O/T ice cream question...anyone know..driving me mad at work

[patman]

in scotland an ice cream cone with a flake stuck in the top is known as a "ninety nine" or 99.

It has been known as this for decades...anyone know why?

[Heid]

It's the same in the more important bits of the UK as well, don't know why it's called that though...

Heid
xx

[patman]

It's the same in the more important bits of the UK as well, don't know why it's called that though...

Heid
xx

lol..

after the scots winning the quiz this is a chance for the rest of the uk/world/galaxy to show their metal.....and the best thing is they left the rest of the top line quiz team in scotland so that was a b team 

its one of these random things in life i would like to know

xx

pat

[Highstack]

FLAKE 99
The real reason for "99" Flake being so called has been lost in the mists of time, but this is an extract from an article which appeared in a Cadbury works paper many years ago.
At a recent Sales conference Mr Berry, a sales manager, told a story of how Flake became associated with ice cream and how "99" Flake came by its name.

"When I first came north in 1928 I found that some of the Italian soft ice cream makers in County Durham were trying ways of introducing other lines to increase their sales, which in those days were largely in the form of sandwich wafers. The possibilities were obvious if we  could get a suitable line, both in shape and size and texture -  and the most promising was Flake, which at that time only sold as a line, and therefore had to be cut with a knife to reduce its size."

It proved very successful and its popularity quickly spread.  After successive introductions of half penny and 1d Flake, both of which were sold with ice cream, the Sales Committee finally agreed to produce a special size to fit the sandwich and Mr Berry visited a number of Italian customers in the area. After this of course the cornet with the Flake placed temptingly in the top of the ice cream became very popular.

In the days of the monarchy in Italy the King has a specially chosen guard consisting of 99 men, and subsequently anything really special or first class was known as "99" - and that his how "99" Flake came by its name.

[Highstack]

I am a sad fekker but that is not my work. The mighty power of google

[patman]

FLAKE 99
The real reason for "99" Flake being so called has been lost in the mists of time, but this is an extract from an article which appeared in a Cadbury works paper many years ago.
At a recent Sales conference Mr Berry, a sales manager, told a story of how Flake became associated with ice cream and how "99" Flake came by its name.

"When I first came north in 1928 I found that some of the Italian soft ice cream makers in County Durham were trying ways of introducing other lines to increase their sales, which in those days were largely in the form of sandwich wafers. The possibilities were obvious if we  could get a suitable line, both in shape and size and texture -  and the most promising was Flake, which at that time only sold as a line, and therefore had to be cut with a knife to reduce its size."

It proved very successful and its popularity quickly spread.  After successive introductions of half penny and 1d Flake, both of which were sold with ice cream, the Sales Committee finally agreed to produce a special size to fit the sandwich and Mr Berry visited a number of Italian customers in the area. After this of course the cornet with the Flake placed temptingly in the top of the ice cream became very popular.

In the days of the monarchy in Italy the King has a specially chosen guard consisting of 99 men, and subsequently anything really special or first class was known as "99" - and that his how "99" Flake came by its name.

 

thank you sir ...cyber beer to be followed by an actual if we ever meet

[pokerdave69]

BREAKING NEWS ON SKY THIS MORNING.........

The man that invented the ice cream has been found dead lying on top of a freezer covered in 100's & 1000's, strawberry & chocolate sauce a flake up each nostrill and waffers in each ear The police reckon he topped himself. 

[charmaine]

 

[patman]

 

brialliant cheered me up..

[mex]

there is a program called bauldre dash and piffle that covers this subject on BBC2 tonight or tomorrow i think

[weirwizard]

there is a program called bauldre dash and piffle that covers this subject on BBC2 tonight or tomorrow i think

it was tonight actually i'm sure the beeb web site will have more info on it

[brad.strider]

turns out the 99 is nothing to do with italy, it was from 1936 england, the cone was a 99 cone, vicky coren said so it must be true