Eat an Eskimo Pie Day 2023: Date, History, Facts, Activities

Eat an Eskimo Pie Day is annually celebrated on March 28. It celebrates the discovery of America’s first chocolate-covered ice cream bar, also known as Eskimo’s Pie, a vanilla ice cream bar coated in chocolate and served on a stick.

The background of Eat an Eskimo Pie Day

In the summer of 1920, Christian Kent Nelson, a high school teacher and proprietor of a candy store, witnessed a boy torn between purchasing ice cream or a chocolate bar. The youngster ultimately purchased the chocolate. The youngster replied that he only had one nickel, so he was unable to purchase his preferred snack. To satisfy more children, Nelson had the idea of combining the two treats at this juncture.

A month later, he effectively created the I-Scream Bar, a chocolate-coated ice cream bar.

Nelson initially created 500 bars sans poles and sold them at a fireman’s picnic. After selling his first few quantities successfully, Nelson began looking for a manufacturer to expand his business. He collaborated with chocolate manufacturer Russel C. Stover to rebrand the ice cream bars as Eskimo Pies. Nelson and Stover eventually sold the rights to local ice cream stores in their region.

By the spring of 1922, over a million Eskimo Pies were sold daily in over 2,700 distinct stores. Ice cream bars reached their height of popularity in 1934. Then, to make the pies easier to consume, sticks were introduced, transforming them into the modern version we know and adore today. Nelson retired in 1961 and died on March 8, 1992, leaving behind a legacy that transformed the global ice cream industry for all time.

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EAT AN ESKIMO PIE DAY ACTIVITIES

Help your neighbourhood ice cream stores

On Eat an Eskimo Pie Day, visit your favourite ice cream stores and purchase one or two ice cream bars. You could also bring along your colleagues, family, or children.

Try handcrafted ice cream bars.

On Eat an Eskimo Pie Day, check out artisanal ice cream bars with a modern twist. You could get inventive with your ice cream by adding dried fruits, nuts, candies, or chocolate shavings.

Enjoy a picnic.

Pack a picnic basket with Eskimo pies and invite your friends and family. There is nothing more enjoyable than savouring a frozen treat while basking in the sun.

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5 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ESKIMO PIES

Dreyer’s, a division of Nestle, will rebrand Eskimo Pie as Edy’s Pie in 2020.

The Eskimo Pie Company used to spend $4,000 per day on legal fees to defend its broad coverage of ice cream bars and the word ‘pie’ as a trademark.

In 1922, the price of cocoa beans rose due to the prevalence of Eskimo pies.

While Christain Nelson Kent devised the chocolate bar, Klondike introduced flavours such as maple and cherry.

In France, Eskimo Pies are termed ‘Esquimaux Bricks.’

EAT AN ESKIMO PIE DAY DATES

Year	Date	Day
2023	March 28	Tuesday
2024	March 28	Thursday
2025	March 28	Friday
2026	March 28	Saturday
2027	March 28	Sunday