Confessions of an ice cream addict
Wed, 11/19/2025 - 12:58pm
By:
David Ohl
There’s nothing a scoop of ice cream can’t fix, and we evidently do a lot of fixing as the United States is the world’s largest consumer of ice cream with the average American savoring 20 pounds or 4 gallons each year adding 13 billion dollars to the economy. Ninety percent of Americans have ice cream in their freezer. Vanilla is the most popular flavor totaling 50% of the ice cream sold, chocolate is second.
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