Anatomy of a Drumstick
Written by Suzanne on July 12, 2009I’ve been addicted to Drumstick’s lately. Those yummy Original Sundae Cones by Nestle.
Not only are Drumstick’s delicious they also have a great story. Thanks to an ice cream maker at the World’s Fair in 1904 for running out of bowls and coming up with the smart idea to use rolled up waffles as cones. The ice cream cone was born. The idea for the Drumstick was a couple decades away.
According to the Nestle Drumstick website:
“… in 1928, I.C. Parker, a manager at a Ft. Worth, Texas candy company, had the idea of coating an ice cream cone with chocolate and peanuts.
His wife, Jewel, thought it looked like a fried chicken leg, so he called it a Drumstick, which is way better than Fried Chicken Leg. And I.C. and his twin brother, J.T. “Stubby” Parker, opened the Frozen Drumstick Sales Co. shortly after.”
I forgot how much fun these ice cream concoctions are to eat with their rich chocolate layer topped with roasted peanuts and the creamy vanilla ice cream inside a crispy sugar cone. My favorite part is the chocolatey surprise at the bottom. Oops, I gave it away! These “innovations” were added as the years went by and in 1991 Nestle bought the company.
These days we can indulge with the Original Drumstick and we can splurge with new flavors like Vanilla Caramel & Mint. They’ve created snack size Lil’ Drums and Cookie Dipped flavors.
I remember the first time I had a Drumstick on a hot summer day. My usual favorite, the 50/50 Bar was second runner up once I found the chocolatey surprise at the bottom of my cone.
How about you, do you remember the first time you had a Drumstick? What’s your favorite ice cream truck treat?
Speaking of ice cream trucks, I need to pop in Eddie Murphy’s Delirious DVD again. ICE CREAM!!! Click here to watch a clip.
July 13th, 2009 at 8:38 am
You’re right, the bottom of the cone is the best.
Ever since I first had one I thought hey I need to make my own company where I make mini drumsticks about 1/4 the size, so that way you get more of the chocolate at the bottom.
Once you eat the chocolate at the top, it’s a long vanilla road to get to the chocolate, see, I am always thinkin’.
July 13th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Always loved Drumsticks ice cream. Favourite is Vanilla with the nuts. any brand, prefer Cadburys and Hershey.
Visited the Hershey plant in P.A. It was a wonderful, memorial experience.
July 13th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
I love drumsticks! Especially the surprise at the bottom..that’s my favorite part! hey..a little bit of what you fancy is good for you! As a kid, I always enjoyed the “dreamsicle”…ohhh, the orange with the vanilla. Peanut buster parfaits are a lot like the drumsticks, and I love those, too! Oh, now I want some ice cream….
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:57 pm
I love that part of Delirious! Great show he put on for that one.
I’ve not seen a Ice Cream truck in a few years….do they still drive them around?
I know I’ve had a drumstick or two, but it was well over 10 years ago. I loved the, I forget the name of it…strawberry and vanilla crunchies on the outside and a vanilla inside, if I remember correctly. So good those. Dreamsicles were the best though, I totally agree with you there Lisa.