Eureka Reporter | 1905-08-18 | Page 7 | The Origin of Sundae

THE ORIGIN OF SUNDAE popular hot weather refreshment from new orleans sundae sounds like an east indian name for the popular soda fountain beverage and most people probably think that Is Us origin but t isn t says herrick J gray the name originated in new or leans and in an interesting manner A druggist there whose soda fountain was an extremely popular resort found himself one sunday without the usual supply of tanks through some strike or other trouble or else be was unable to obtain ice I 1 forget which at any rate he in a position to serve anything but ice cream and and he was almost in despair an expert sign mal er he soon had signs in his windows announcing that in order to push it properly nothing but the new sunday drinks would be served at his place that day his patrons were nothing loath to try the simple combination of ice cream and and others were attracted through curiosity the new bombina alon made a hit before night it was buzzed about in hundreds of homes and the next day the demand was lively tor that new sunday drink gradually other soda fountains began dispensing it the request for it con tinned couched in the same form however and it gasn wasn t long before its use in advertising caused the subs titu tion of an e for the probably be cause it looked better and there you have the whole story not as romantic as if it were a tale of india but still not uninteresting what do you think