Facts You Never Knew About the Best Summer Treat

First chocolate ice cream? Our research confirms chocolate ice cream existed in the 18th century. But? It was the exception, not the rule. Most period iced creams were flavored with fruit. We do not find chocolate ice creams in popular domestic English period cookbooks. Mrs. Raffald's 1769 recipe for chocolate cream is not frozen. Earliest print refernce is from a French cookbook, c. 1768.