Hamwi was selling a Syrian treat called zalabia, a crisp, wafer-like pastry. Hamwi came up with a solution to Manches'quandary. Hamwi rooled some of his warm pastry into a cone so that Menches could put ice cream inside. In that stant, a favorite international hot weather treat was born.
Of course, not everyone is a fan of frozen treats. Some prefer the indulgence if delicious fresh baked goods, like chocolate chip cookies. These people should be grateful for an accidental discovery made by American housewife and inn owner in 1930. One day Ruth Wakefield was making chocolate cookies when she realized that she had run out of baker's chocolate.