Augustus jackson inventor of ice cream biography

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Also, on this day in Black History, Pittsburgh resident, Alfred Cralle, patented an ice cream mold, in What could those two possibly have in common? The State of Pennsylvania , which was also home to Philadelphia resident and confectioner, Augustus Jackson. In the late s, Augustus left his job as a White House chef, and moved to Philadelphia to set up a catering business, which proved to be quite successful.

By , he had developed a much more efficient and modern method for making ice cream, whose origins can be traced back to BC, in Persia. Augustus discovered that ice, mixed with salt, could lower and control the temperature of his special mix of ingredients, to make a delicious ice cream. Those ingredients were, indeed, quite creatively mixed; and he invented several new flavors, which were very popular — especially amongst African-Americans, who liked sweet treats.

While others tried to emulate his success, Augustus was able to enjoy a monopoly on his ice cream for several years because it was so delicious. He was able to enlarge his shop, which was on Goodwater Street now known as St. James Street ; and by the time he died, he had amassed a fortune, which he left to his daughter. She continued to run the business for several years and moved the shop to Walnut Street.

However, she and other members of the Jackson family, were not able to scale the business to meet the demand for the ice cream, and other confectioners and caterers, principally Negroes, began making it — eclipsing their popularity. Augustus was a very illusive man.