|
|
Article: Backstory: Ice cream by the numbers.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
- Article from:
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- July 27, 2006
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 The Christian Science Publishing Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Compiled by Chris Gaylord
July is National Ice Cream Month - it's also just an excuse to delve into the sweet details of everyone's year-round favorite indulgence.
Cool Cravings
98 percent of American households buy ice cream at least once a year.
$21.4 billion worth of ice cream and frozen desserts were licked, scooped, and gobbled up by Americans in 2004.
1.6 billion gallons of ice cream and frozen desserts were produced in the US in 2004.
9 percent of total US milk production went to making frozen dairy products in 2005.