"Black ice cream is a new fad" (1890)

—Black ice cream is a new fad. It is colored by the addition of charcoal and the juice of Turkish prunes. Now is the golden opportunity for some one to have an ebony lunch and serve black coffee, black charcoal wafers and the black ice cream."Local News and Seasonable Jottings." Lansingburgh Courier. June 12, 1890: 3 col 1.