Banana split
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A banana split is an American ice cream-based dessert consisting of a peeled banana cut in half lengthwise, and served with ice cream and sauce between the two pieces. There are many variations, but t
Banana split with three flavors of ice cream
Banana royale shown topped with banana slices
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Banana splits and ice cream sundaes served at a soda fountain at the 1st U.S. General Hospital in Paris during World War II
Soda jerk
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In the United States, a soda jerk was a person—typically a young man—operating the soda fountain in a restaurant, preparing and serving soda drinks and ice cream sodas. The drinks were made by mixing
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…historians believe it was first created in 1904 by David "Doc" Strickler, a 23-year-old University of Pittsburgh pharmacy student who was working as a soda jerk at Tassell Pharmacy in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Strickler was inspired by the fruit laden sundaes he saw while vacationing in Atlantic City in the summer…
Soda jerk passing an ice cream soda between two soda fountains, New York City, New York, 1936
A soda jerk tossing a scoop of ice cream into a metal mixing cup before blending a malted shake, Texas, 1939