Six facts you didn’t know about ice cream

We can’t get enough of it, but, once upon a time, ice cream was only for the rich, learned Robert Hume when he looked into the history of the frozen treat

1. The grandaddy of the modern ice cream

The Roman emperor, Nero, sent his servants to fetch snow from mountaintops, wrap it in straw, and bring it back to mix with fruits and honey. Fourth century Japanese emperor, Nintoku, created an annual ‘day of ice’, when he presented ice chips to palace guests.