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[[Image:StrawberrySundae.jpg|thumb|200px|A [[strawberry]] sundae]]
The '''sundae''' is an [[ice cream]] dessert. It typically consists of a scoop of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup (often [[chocolate]], [[caramel]], [[butterscotch]], or [[strawberry]]), and in some cases other toppings such as chopped nuts, [[whipped cream]], or [[maraschino cherry|maraschino cherries]].
==History and controversy==
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According to the [[Oxford English Dictionary]], the origin of the term ''sundae'' is obscure. Various American localities have claimed to be the birthplace of the ice cream sundae. These claimants include Ithaca, New York; Two Rivers, Wisconsin; Plainfield, Illinois; Evanston, Illinois; New York City; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; and Buffalo, New York. In recent years, officials in Two Rivers and Ithaca have used the controversy to gain publicity for their cities.
Of the many stories about the invention of the sundae, one frequent theme is the sinfulness of the [[ice cream soda]] and the need to produce a substitute for the popular treat for consumption on Sunday.
===Ithaca and Two Rivers rivalry===
[[Image:Danryans3.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A chocolate sundae.]]
There is currently a heated debate between [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]] and [[Two Rivers, Wisconsin|Two Rivers]] over which city has the right to claim the title "birthplace of the ice cream sundae." When [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]] mayor [[Carolyn K. Peterson]] proclaimed a day to celebrate her city as the birthplace of the sundae, she received postcards from Two Rivers' citizens reiterating that town's claim. <ref>Laura Zaichkin, "Sundae wars continue between Ithaca and Two Rivers," ''Ithaca Journal'', June 30, 2006</ref> Ithaca retaliated with an ad called "Got Proof?" in the Two Rivers newspaper.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
Two Rivers' claim is based on the story of George Hallauer asking Edward C. Berners, the owner of Berners' Soda Fountain, to drizzle chocolate syrup over ice cream in 1881. Berners eventually did and wound up selling the treat for a nickel, originally only on Sundays, but later every day. According to this story, the spelling changed when a glass salesman ordered canoe-shaped dishes. When Berners died in 1939, the ''Chicago Tribune'' headlined his obituary "Man Who Made First Ice Cream Sundae Is Dead."<ref name="obit">{{cite news | title = Man Who Made First Ice Cream Sundae Is Dead | work = Chicago Daily Tribune | pages = 1 | language = English | publisher = Chicago Tribune | date = 1939-07-02 | accessdate = 2007-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tworiverseconomicdevelopment.org/relocation/history-sundae.htm |title= Two Rivers - The REAL Birthplace of the Ice Cream Sundae |publisher= Two Rivers Economic Development |accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref> Two [[Ithaca High School (Ithaca, New York)|Ithaca High School]] students, however, claim that Berners would have only been 16 or 17 in 1881 and it is therefore "improbable" that he would have owned an ice cream shop in that year. They also state that the obituary dates Berners' first sundae to 1899 rather than 1881.<ref name="ithacafluff">{{cite news | title = New intel in the sundae wars: IHS grads scoop up ice cream facts | work = The Ithaca Journal | language = English | date = 2007-07-26 | url= http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070626/NEWS01/706260304/1002 |accessdate = 2007-07-26}}</ref><ref>Actually, the obituary only notes the sundae's creation "...about forty years ago..." not specifically in 1899, although that is what the math works out to.</ref>
Supporting Ithaca's claim, researchers at The History Center in Tompkins County, New York, provide a differing account of how the sundae came to be: On Sunday, [[April 3]], [[1892]] in Ithaca, John M. Scott, a Unitarian Church reverend, and Chester C. Platt, co-owner of Platt & Colt Pharmacy, created the first historically documented sundae.<ref name="ithacafluff"> http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070626/NEWS01/706260304/1002 ''The Ithaca Journal'' "New intel in the sundae wars: IHS grads scoop up ice cream facts" June 26, 2007, accessed June 26, 2007</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icecreamsundae.com/ithacasgift.html |title=Ithaca's Gift to the World |author=Michael Turback |year=2004 |accessdate=2007-06-26}} ''The author is an Ithaca resident.''</ref> Mr. Platt covered dishes of ice cream with cherry syrup and candied cherries on a whim. The men named the dish "Cherry Sunday" in honor of the day it was created. The oldest-known written evidence of a sundae is Platt & Colt's newspaper ad for a "Cherry Sunday" placed in the ''Ithaca Daily Journal'' on [[April 5]], [[1892]]. By May, 1892, the Platt & Colt soda fountain also served "Strawberry Sundays," and later, "Chocolate Sundays." Platt & Colt's "Sundays" grew so popular that by 1894, Chester Platt attempted to trademark the term ice cream "Sunday."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitithaca.com/sundaySundae.cfm|title=Documenting Ithaca New York as the Home of the Ice Cream Sundae|author=Ithaca Convention & Visitors Bureau |year=2007 |accessdate=2007-08-20}} ''This website includes jpgs of Ithaca's historical documentation.''</ref> The later spelling "sundae" is believed to have originated in Evanston, Illinois as a less blasphemous name for the ice cream treat some time after the "Sunday" spelling was popularized in Ithaca.
