My favorite food in the whole wide world is a hot fudge sundae!! Every year since I can remember my parents have taken me to get a hot fudge sundae for my birthday! These sundaes are not your normal sundaes, they are GIANT and made perfectly every time! The perfect sundae is made layer by layer. It starts with a cold creamy layer of vanilla ice cream followed by a warm rich layer of melted fudge. These layers alternate to the very top of course, and then it's topped with a thick layer of whipped cream. Then the sundae is sprinkled with nuts and topped with a maraschino cherry! Thank heavens for the person who invented this delicious treat. Although, no one has been able to agree on who that wonderful person is. We do know that they came about around 1890. Around that time a law was passed in some places in the mid-west that banned soda on Sundays. So, for ice cream shops the only options left were ice cream and syrup, which gave the treat its nickname.. ice cream sundae.
The first time I wrote this it was really random and a lot of the phrasing sounded really awkward. There were also a lot of mistakes with my spelling as well as my grammar. It was very choppy and did not flow in between explaining the sundae and then giving the history.The rewrite made it possible to organize what I was trying to say and make changes!
This post made me really want some ice cream. I haven't had a good ice cream sundae in forever! Too bad I can no longer justify eating whatever food I want, or I would totally go get an ice cream right now.
ReplyDeleteWow, why did a law pass banning soda on Sundays? That sounds like there is an interesting story behind this.
ReplyDeleteSee? Vanilla really is the best flavor! Anyways, isn't it interesting to note that many of our favorite foods have a very vague and foggy origin and no one ever really knows how they came into being for sure? I think that's pretty awesome. it brings to mind scriptural references: "By small and simple means are great things brought to pass" and "the mysteries of God will be unfolded unto you."
ReplyDeleteMMmmmm the melted hot fudge with the vanilla ice cream is what I miss the most. I could do without the cherry and whipped cream. This paragraph flowed really well. It was like the most subtle transition into the history, with the pleasant surprise of Sundae being related to it being served on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteThis post really made me very hungry for a sundae. I enjoyed the way you described the simplicity of the food, but also went into detail about it. I didn't even realize the smooth transition going in to the history, that was a really good transition to use.
ReplyDeleteThis caught my eye. Everything with fudge is awesome, particularly a sundae. It was like a fast sunday torture session.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE ICE CREAM!!!! Especially the yummy hot fudge on top and with nuts and bananas!
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