1867.24

A Cool Treat for Kansas Fans

Salience	Peripheral
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Location
City/State/Country:	Fort Scott, KS, United States
Modern Address
Game	Base BallBase Ball
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
Holiday
Notables
Text	"Quite a number of ladies and gentlemen were present to witness the exercises, but they were compelled to seek the shade, owing to the extreme heat. An ice cream saloon was erected, and its refreshments were able to keep the audience cool."
Sources	Fort Scott Weekly Monitor, July 31, 1867
Warning
Comment	Richard Hershberger, 5/4/2021: "New one to me, and I haven't got anything earlier." As of 5/9/2021, Protoball shows: [] an 1859 mention of ice cream at Rockford IL at https://protoball.org/Ballgame_in_Rockford_in_June_1859 [] an 1867 reference to ice cream at in IL https://protoball.org/Little_Vermillion_Club_of_LaSalle Edit with form to add a comment
Query	We wonder what ice cream was like in 1859 and 1867, before cold storage was common. Has anyone written about the evolution of comestibles for fans in the Origins Era? Edit with form to add a query
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Submitted by	Bob Tholkes,
Submission Note	Email of 5/4/2021
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