice-cream making 

 to utilize his surplus cream. A few years later, an ice 

 company, becoming interested in the manufacture of ice 

 cream, paid Fussell $500 for teaching one of their men the 

 art of making this product. 



