Here’s how Two Rivers became birthplace of the ice cream sundae

TWO RIVERS – Some of the best summer days include sitting in a grassy parking lot with an ice cream cone in hand. Ice cream is a large part of Wisconsin culture, particularly in Manitowoc County. Scream N Conuts, the Washington House, Beerntsen ‘s Confectionary and Cedar Crest are a few of the many places in Manitowoc County a person can go for a tasty methamphetamine skim dainty. “ In these times, what we ’ ra experiencing today with the COVID crisis, I think people find a bunch of ease in eating ice cream, ” said Cedar Crest CEO Ken Kohley. “ It makes them glad, you know. I like to come to the front door and see people enjoying our ice cream and laughing. It ’ south nice to see that. ”

While many people may have a limited position in their heart for frosting cream, Two Rivers has an unexpected connection with frost cream as the birthplace of the ice cream ice-cream sundae. As the report goes, a homo named George Hallauer walked into a Two Rivers drugstore owned by Edward Berner one Sunday good afternoon in 1881. many pharmacies in those days besides had sodium carbonate fountains and Berner ’ second shop besides offered ice cream to its patrons. Hallauer asked Berner for a dish of internal-combustion engine cream topped with chocolate sauce used for pop — and soon, news of the tasty concoction dispersed promptly through the little town. Berner sold the treat initially as a Sunday particular for a nickel, but soon the dish became so popular it was added to his regular menu. today, anyone can rate an frosting cream ice-cream sundae at the Washington House museum, which is a replica of Berner ’ s shop class and serves 16 different ice-cream sundae flavors, including one made with a limited homemade rhubarb sauce that is cooked up in small batches by volunteers. Mike Lenth, a tennessean with the Two Rivers Historical Society, said that special rhubarb sauce is the most popular ice-cream sundae topping sold at the Washington House. “ We have a set of people that come back every summer visit here, ” Lenth said. “ They make it a point to come to the Washington House because they want that pieplant ice-cream sundae and we ’ re the only stead they found where they can get it. ”

There is no dearth of interest methamphetamine cream treats and flavors in Two Rivers and Manitowoc. The Cedar Crest ice rink cream factory in Manitowoc opens its living room during the summer and people can sample and choose between dozens of flavors. head on down the road to Two Rivers and people can try that Cedar Crest ice cream with a “ conut ” — a doughnut made into an ice cream cone — at Scream N Conuts. RELATED:  Throwback Manitowoc : Before the big cow, Sorge Dairy delivered milk with a horse and big dipper RELATED:  Two Rivers senior Emilee Rysticken plans to open internal-combustion engine cream shop back in Manitowoc at Beerntsen ‘s Confectionary, people can ordain sundaes made from homemade frosting cream, sauces and toppings. Ice skim is a favored dessert for many, and people from all different walks of life enjoy the sweetness, creamy cover.

Manitowoc County Executive Bob Ziegelbauer said he is a fan of classic vanilla ice cream, one of few things he has in coarse with Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels, who likes to cover his with chocolate sauce, good like the original ice-cream sundae .

If you go

• Cedar Crest Ice Cream Factory & Parlor — 2000 S. 10th St., Manitowoc, open 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays and 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
• Beerntsen’s Confectionary — 108 N. Eighth St., Manitowoc, open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
• The Washington House — 1622 Jefferson St., Two Rivers, open noon-4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays.
• Scream N Conuts — 1200 Washington St., Two Rivers, open noon-8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

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