In 1906, Sullivan served ice cream cones (or cornucopias, as they were still called) at the Modern Woodmen of America Frisco Log Rolling in Sullivan, Missouri.Īt the same time, Hamwi was busy with the Cornucopia Waffle Company. Stephen Sullivan of Sullivan, Missouri, was one of the first known independent operators in the ice cream cone business. Enterprising people invented special baking equipment for making the World's Fair cornucopia cones. Louis, a foundry town, quickly capitalized on the cone's success. The cone cooled in a few seconds, the vendor put some ice cream in it, the customers were happy and the cone was on its way to becoming the great American institution that it is today. Hamwi saw an easy solution to the ice cream vendor's problem: he quickly rolled one of his wafer-like waffles in the shape of a cone, or cornucopia, and gave it to the ice cream vendor.
Because of ice cream's popularity, the vendor ran out of dishes. Hamwi was selling a crisp, waffle-like pastry - zalabis - in a booth right next to an ice cream vendor. He was granted a patent in December 1903.Īlthough Marchiony is credited with the invention of the cone, a similar creation was independently introduced at the 1904 St. Marchiony, who emigrated from Italy in the late 1800s, invented his ice cream cone in New York City.
The first ice cream cone was produced in 1896 by Italo Marchiony. Whether it's a waffle cone, a sugar cone or a wafer cone, what better way to enjoy a double scoop of your favorite flavor? Making Its Appearance For over a century, Americans have been enjoying ice cream on a cone.
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