| I sit enjoying a national tradition on a Sunday, now | | | | within them. One such place was Platt & Colt |
| this late evening, taking a deserved break after | | | | Pharmacy in downtown Ithaca. |
| doing more reading and research for things to | | | | It was 1892 and supposedly Reverend John M. |
| write in the future. I sit back enjoying a bowl of | | | | Scott visited the soda fountain often after church |
| something cold, sweet tasting, that truly melts in | | | | at Platt & Colt Pharmacy, one day he received a |
| my mouth, tantalizing taste of vanilla, chocolate | | | | mistake, they had spilled Cherry juice on his vanilla |
| and the sweet sensation of a cherry, all in one | | | | ice cream. He so enjoyed it they named it in |
| spoonful. Such a simple treat on a Sunday | | | | memory of the day, a Sundae, served with |
| evening, spoon upon spoonful enjoying a Sundae. | | | | vanilla, cherry juice and a cherry on top. Ithaca is |
| Not too far from me just up the road some and | | | | able to claim it being the oldest known server of |
| around a few bends is the birthplace of the | | | | the Sundae by an advertisement from the Ithaca |
| Sundae; Ithaca, New York who claims the oldest | | | | Daily Journal on April 5, 1892, where Owner |
| known serving and proof of this delightful dish. | | | | Chester Platt of Platt & Colt Pharmacy paid for |
| Back in the day, many drugstores often had a | | | | the advertisement. |
| Soda Fountain that served soda & ice cream | | | | |