National Ice Cream Sandwich Day

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2022 Date	August 2, 2022
2023 Date	August 2, 2023

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National Ice Cream Sandwich Day History

National Ice Cream Sandwich Day seeks to promote the tasty frozen treat. This day encourages people to enjoy the chocolate brownie wafer stuffed with sweet vanilla ice cream between. It is believed that the modern version of this treat was invented in 1945 by ice cream maker Jerry Newberg.

National Ice Cream Sandwich Day is observed annually on August 2nd.

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— Pee-wee Herman (@peeweeherman) August 2, 2022

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— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) August 2, 2022

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— Bill Wheeler (@wjwheeler54) August 2, 2022

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National Ice Cream Sandwich Day Facts

According to the Boston Globe, the earliest mention of ice cream sandwiches in the US was from 1899. Street vendors in New York would sell slabs of ice cream between sheets of paper called hokey pokeys.
According to mobile-cuisine, ice cream sandwiches were typically sold for about 1 cent each back in 1905.
The first US patent having to do with ice cream sandwiches was filed by US inventor Russel H. Proper in 1921. Ice cream sandwiches would start to become mass produced in 1945 thanks to Proper's ice cream sandwich machines.

National Ice Cream Sandwich Day Top Events and Things to Do

Visit your local ice cream parlor and order ice cream sandwiches. They may be offering special deals to celebrate the day.
Make your own ice cream sandwiches! Check out this recipe for tasty ice cream sandwiches.
Invite your friends over for a night of sweets. Provide ice cream sandwiches for everybody and put on a good movie.