Show i ice cream gains I 1 in n PO popularity pu larity ice cream has become common food on american dinner tables reports dr george georg E stoddard of the utah state agriculture college dairy dept it haar hag come a long way from the old fashion cd ed home freezer to the modem modern efficient dairy plant production twenty years ago the annual pei per capita consumption of ice cream in the united states was 50 56 5 0 6 pounds as shown show by USDA agriculture statistics by 1946 it had risen to 25 2 5 and is now a little more than 15 pounds it assed Is used commonly at home restaurants tau rants picnics ball games resorts and most any place where people get together it is widely accepted by adults and children alike in its many forms from chocolate coated ice cream on a stick to individual designed desserts at formal dinners an ice cream cone is as ira traditional dit ional as a ball game hot dog and pie alamode alamonde is a delight with any meal favorite ice cream flavors are vanilla and chocolate As a food ice cream contains most of the nutrients of milk indicates dr stoddard in utah ice cream must contain at least 23 percent per cent solids of which a portion such as sugar and flavoring is added from sources other than milk careful regulations maintains high quality and safeguards against inferior products ice cream is truly a part of our american americ all diet concluded dr stoddard |