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Soft Serve invokes memories of lazy days in the hot summer sun, roadside stops with our parents after a day at the beach, county fairs, and just about all our fun times as kids.
The little shoe box stands, complete with plastic sliding take-out windows, concrete picnic tables, and signs featuring a smiling ice cream cone, whose name was Little Foster, are long gone and clearly considered vintage.
While roughly 85 locations still remain, their numbers continue to dwindle, as the population of eateries has been ebbing away, as corporate eateries have become more widespread.
The concept of a softer, lighter, air-whipped version of ice cream is said to have been created in New York by Tom Carvel, founder of Carvel Ice Cream, which is home to Cookie Puss.
The story goes that his original ice cream truck broke down, forcing him to sell half-frozen ice cream to passersby. The melting ice cream was such a hit that he spawned an idea. He invented and patented the first Soft Serve machine, which he used in his brick-and-mortar store, which opened in 1936.
Dairy Queen invented their soft-serve machine in 1938 in Illinois, probably unaware of Carvel’s version. They began selling it in their stores in 1940.
To be continued….
Everything else is just history
