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My dear and fellow Whyvillians, I have come across a rather puzzling tittle-tattle of literature. I'm sure you have eaten one of those flavorful, cold, and delicious snowy delights on a hot summer day. Yes, the classic cone of snow. But wait! It is not at all a cone of snow, for it is composed of ice.
So why do they call it a snow cone and not an ice cone? Why would the makers of snow cones pull
such a stunt as to deceive their audiences to make them think they are eating snow, when they are, in all actuality, eating ice. Perhaps they think they can trick us into thinking it is snow by disguising it with bright colors and delicious flavors, but they're not fooling me! Yes, my friends, I am here, to crack the case of the delicious cones of ice, formally known, as the snow cone.
I determined that the best way to solve this perplexity was to inquire the opinions of the public.
Morgan612: What is your theory as to why a snow cone is called a snow cone when it is made out of ice?
Anyonka: Well the ice part is shaved so thin that it's kinda like snow. I've eaten snow plenty of times before and snow cones are pretty close to the real thing. Just, you know, have lots of syrup in it.
Nerdishh: Because it looks like a snowball and can be put on a cone. :D
xo7joa7ox: Well, I think a snow cone is called a snow cone when it is obviously made of ice, because someone unintelligent invented them and couldn't tell the difference between snow and ice. Or maybe they were originally snow, but then they couldn't re-create them so they became ice.
Deriko: It's possible that it was originally made out of snow.
Erinapple: Okay, I think a snow cone is called a snow cone, even though it is made of ice because a LOOONNNGGG time ago, everything was covered in snow. Well, there was a person, Let's call him . . . Adam, who wanted something fruity with his regular snow. So he crushed some berries into the snow and and put it into a cone-shaped piece of bark. Adam thought that it tasted good, so he gave it the name, snow cone. And that is why a snow cone is called a snow cone.
There is no actual answer as to why this scrumptious treat is called a snow cone, all we know is that it was invented by Samuel Bert, who sold them at the state fair in 1919. The funny part is, it was invented in Texas, so we know it probably was not originally made out of snow. Maybe it was called a snow cone because it looks like snow and possibly because snow just sounds so much happier than ice, and the customers would be more likely to buy it. But, who knows? I can tell you, I do not.
Thanks again for listening to me ramble. This has been yet another . . . EDEN! Stop laughing at my tittle-tattle of literature you British child you!
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