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Edit request on 10 January 2012

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89.180.182.123 (talk) 11:26, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not a request --Jac16888 ^Talk 12:11, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

edit request

i dont understand why it is "properly" ice-cream from the reference #1. merriam-webster lists it as 'ice cream' (no hyphen). that would be a more appropriate source than a 1911 cookbook. request to remove "properly" altogether, or if the 1911 cookbook is used as source, then write "historically" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.203.130.210 (talk) 19:59, 18 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I was coming here to address that very issue. I agree that a single cookbook (or wouuld it be cook-book?) from 1911 is not nearly sufficient to override what is standard in dictionaries. I'll remove it. Joefromrandb (talk) 07:45, 7 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

References?

This whole article could do with better referencing. It's pretty weak at the moment.--John (talk) 18:34, 19 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The article could be improved with better reference to flavours

The article could be improved if it had more structural reference to the different flavours of ice cream, such as neapolitan, tutti frutti or vanilla. When it refers to a marketing company that referred to 31 flavours of ice cream, one for every day of the month, it does not actually cite what these 31 flavours are. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 22:21, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There should also be more references to non-US sources. The article is heavily oriented towards a US audience.203.184.41.226 (talk) 05:49, 17 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The table

Not sure about that. Maybe a gallery? Maybe delete it? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 04:55, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is that there are infinite numbers of flavors (for example, one ice cream parlor in San Francisco has over 500). As such, I fear that it fails WP:INDISCRIMINATE. I think the best approach is to have separate articles for notable flavors (we have chocolate, mint chip, and several others; maybe create vanilla and strawberry?) p b p 05:57, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. That was sort of the idea, to add only notables or items with articles, not every flavour. The trouble is, the table is big, and there's maybe not enough juicy details for the notes section. It's a pity though, that strawberry or vanilla ice cream isn't really covered anywhere at the project. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 06:21, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

?

What does this mean? which allowed manufacturers to use less ingredients. "Ingredients" is plural. "Less" is used with noncount nouns. But beyond the grammar, what does it mean? Does it mean that a small volume or weight of non-air content could be used? (I don't know if air is considered an ingredient or not.) 202.179.19.27 (talk) 08:13, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 29 June 2013

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I feel the picture for this description of ice cream is misleading. It's a picture of gelato. Ice cream and gelato are 2 different products made with different ingredients and by different processes. 98.227.231.170 (talk) 18:03, 29 June 2013 (UTC)caseoftruth@gmail.com[reply]

Not done: Thanks for the suggestion, but based on the lead, as well as some Googling, the idea that gelato is not a form of ice cream is not universal. Although "ice cream" has a narrow meaning in the US and Australia, other countries consider gelato a form of ice cream. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 06:08, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It seems to me that it would be better to have an illustration of something that would be universally regarded as ice cream. Siuenti (talk) 11:35, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mmm, fair point. I've been browsing commons but struggling to find a good picture. Do you think this would be an improvement? It's less pretty than the current picture, but more universal. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 12:41, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, seems like a reasonable choice. Siuenti (talk) 16:07, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I've put this pic in the infobox and moved the current pic to Icecream#Other_frozen_desserts. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 12:11, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Advertising. Information about companies and products must be written in an objective and unbiased style, free of puffery. All article topics must be verifiable with independent, third-party sources, so articles about very small "garage" or local companies are typically unacceptable. External links to commercial organizations are acceptable if they identify notable organizations which are the topic of the article.

No doubt the Oxford ice-cream place is excellent, but it does not deserve pride of place in an encyclopaedia. They have been very clever in getting their picture into the article, but it has to go ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.11.22.111 (talk) 20:54, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Frozen desserts

The first third of the History section describes early frozen desserts that aren't ice cream. Should this section be here? Shouldn't we have such a history section in Frozen desserts and leave it out of this? 78.86.61.94 (talk) 15:44, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Widespread in history?

This report claims ice cream was not widespread until electricity in the 1800s. This article notes spread after cheap refrigeration in the 1900s, but the history section claims:

As early as the 10th century, ice cream was widespread among many of the Arab world's major cities, including Baghdad, Damascus, and Cairo.

It seems more likely that ice cream was eaten in major Arab cities during this period, but was not widespread among the populace? This claim is unreferenced; it would be nice to have better context on who exactly was eating ice cream in ancient civilizations and how often. -- Beland (talk) 01:01, 15 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

After careful review of historical documents, arabs cannot be given credit in an encyclopedic manner for the creation of modern ice cream because there is no documented proof, there are no citations or unbiased references, I vote for the removal of arabic heresay from the article. seems like a classic case of "we did it but have no proof by the way arabs where the first to land on the moon and mars, oh also the royal british are direct descendants of mohammed" aka general self-race promoting ambiguity. 184.8.85.100 (talk) 04:57, 30 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds reasonable. Unsourced claims using "...were perhaps..." should not be in the article. (By the way, Eskimos invented it around 3,000 BC using Elephant seal milk. Fact! :) I'll let you know when I get a solid source for it.) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 05:43, 30 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]