Originally served in drug stores, soda fountains, and ice cream parlors, the banana split is traditionally served in a long dish called a boat.
To make a banana split, cut the banana lengthwise and place it in the dish.
Then add scoops of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice cream between the slices of banana.
Each scoop gets a topping; add crushed pineapple to the strawberry, drizzle chocolate syrup over the vanilla, and add strawberry topping to the chocolate.
Next, sprinkle with crushed nuts. Finally, garnish with whipped cream and maraschino cherries.
A 23-year-old apprentice pharmacist at Tassel’s Pharmacy in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, created the first banana split in 1904. David Evans Strickler enjoyed inventing sundaes at the store’s soda fountain.
For only 10 cents, Strickler sold his first ‘banana-based triple ice cream sundae’, double the cost of all the other sundaes.
Whether you go out for a banana split or make one at home, be sure to get two.
One for you and one to share.
Host a banana split buffet with a variety of ice creams and toppings. Let judges taste each kind. Then crown the winner with bragging rights.
