Texas Blue Bell Creameries

Here in the United States, we celebrate National Ice Cream Month each year in July, and National Ice Cream on the third Sunday.

We can thank President Reagan for the celebration.

In 1984, he signed a proclamation that declared July to be National Ice Cream Month. He adored ice cream along with 90% of Americans who consume over twenty gallons per person annually.

No wonder. Ice cream is rich, creamy, and filled with summer flavors while the chill cools us down from the heat of summer.

Flavors range from Neapolitan to chocolate chip cookie dough to Banana Pudding to Pistachio Almond. Check out all the Texas Blue Bell Creameries flavors.

Plain old vanilla is still the top flavor according to the International Dairy Foods Association.

Our love for ice cream goes way, way back.

Ancient Chinese were the first to discover cold + sweet created a delicious treat that resembles what we enjoy today. Most famous leaders from Roman Emperor Nero to Alexander the Great enjoyed cold treats. By the 1500s ice cream had spread throughout Europe, though only wealthy aristocrats could afford the expensive treat.

No one knows for sure when ice cream made its way to the US, but at least two early presidents were fans. Thomas Jefferson wrote the first known American ice cream recipe and George Washington reportedly spent $200 in a single summer for ice cream.

If you missed National Ice Cream Day, no worries. July’s not over.

Grab a dish or a cone and dig in today.