Some things just stop you in your tracks – especially with something so dear to my heart.  My late Dad was Production Manager at Peter’s Ice Cream and amongst other treats he was the inventor of the Drumstick.

In the Geelong Advertiser Thursday 11 February 1915 I read this disturbing news:

Authority was given to the city inspector yesterday to prevent the sale of ice cream from carts on Sundays

This council decision followed complaints from Sunday school authorities and “other people”.

I have trouble comprehending this – I grew up surrounded by ice cream!  The photo above is my Dad driving the “ice cream block” in a parade!  You can read more about him in my blog ‘History: the men in my life’.

And you’ll find even more on my Memories Pinterest board.