Suzy's Ice Cream Social

Nothing tastes better on a hot summer day at the beach than ice cream, so I decided I wanted to participate in Suzy's Ice Cream Social. Visit her blog Kitchen Bouquet to see who else is participating, I just know there's going to be some amazing recipes!

Now I eat a lot of ice cream, but the only time I've made it in recent years is when I visit my cousin's farm in Douglas, Georgia. To tell the truth, I don't really make the ice cream, my cousin Doris does that, but I'm always willin' to help eat it. (Don't you just want to say, "Well, bless her heart for being so helpful?)

I decided instead to post some vintage pictures, because you know I love vintage pictures. These are all from the Library of Congress and I hope you enjoy them while your munching on your ice cream.

The Cream of Love — 1879

This lithograph advertising our favorite summer treat was created and published by Currier & Ives in 1879. Two winged cherubs, wearing fancy hats, and eating a very large dish of ice cream, with very large flowers on floor.

Rudy Vallee at ice cream eating contest:
New York World's Fair (1939-1940)

Silent screen star, Betty Compson modeling a bathing suit
while eating an Eskimo Pie — 1922

I hope you all enjoy visiting the other posts and if you need help eating all that ice cream, let me know!