Ice cream sundaes have always been a favorite since its conception. The creamy ice cream topped with syrup and toppings has captured the taste buds of many people all over the globe.
Originally, the crowd favorite was ice cream sodas. However, religious laws forbade soda shops to sell them on Sundays because people were not allowed to indulge in frilly, sugary treats. Concerned, soda shop owners, like Ed Berners, thought of a way to keep their profit even on Sabbath.
One customer came in and asked for an ice cream soda, but since it was Sunday, Berners placed scoops of ice cream into a bowl and added chocolate syrup instead. He served it to his customer, who loved it very much.
Another origin story of one of the famous sweet treats in Stamford, Connecticut, is the story of Chester Platt. One Sunday, a reverend came to his pharmacy for refreshments. Being friends, Platt asked his soda fountain clerk for two bowls of ice cream. Platt then added cherry syrup and candied cherry and served it to the reverend. Both of them loved it, too, and decided to call it Cherry Sunday.
One more story accounts Garwoods’ Drugstore from Evanston, Illinois, as one of the origins of the sweet dessert in Trumbull, Connecticut. Their story is quite the same as the one of Berners’, but they do not claim its conception. But they do say that the name ‘sundae’ came from them.
However, despite the numerous origins of the dessert, we can all conclude that this sweet treat will always be a favorite for all. To have a taste, come to Sunny Daes, an ice cream shop that offers delicious sundaes in Fairfield, Connecticut!