I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice scream! July is officially National Ice Cream month and what better way to celebrate it than with a delicious scoop or two of ice cream and a good book in your hands. Just make sure not to get any ice cream on the pages while you’re at it. It is officially that time of year when school’s out and ice cream parlors and trucks are buzzing with children and adults waiting in line to get their favorite flavor of ice cream. Whether it’s chocolate, vanilla, cookie dough, or Rocky Road we all have our favorite flavors of ice cream. Our collection offers many books you can check out relating to ice cream. If you want a simple history on ice cream, a novel with references to it, or want to try making your own at home, we have the perfect ice cream related book for you this Summer in our catalog. The following titles below are excerpts of descriptions taken from our catalog. Unless stated being only available on Hoopla and/or Libby, you can find these titles available inside of our library.
Ohio Ice Cream: A Scoop of History by Renee Casteel Cook
This title is available only through our digital library on both Hoopla and Libby.
Drawing on a rich dairy heritage, Ohio has whipped up an ice cream industry worthy of tourism. The state has legitimate claims as the birthplace of the ice cream cone and the banana split, and the Klondike Bar and the Good Humor Man were created here. Ohio’s storied legacy lives on today in the inventive new flavors at Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams and Mason’s Creamery and frozen forms at Simply Rolled. From seasonal mom-and-pop stands The Dairy Hut and Whipty-Do to year-round go-to scoop shops like Graeter’s, Johnson’s and Tom’s Ice Cream Bowl, satisfied customers share taste experiences each as distinctly delicious as the next.
Perfectly Simple Ice Cream: 100 Recipes Anyone Can Make by Anthony Tassinello
Make Summer family fun even sweeter with this incredible homemade ice cream book from Anthony Tassinello and Mary Jo Thoresen, veteran chefs of Alice Waters’s famed Chez Panisse restaurant! This book reviews techniques for making ice cream and other frozen treats, and shares fresh, seasonal recipes for such fare as Mexican chocolate ice cream with churros, blood orange granita, cherry ice pops, and honey frozen yogurt.
A Game of Cones by Abby Collette
In this charming mystery series set in an ice cream shop, no case is too cold to crack! Bronwyn Crewse is delighted that Crewse Creamery, the ice cream shop her family has owned for decades, is restored to its former glory and serving sweet frozen treats to happy customers in the picturesque small town of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. But when a big city developer comes to town intent on building a mall, a killer with a frozen heart takes him out. After literally stumbling across the body, one of Win’s closest friends becomes the prime suspect, and to make things worse, Win’s aunt has come to town with the intention of taking command of Crewse Creamery. Even though Win has a rocky road ahead to help her friend and keep her ice cream shop, it’ll take more than a sprinkle of murder to stop her from solving the crime and saving the day.
Ice Cream Party: Mix and Match to Create 3,375 Decadent Combinations by Shikha Kaiwar
This sweet book breaks down the science of ice cream-based desserts into thirds: base, ice cream, and topping. With this cookbook as their guide, ice cream enthusiasts can mix and match the recipes from these three categories to design endless desserts perfect for anyone’s flavor preferences. Here, find recipes for decadent brownies, classic ice cream flavors, and unique toppings like spiced hot fudge sauce.
The Ice Cream Sundae Book: A Celebration of America’s Favorite Dessert by Michael Turback
Ice cream sundaes have been pleasuring our collective senses ever since 1892, when an enterprising soda fountain proprietor in Ithaca, New York, accessorized a scoop of ice cream with sweet syrup and a candied cherry, then named it after the day it was invented. The Ice Cream Sundae Book offers a scholarly glimpse into sundae culture with a collection of authentic formulas for the assembly of both plain and fancy sundaes as well as make-your-own ice creams and toppings.
The Rocky Road to Ruin by Meri Allen
Riley Rhodes, travel food blogger and librarian at the CIA, makes a bittersweet return to her childhood home of Penniman, Connecticut for a funeral. Despite the circumstances, Riley’s trip home is sprinkled with reunions with old friends, visits to her father’s cozy bookshop on the town green, and joyful hours behind the counter at the beloved Udderly Delicious Ice Cream Shop. It feels like a time to help her friend Caroline rebuild after her mother’s death, and for Riley to do a bit of her own reflecting after a botched undercover mission in Italy. Caroline and her brother Mike have to decide what to do with the assets they’ve inherited, the ice cream shop, as well as the farm they grew up on. Trouble begins to swirl as Riley is spooked by reports of a stranger camping behind the farm and by the odd behavior of the shop’s mascot, Caroline’s snooty Persian, Sprinkles. When Mike turns up dead in the barn the morning after the funeral, the peace and quiet of Penniman seems upended for good. Can Riley find the killer before another body gets scooped?
Gelato, Ice Creams and Sorbets by Linda Tubby
This title is available only through our digital library on Hoopla.
A celebration of the world’s greatest chilled dessert, this book focuses on the specifically Italian origins of ices. Many would later claim ices as their own, but gelati, sorbetti, granite, and many more sweet treats from the icebox all had their beginnings in Italy. The Romans brought down blocks of frozen snow from the slopes of mount Etna to store in grottoes and man-made ice houses during the dry heat of Summer. Soon everyone wanted ice; yet this was no passing fad and an enduring culinary legacy was born. Gelato explores the fascinating myths, true stories and historic events behind the scenes. Packed with stunning photography and easy to follow instructions, this book fully justifies ice cream’s reigning popularity as the world’s number one comfort food.
