#20: Ice Cream Cones
In 1904, at the St. Louis World’s Fair, Arnold Fornachou didn’t realize he was about to revolutionize ice cream consumption. His journey wasn’t about aiming for discovery; it was about adapting to circumstances with ingenuity, a reminder that not all innovations come from meticulous planning but, sometimes, from the need to improvise.
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Fornachou’s innovative moment came when his supply of paper cups dwindled. Desperate, he turned to Ernest Hamwi, his neighboring waffle vendor, and together, they created a new way to enjoy ice cream. By molding waffles into cones, Arnold Fornachou inadvertently sold what is widely acknowledged as the first ice cream cones, marking a tasty turn in culinary history.