==Types==
=== Hot fudge sundae ===
The classic hot fudge sundae is often a creation of [[vanilla]] ice cream, hot chocolate sauce (hence the "hot [[fudge]]"), whipped cream, nuts, and a single bright-red [[maraschino cherry]] on top. A hot fudge sundae can be made with any flavor of ice cream; though, as a [[chocolate]] sauce is generally favored, non-chocolate ice cream flavors are preferred.
===Turtle sundae===
The popular combination of vanilla ice cream, chocolate and [[caramel]] sauces, and toasted [[pecan]]s is known as a turtle sundae.
===Brownie sundae===
A rich sundae made with [[chocolate brownie|brownies]], [[vanilla]] ice cream, chocolate syrup, peanuts, and whipped cream, often topped with a single bright-red [[maraschino cherry]].
===Banana split===
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Three sundaes in one, side by side between two halves of a banana, sliced lengthwise. Includes strawberry ice cream topped with strawberry syrup, chocolate ice cream topped with chocolate syrup, and vanilla ice cream topped with crushed pineapple. Each scoop is individually garnished with whipped cream and a cherry.
===Bananas Foster===
This is a sundae that features a flambé of bananas with rum, banana liquor and spices.
===American parfait===
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This is a sundae served in a tall glass filled with layers of ice cream and flavorings, such as [[granola]], [[syrups]], or [[liqueurs]].
==Most expensive==
At a price of 1000 U.S. dollars, the most expensive ice cream sundae is the Serendipity Golden Opulence Sundae, sold by [[Serendipity 3]] restaurant in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.serendipity3.com/food.htm |title=Serious Food |publisher=Serendipity3 |accessdate=2006-06-26}}</ref>. The dessert consists of five scoops of [[Tahiti]]an vanilla bean ice cream infused with [[Madagascar]] vanilla, covered in 23-carat edible [[gold leaf]], rare Amedei Porceleana and Chuao chocolate, American Golden [[caviar]], [[Passiflora edulis|passion fruit]], [[orange (fruit)|orange]], [[Armagnac (drink)|Armagnac]], candied fruits from [[Paris]], [[marzipan]] cherries, and decorated with real gold [[dragees]]. The sundae is served in a baccarat Harcourt crystal goblet with an 18-karat gold spoon. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyolive.com/got_1000_why_no.html |title=Got $1,000? Why Not Try a Golden Opulence Sundae? |publisher=Daily Olive |accessdate=2006-09-02}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* The self-proclaimed [http://www.icecreamsundae.com/ Official Website of the Ice Cream Sundae], by Ithaca resident and author Michael Turback
* [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=12282&keyword=sundae Wisconsin Historical Society ice cream marker]
* [http://www.visitithaca.com/sundaySundae.cfm Historical documents supporting Ithaca as the birthplace of the sundae]
[[Category:Ice cream]]
[[Category:American desserts]]
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