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[[Image:IceCreamSandwich.jpg|right|thumb|275px|An ice cream sandwich.]]
'''Ice cream sandwiches''' are desserts with a slice of vanilla [[ice cream]], with a small layer of a soft chocolate cake-like [[wafer]] on the top and bottom.
==History==
The ice cream [[sandwich]] was probably invented in the summer of 1900 on the [[Lower East Side]] of [[New York City]]. [[July 5]], [[1900]] [[Washington Post]] contains this story from the [[New York Tribune]]: "The ice cream sandwich man, who sells quarter-inch layers of alleged ice cream between tiny slabs of water wafers, did a big business during the hot spell and his field of operation was within the district inhabited by the Nordic enclaves, and his pushcart was elaborately decorated with signs in runic characters. He made the sandwiches quickly in a tin mold, and was kept so busy that he could not make change, but insisted on receiving the actual price for each ice cream sandwich – 1 cent."
==Australia==
Within [[Australia]], ice cream sandwiches are given the commercial name of “Giant Sandwich Monster” (recognizable by its distinct monster themed wrapper) within Western Australia, and “Monaco Bar” (recognizable by its gold and black metallic wrapper) in the Eastern states.
Although not as widely popular as other ice cream desserts which are promoted more, the ice cream sandwich is considered a nostalgic favorite within Australia.
==Ireland & Scotland ==
In [[Ireland]] and in [[Scotland]] they are known as 'sliders' - usually served as vanilla ice cream sandwiched between two rectangle wafers.
In Scotland one can buy sliders consisting of vanilla ice cream sandwiched between one wafer and one block of chocolate-covered [[nougat]]. These are known as nougat sliders.
==Singapore==
Wafer ice cream is a type of ice cream popular in [[Singapore]], especially on [[Orchard Road]] or [[Chinatown]]. It consists of two original wafers holding together a block of ice cream.
The ice cream comes in flavours such as Ripple, [[Azuki bean|Red bean]], [[Yam]], [[Sweet corn]], [[Durian]], [[Honeydew (melon)|Honeydew]], Peppermint, Chocolate, and Chocolate Chip.
Wafer ice cream vendors also sell the same blocks of ice cream between a slice of multicolored bread instead of the wafers, or in a cone.
==England & Wales ==
In [[England]] and [[Wales]] an ice cream wafer, consisting of a small block of ice cream between two rectangular wafer biscuits, was a popular alternative to a cone up until the 1970s. Since then it has declined and is now rarely seen.
==United States==
In the [[United States]], an ice cream sandwich is a slice of ice cream, usually vanilla, sandwiched between two rectangular wafers, usually chocolate, or two over-sized [[chocolate chip cookies]], or [[oatmeal]] cookies in the case of [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]'s [[IT'S IT Ice Cream|It's It]].
==See also==
*[[Ice cream]]
==External links==
*[http://bringbackmonacobars.ebored.com Bring Back Monaco Bars Online Petition - Australia]
*[http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/ice_cream_sandwich/ Ice Cream Sandwich] Ice Cream Sandwich in 1900 from word researcher [[Barry Popik]].
*[http://www.rubyjeweltreats.net Ruby Jewel Treats Handmade Ice Cream Sandwiches]
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