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The Man Who Returned The Original Hand Made Ice Cream Cone To The World.
Revisit The Taste Of The 1904 World's Fair
Once again we are coming upon the month of July and National Ice
Cream Month started by President Ronald Reagan in 1984, claiming the
third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day.
To commemorate this years National Ice Cream Month I would like to
bring to mind the latest history on the much debated Ice Cream Cone. I’ll
bet you didn’t realize that yes there is new history to be told on the
widely popular ice cream cone.
We all know about the never ending debate on when, where, and who
invented the ice cream cone. Was it in the late 1800s, the 1904 World’s
Fair, or earlier in Europe? The debate may or may not ever get resolved,
but one thing is for sure. The popularity of the freshly made ice cream
cone ended quickly with the on-set of manufacturers that sprung up to
deliver the ever popular boxed sugar and wafer cones.
So, what ever happened to that wonderful invention? You know, the
hand made ice cream cone, freshly baked, still warm, right off the
waffle iron. The one filled with its delicious, ice cold, creamy
concoction within minutes of it being made?
Well, it has been approximately
105
years since the World’s Fair
that started it
all.
Approximately
80
years
before the hand made ice cream cone we enjoy today
would make its return to the American palate. Who was it that brought
the freshly made ice cream cone back to America? Was it a man or a
woman? An American or a Foreigner?
The person responsible for Americans enjoying the freshly made ice
cream cones in their local ice cream establishments is a gentleman from
Holte, Denmark; named Jorn Caroe. Jorn came to America with the Jorn
Caroe Trading Company and opened The Great Danish Cone Company in
Solvang, California.
In Solvang (a tourist town with all things Danish, just north of
Santa Barbara) Jorn opened his shop in the early 1980s. He placed one of
his cone machines in the window of the shop, fired it up and began
immediately creating a line out the
door
by
literally
leading
customers
there,
by their
noses.
Customers
from
around
the
world
couldn’t wait to taste this hand made
delight.
With noses pressed against the glass of his shop, watching each cone
being made, a new industry was being created. The return of the 1904
World’s Fair Ice Cream Cone and what we know today as the freshly made
waffle cone in ice cream stores everywhere.
During
Jorn's
stay
in
America
he
served
his
cones
fresh
and
crispy,
with
your
choice
of
ice
cream.
Each
cone
topped
off
with
a
dollop
of
whipped
cream
and
a
teaspoon
of
strawberry
preserves.
And
out
the
door
they
all
went
smiling
contently.
Each
talking
as
if
they
hand
in
their
hands
the
King
of
Ice
Cream
Cones.
Today, even though most people only see the electric
version
of
the
waffle
cone
maker, which
put Jorn’s original ice cream cone maker and him out of business. The
one thing they weren’t able to do was take away his title of: “The
Man Who Reintroduced The World To The Hand Made Ice Cream Cone”.
This time, since the pre-made ice cream cones
froma box are already
here. I believe the freshly made ice cream cone will stick around for a
long time to come. After all, its already been over 20 years since Jorn
first re-introduced the ice cream cone.
But
that
hasn't
stopped
the
big
manufacturers
from
creating
the
larger
waffle
cone
in
a
box
for
home
and
ice
cream
parlor
use.
I
don't
think
they
will
stop
the
popularity
of
the
hand
made
cone
in
stores
today
like
they
did
after
the
ice
cream
cone
first
became
popular
after
the
1904
World's
Fair..
Included in this article is a picture of one of Jorn’s Cone
Machines. When I purchased one, I sat down with Jorn and his Vice
President Benny Asbjerg for an ice cold Danish beer. I asked him about
the cone machine and where the idea came from. It seems his father had
the cone machine in use in Denmark before World War II. When the war
over ran Europe, his father placed it in the cellar where Jorn
discovered it decades later and decided to manufacture the cone maker
through The Jorn Caroe Trading Company.
It was a nice try for Jorn. After a couple of years the major
appliance companies began making the electric model ice cream cone
machines you now see in ice cream shops everywhere. The price was cut to
nearly a tenth of what Jorn’s cone maker cost.
Although Jorn’s cone maker was definitely a show piece and
entertainment in itself for those who never saw an old world ice cream
cone baker in action, Jorn’s fortune in America was not to be. A few
years after getting started, Jorn suffered a couple of heart attacks and
returned to Denmark.
All that is left are the few cone machines you might find in the
windows of America’s Only Real Cone Bakeries and the legacy of the man
who made bellies smile again, just like at the 1904 World’s Fair when
the ice cream cone was first introduced to the world.
The Original Great Danish Cone Company still exists, across the
street from the Old Mission the Spanish built when they made their way
across California. Visit Solvang the next time you travel in California
and be sure to stop and see the ice cream store that showed Americans
just how good an ice cream cone can really taste.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ice cream cone expert, author of "The Great
American Ice Cream Cone, and inventor of the original
gourmet flavored cookie cone, Eric R. Nielsen wants everyone to enjoy making
handmade ice cream cones at home.
Look
into
ordering
his
book
and
learn how to bake cones
like
a
pro,
right
at
home
and
wow your friends and family.
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