In 1919, after discovering that adding egg yolks into ice cream creates something magnificent, Archie and Elton Kohr became the first vendors of “frozen custard.” They opened a stand, not in the heart of dairyland, but in New York’s Coney Island. While the sources seem sketchy, the claim is out there that Milwaukee has the highest concentration of frozen custard stores in the United States. True or not, Milwaukee dearly loves its frozen custard. The confection’s popularity in the Midwest is credited to long lines of instant fans at the 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago. That particular frozen custard mix was produced by Ed Galloway from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Not long after, frozen custard started to take root in Milwaukee. In 2016, authors Kathleen McCann and Robert Tanzilo published a book on the subject, “Milwaukee’s Frozen Custard.” Tanzilo acknowledged that there are some hints of possible frozen custard stores …
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