Ice cream sandwich

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Boxes of ice cream sandwiches in an icebox

Ice cream sandwiches are handheld desserts consisting of a slice of ice cream (usually vanilla), with a small layer of a soft cake-like pastry (usually chocolate) on the top and bottom.

The ice cream sandwich was probably invented in the summer of 1900 on the Lower East Side of New York City. July 5, 1900 Washington Post contains this story from the New York Tribune: "The ice cream sandwich man, who sells quarter-inch layers of alleged ice cream between tiny slabs of water wafers, did a big business during the hot spell and his field of operation was within the district inhabited by the Russians, and his pushcart was elaborately decorated with signs in Hebrew characters. He made the sandwiches quickly in a tin mold, and was kept so busy that he could not make change, but insisted on receiving the actual price for each ice cream sandwich – 1 cent."

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2 Ireland
3 Singapore
4 United States
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[edit] Australia

Within Australia, ice cream sandwiches are given the commercial name of “Giant Sandwich” (recognizable by its blue, pink and white wrapper) within Western Australia, and “Monaco Bar” (recognizable by its gold and black metallic wrapper) in the Eastern states.

Although not as widely popular as other ice cream desserts which are promoted more, the ice cream sandwich is considered a nostalgic favorite within Australia.

[edit] Ireland

In Ireland they are known as 'sliders' - usually served as vanilla ice cream sandwiched between two rectangle wafers.

[edit] Singapore

In Singapore, an ice cream sandwich may refer to a block of ice cream cut into numerous blocks and put onto either a multicoloured bread or a wafer. This are mainly sold at roadside stands in different parts of the island.

[edit] United States

In the United States, an ice cream sandwich may refer to any block of ice cream, usually vanilla, placed between two cookies. There has been a trend towards using chocolate-chip cookies.