In these politically charged pre-primary days it is great when we can find some common ground. Sunday marks the 31st anniversary of National Ice Cream Day. The Congress in 1984, by Senate Joint Resolution 298, designated the month of July as "National Ice Cream Month" and the third Sunday of July as "National Ice Cream Day". Further, they asked the President, then Ronald Reagan, to issue a formal proclamation.
A look back at this historic proclamation:
A Proclamation
Ice
cream is a nutritious and wholesome food, enjoyed by over ninety
percent of the people in the United States. It enjoys a reputation as
the perfect dessert and snack food. Over eight hundred and eighty-seven
million gallons of ice cream were consumed in the United States in 1983.
The ice cream industry generates approximately $3.5 billion in annual sales and provides jobs for thousands of citizens. Indeed, nearly ten percent of all the milk produced by the United States dairy farmers is used to produce ice cream, thereby contributing substantially to the economic well-being of the Nation's dairy industry.
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 298, has designated July 1984 as "National Ice Cream Month," and July 15, 1984, as "National Ice Cream Day," and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of these events.
The ice cream industry generates approximately $3.5 billion in annual sales and provides jobs for thousands of citizens. Indeed, nearly ten percent of all the milk produced by the United States dairy farmers is used to produce ice cream, thereby contributing substantially to the economic well-being of the Nation's dairy industry.
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 298, has designated July 1984 as "National Ice Cream Month," and July 15, 1984, as "National Ice Cream Day," and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of these events.
Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan,
President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim July 1984
as National Ice Cream Month and July 15, 1984, as National Ice Cream
Day, and I call upon the people of the United States to observe these
events with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth.
RONALD REAGAN
Citation: Ronald Reagan: "Proclamation 5219 - National Ice Cream Month and National Ice Cream Day, 1984," July 9, 1984.
This is something that we should all be able to agree on! Since 1984, we've seen the rise in popularity of frozen yogurt (first introduced by TCBY in 1981). You may wonder - how has the popularity of frozen yogurt impacted our consumption of ice cream?
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| Source: Fortune Magazine, "Do We Still Scream for Ice Cream," July 24, 2014 |
Even as we've become more health conscious, frozen yogurt has not surplanted Americans' love for ice cream.
In honor of this national holiday.....Let's go get some ice cream! What is your favorite place to go - name/location?
[For our lactose intolerant friends we acknowledge your hardship in not being able to eat ice cream.]
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