Augustus Jackson: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 20:57, 6 January 2010

Augustus Jackson, born April 16, 1808, was an African-American candy confectioner from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jackson served as a chef in the White Hoouse during the 1820s. He left his job in the capital to return to his hometown and establish a successful ice cream business. He is best known for developing several new flavors of ice cream that became very popular at the time, especially within the African-American community. He is also known for improving the methodology of ice cream manufacturing, although there are no existing patents that carry Jackson's name.

References

Lowe, Cliff. [1], The History of Ice Cream. (2003)
Stradley, Linda. "History of Ices & Ice Cream", What's Cooking America. (2004)

This article about a United States businessperson is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{Unreferenced|date=September 2007}}
-'''Augustus Jackson''' was the inventor of modern [[ice cream]] [[manufacture]]. He was an African-American inventor. He was born on April 16, 1808, he is sometimes noted as "The Father of Ice Cream".{{Fact|date=April 2009}}  Augustus was a candy [[confectioner]] from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] who created several ice cream recipes and invented an improved method of manufacturing ice cream.  Augustus Jackson was the head chef in the White House from roughly 1820-30,{{Fact|date=March 2008}}.  During this time he developed several new flavors of ice cream, around the year 1832.{{Fact|date=March 2008}}  Later he resigned, returning to Philadelphia to improve ice cream and his new flavors, becoming very well-known for his famous ice cream.
+'''Augustus Jackson''', born April 16, 1808, was an African-American candy [[confectioner]] from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Jackson served as a chef in the White Hoouse during the 1820s. He left his job in the capital to return to his hometown and establish a successful ice cream business. He is best known for developing several new flavors of ice cream that became very popular at the time, especially within the African-American community. He is also known for improving the methodology of ice cream manufacturing, although there are no existing patents that carry Jackson's name.
 ==References==
-* Stradley, Linda.  ''[http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/IceCream/IceCreamHistory.htm "History of Ices & Ice Cream"]'', [[What's Cooking America]]. (2004)
+* Lowe, Cliff.   ''[http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/FOOD_IS_ART_II/food_history_and_facts/ice_cream.html], [[The History of Ice Cream]]. (2003)
+* Stradley, Linda.  ''[http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/IceCream/IceCreamHstory.htm "History of Ices & Ice Cream"]'', [[What's Cooking America]]. (2004)
 [[Category:American businesspeople]]