Drumstick (ice cream)
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Drumstick is the brand name for a variety of ice cream cone
s sold in the United States
, Australia
, Canada
, Malaysia, and other countries across the world. The original product was invented by I.C. Parker of The Drumstick Company in 1928, with the company and brand later acquired by Nestlé
in 1991.
A typical Drumstick-brand ice cream cone consists of a waffle cone filled with ice cream
topped with a hardened chocolate
shell and nuts
, and much later, with a chocolate lined cone, a chunk of chocolate at the bottom of the cone. Basically, it is a sundae
in an ice cream cone instead of the typical bowl. Drumsticks are available from a variety of supermarket
s, as well as most convenience stores in countries where sold.
Other varieties of Drumstick include caramel and fudge
-filled cones, Mint Chocolate
Crunch, Cookies and Cream
Crunch, and simply dipped, cones filled with caramel, chocolate and plain vanilla are also found. In Canada and Australia, a variety is available which replaces the waffle cone with a solid chocolate cone.
Ice cream cone
An ice cream cone, poke or cornet is a dry, cone-shaped pastry, usually made of a wafer similar in texture to a waffle, allowing ice cream to be eaten without a bowl or spoon...
s sold in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Malaysia, and other countries across the world. The original product was invented by I.C. Parker of The Drumstick Company in 1928, with the company and brand later acquired by Nestlé
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
in 1991.
A typical Drumstick-brand ice cream cone consists of a waffle cone filled with ice cream
Ice cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
topped with a hardened chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
shell and nuts
Nut (fruit)
A nut is a hard-shelled fruit of some plants having an indehiscent seed. While a wide variety of dried seeds and fruits are called nuts in English, only a certain number of them are considered by biologists to be true nuts...
, and much later, with a chocolate lined cone, a chunk of chocolate at the bottom of the cone. Basically, it is a sundae
Sundae
The sundae is an ice cream dessert. It typically consists of a scoop of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup, and in some cases other toppings including chopped nuts, sprinkles, whipped cream, or maraschino cherries.-History:...
in an ice cream cone instead of the typical bowl. Drumsticks are available from a variety of supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
s, as well as most convenience stores in countries where sold.
Other varieties of Drumstick include caramel and fudge
Fudge
Fudge is a type of Western confectionery which is usually very sweet, and extremely rich. It is made by mixing sugar, butter, and milk and heating it to the soft-ball stage at , and then beating the mixture while it cools so that it acquires a smooth, creamy consistency...
-filled cones, Mint Chocolate
Mint chocolate
Mint chocolate, also known as chocolate mint, is a popular variety of flavored chocolate. It is created when mint flavoring, such as peppermint, spearmint, or crème de menthe, is added to plain chocolate. Chocolate mint also refers to an herb, specifically a hybrid mint plant, that tastes and...
Crunch, Cookies and Cream
Cookies and Cream
Cookies and Cream is a variety of ice cream and milkshake based on flavoring from chocolate cookies. Often called the "King Kong of Ice Cream" because it immediately rocketed to the top of the World's Favorite Ice Cream Flavor list. The "Cookies and Cream" ice cream uses sweet cream ice cream ...
Crunch, and simply dipped, cones filled with caramel, chocolate and plain vanilla are also found. In Canada and Australia, a variety is available which replaces the waffle cone with a solid chocolate cone.