Captain Cool Science Corner!

You may have noticed that homemade ice cream typically requires salt to be added. Seems strange you may be thinking. Well, like all the great mysteries in life, science has the answer. You see, water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit whereas ice cream freezes at a much lower temperature. Therefore, ice by itself just can’t do the job of keeping ice cream frozen. By never fear! Salt is here! When salt is added to water in our ice cream mixture, it lowers the freezing point allowing the ice cream base to thicken and freeze before the ice melts complicated. Who ever thought that sodium chloride, better known as table salt could be used for more than just seasoning!

Ice Cream Cone Origin

Ice cream cones, an edible dish that eliminates the need to constantly wash dishes. But where did this marvelous invention come from? Well, in 1904 at the World’s Fair in St. Louis, a man named Ernest Hamwi was selling zalabia, a waffle-like pastry right next to an ice cream booth. Due to the high demand, the ice cream both quickly ran out of dishes and was unable to serve any more customers. That’s when Ernest had the quick solution. Rolling one of his zalabia pastries into a cone shape, it quickly cooled and hardened. The ice cream vendor then served the ice cream in the cone which could also be eaten by the customers and the ice cream cone was born! Think you can come up with an invention yourself to improve the ice cream dish?

Molecular Structure of Ice Cream

Atoms! The building blocks of life. Ever wondered what ice cream would look like under a microscope. Well wonder no more!

New Flavor Coming Soon!

We here at Captain Cool Headquarters are never satisfied with things as they and are always looking to improve upon our delicious ice cream. We promised you new flavors, so you'll be happy to know we are currently in development of a new AVOCADO flavor! We should have samples ready for you lucky customers to taste in the coming months and have a full launch before the beginning of summer. Until then, feel free to write in the comments section your thoughts and opinions on the AVOCADO flavor and any other new flavors you want us to develop in the future.