Youngstown Firsts

[Towntalk]

Oh, and by the way, the Klondikes are made by the same company that also makes the Good Humor products now, but at least they acknowledge that both treats were invented in Youngstown.

[Towntalk]

The sad part of it is that they were not made in Youngstown, nor were they made by Islay Dary which no longer exists.

[jay]

FYI

Klondike Bars are on sale at Sparkle Markets through Wednesday, December 14. 
2 packages for $7.00

[Towntalk]

We all know that te Good Humor Bar was invented in Youngstown, but did you know that there was another treat that was invented in Youngstown?

"Klondike" is a brand name for a dessert generally consisting of a vanilla ice cream square coated with a thin layer of chocolate-flavored coating. The first recorded advertisement for the Klondike was on February 5, 1922 in the Youngstown Vindicator (Butko 2001: They are generally wrapped with a silver-colored wrapper, upon which the mascot for the brand, a polar bear, appears. In the UK, the generic name for this type of dessert is choc ice. Unlike many similar frozen treats, the Klondike bar does not have a stick, a point often touted in advertising.
The Klondike bar was created by the Isaly Dairy Company of Youngstown, Ohio in the early 1920s and named after the Klondike River of Alaska and Canada. Rights to the name were eventually sold to Good Humor-Breyers, part of Unilever. It is known for its jingle slogan "What would you do for a Klondike Bar?"