Authors-on-authors Quote by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
““Many popular eighteenth-century iced cream flavors are familiar to modern palates--- pistachio, chocolate, strawberry, etc. Yet Georgian confectioners were great innovators and experimented with iced creams flavored with everything from Parmesan to artichoke, molding their confections into the shape of candles, lobsters, pineapples, and all manner of other conceits. Often iced creams were eaten in carriages drawn up outside of confectionery shops, enabling men and women to mingle freely in public, in a way that was otherwise prohibited. Ice cream, it seems, was a feminist enterprise! Books that give a good overview of Georgian ice cream and confectionary include Of Sugar and Snow: A History of Ice Cream Making by Jeri Quinzio (University of California Press, 2009); Sugar-plums and Sherbet: The Prehistory of Sweets by Laura Mason (Prospect Books, 1998); and Sweets: A History of Temptation by Tim Richardson (Bantam Books, 2002).””
About This Quote
Source Book: Of Sugar and Snow: A History of Ice Cream Making by Jeri Quinzio, 2009
Georgian ice‑cream makers created daring flavors and shapes, turning ice cream into a social, feminist activity that let people mingle despite restrictions.
In simple terms: Georgian ice cream was innovative, social, and helped women mingle publicly.
Key Takeaway
Explore historic foods for social insight.
Themes
history
food
gender
innovation
Mood
informative
curious
analytical
Type
educational
historical
When to use this quote
- museum exhibits
- food festivals
- academic research
- culinary workshops
Key Concepts
cultural studies
culinary history
social norms
Questions to Reflect On
- What does food reveal about past gender roles?
- How can we revive historic culinary practices?
A Different Perspective
Modern tastes may overlook the social context of historic foods.
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