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First Ice Cream Soda (1874) – 52 Weeks of Firsts - Saturday, July 18 in Old City, PhiladelphiaOld City

First Ice Cream Soda (1874) – 52 Weeks of Firsts

Saturday, July 18·Old City

What do you get when you mix ice cream and fizzy soda? A delicious Philadelphia invention! Cool off and sip back in time with the first-ever ice cream soda.

What do you get when you mix ice cream and fizzy soda? A delicious Philadelphia invention! Cool off and sip back in time with the first-ever ice cream soda.

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