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41 Etymology dictionary, p. parlor (n.).3
… in ice cream parlor ) is by 1884. As an adjective, "advocating radical views from a position of comfort" (as in parlor socialist ) is by 1900.
42 Etymology dictionary, p. pop (n.1).3
Sense of "ice cream on a stick" is from 1923 (see popsicle ). Meaning "the (brief) time of a 'pop'" is from 1530s. Pop goes the weasel, a country dance, was popular 1850s in school yards, with organ grinders, at court balls, etc.
43 Etymology dictionary, p. ripple (n.).3
… meaning "ice cream streaked with colored syrup" is attested by 1939, so called from its appearance. In reference to the ripple-rings in water from a cast stone …
44 Etymology dictionary, p. sherbet (n.).4
Milk sherbet, with dairy added, is by 1827. French spelling sorbet readopted in English by 1828, originally always with full French name ( sorbet au cafe, sorbet a la pistache, etc.) in recipes that could be indistinguishable from ice cream.
45 Etymology dictionary, p. sherbet (n.).5
… and Ice Cream World dated July 18, 1947, discusses new state laws requiring milk solids be included in sherbet.) Sorbet lost the alcohol connection after American …
46 Etymology dictionary, p. slider (n.).3
As "ice cream served as a sandwich between two wafers," by 1915. "Anyone who has felt the ice-cream slipping out of control as it melts will appreciate the name …
47 Etymology dictionary, p. softy (n.).2
… soft ice-cream operation began in Philadelphia in 1956.
48 Etymology dictionary, p. sorbet (n.).2
1580s, "cooling drink of sugar and water;" see sherbet. After the original English form and sense had shifted to modern sherbet, English readopted sorbet from French in 19c with a meaning "ice cream; frozen dessert."
49 Etymology dictionary, p. split (n.).3
… with ice cream" is attested from 1905 in American English ( banana split ). The slang meaning "share of the take" is from 1889. The meaning "a draw in a double-header …
50 Etymology dictionary, p. spumoni (n.).2
kind of ice cream dessert, 1909, from Italian spumone (singular), spumoni (plural), from spuma "foam" (see spume ).
51 Etymology dictionary, p. sundae (n.).2
vanilla ice-cream dish usually topped with flavored syrup, whipped cream, and a maraschino cherry; 1897, American English, thought to be an alteration of Sunday, which was used in reference to ice cream dishes by 1892 in American English.
52 Etymology dictionary, p. sundae (n.).3
… theory "ice cream left over from Sunday, on sale later," or in reference to an after-church treat. For early speculations, see Mencken, "The American Language," Supplement …
53 Etymology dictionary, p. vanilla (n.).3
… vanilla ice cream; vanilla as figurative of a plain and conventional choice (without reference to sex) seems to date to the late 19c. as a noun, by 1940s (often …
54 Etymology dictionary, p. vichyssoise (n.).2
1939, French, in full crême vichyssoise glacée, literally "iced cream (soup) of Vichy" (see Vichy ).
55 The State of the Churches, p. 16.6 (Merritt E. Cornell)
… an ice-cream festival, given for the benefit of the Congregational Society, Rev. Mr. Quick, Pastor, in the basement of their church. There were present, ‘lots of …
56 The American Sentinel 6 January 8, 1891, page 9 paragraph 4
… life, ice-cream. One Easter Sabbath I looked into a post-office and saw those who had been learning of the spiritual resurrection in flowers and songs and sermons …
57 The American Sentinel 7 January 14, 1892, page 9 paragraph 2
… stands, ice cream saloons, and soda water fountains, and prevent baseball playing, put an end to railroad and other Sabbath excursions, and the masses will …
58 The American Sentinel 12 March 18, 1897, page 164 paragraph 6
… with ice cream and cake, and tickled them with funny stories, yet ‘Ichabod’ seems to be written upon everything we do. What is wrong?
59 The American Sentinel 14 May 18, 1899, page 303 paragraph 4
… dealers, ice cream peddlers, bootblacks, showmen, fruit venders, pop sellers,—and all were asked to show cause why they should not be fined in the recorder’s …
60 The American Sentinel 14 July 20, 1899, page 434 paragraph 3
… , the ice cream places, the fruit stands, and the soda fountains of Elmira are all in full blast, and doing more business than on any other day of the week.