National Strawberry Sundae Day
Pile on some vanilla ice cream, strawberry sauce, and fresh cut strawberries, then add whatever toppings you like—chocolate syrup, sprinkles, etc.
Drive foot traffic and impulse purchases at ice cream shops and dessert retailers by promoting DIY sundae bars and family-friendly celebrations in July.
- Share user-generated sundae creations with #StrawberrySundaeDay to showcase toppings and customization options
- Host in-store sundae-building competitions with prizes to boost engagement and repeat visits
- Promote DIY sundae kits and premium strawberry/topping bundles for at-home entertaining
- Feature family-friendly sundae bar setups as a summer entertaining idea on lifestyle/food content channels
In order to understand the history of National Strawberry Sundae Day, you need to understand the history of the sundae itself. The oldest known record of an ice cream sundae was in an advertisement in New York’s Ithaca area. This went out on the 5th of October in 1892. The conventional day of the week spelling, i.e. Sunday, was used in order to spell the ice cream treat in the Ithaca Daily Journal.
Nevertheless, the story of the ice cream sundae certainly does not end there. It is claimed that the first ice cream sundae was serviced many years before this. This is something that the Edward Berners of Two Rivers, Wisconsin is created with. According to this story, a customer George Hallauer asked for an ice cream soda.
He placed this order on a Sunday. However, the sale of ice cream sodas was prohibited on the Sabbath. Because of this Berners decided to come up with a compromise so that his customer would not go home with an empty stomach. Instead, he decided to serve the ice cream with the soda, and he topped it with chocolate syrup, calling it a Sundae.
However, the first recorded advertisement for this type of ice cream treat was in Ithaca, as mentioned. This occurred in 1892 at Platt & Colt Pharmacy. This is when a Reverend known as John M. Scott stopped in order to purchase a bowl of ice cream.
But when the proprietor, Chester Platt, started to prepare the ice cream, he did not merely stop at giving him a few scoops of vanilla. Instead, he topped the ice cream with a bright red, candied cherry and drizzled some cherry sauce over the top. The dessert tasted and looked incredible. Those who believe this version of the story say the name Sundae was created purely because this happened on a Sundae.
The advertisement for the Cherry Sunday serves as historical evidence to support that this story is true. But was it the first-ever occurrence of the Sundae? Well, people like to debate this. We’re sure that there were a few people who experimented with different toppings on their ice creams!
Enjoy Strawberry Sundaes
Is there a better combination than strawberries and ice cream? Of course, the best way to go about celebrating National Strawberry Sundae Day is to indulge in this treat yourself. You can either make it yourself or you can head to your nearest ice cream parlour and treat yourself. If you want to enjoy this activity with your loved ones, why not invite friends and family to join you? You could even decide to set up your own strawberry sundae bar and get all of your neighbors around to get in on the fun! Making your own sundaes for National Strawberry Sundae Day is a fun activity for the whole family to enjoy together. Older children can make them by themselves, choosing the quantities of strawberries, ice cream, cream and other ingredients as they see fit, and younger children can help make (and eat) the sundaes.
Host a Competition
You could add a bit of healthy competition to the mix by getting everyone to come around and create the best sundae. Make sure you have a bar set-up with many different toppings to choose from, including everything from sauces to sweets, chocolate, crushed biscuits, and much more! This is a great way to spend time having fun with the people that you love, and you’re bound to have plenty of laughs. There are always some creations that look incredible – just like they have come out of a recipe book – and then there are those that look like they have been dropped in the floor! It doesn’t matter, though, because you know that they are going to taste incredible no matter what.
Create Some Strawberry Syrup
Another fun way to celebrate National Strawberry Sundae Day is to make your own strawberry syrup. A lot of people would agree that the best part of a strawberry sundae is the delicious and sticky strawberry sauce. So, rather than going down the store bought route, why not try and create your own strawberry sauce? You will find that there are plenty of different recipes for this online that you can get started with. So there you have it: plenty of different ways that you can celebrate National Strawberry Sundae Day. No matter what you do, make sure you mark the day by indulging in a tasty strawberry sundae!