Editing Ice cream float (section)

==History==
The ice cream float was invented by Robert M. Green in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], in 1874 during the [[Franklin Institute]]'s semicentennial celebration. The traditional story is that, on a particularly hot day, Green ran out of ice for the flavored drinks he was selling and instead used vanilla ice cream from a neighboring vendor, inventing a new drink.<ref>{{cite journal | title=Soda beverages in Philadelphia | journal=American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record | volume=48 | year=1906 | page=163 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A9IAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA163 }}</ref>

His own account, published in ''Soda Fountain'' magazine in 1910, states that while operating a [[soda fountain]] at the celebration, he wanted to create a new treat to attract customers away from another vendor who had a larger, fancier soda fountain. After some experimentation, he decided to combine ice cream and flavored soda. During the celebration, he sold vanilla ice cream with soda and a choice of 16 flavored syrups. The new treat was a sensation and soon other soda fountains began selling ice cream floats.  Green's [[will (law)|will]] instructed that "Originator of the Ice Cream Soda" was to be engraved on his tombstone.<ref>{{cite journal | title=Ice Cream Soda a New Drink | journal=The Soda Fountain | volume=20 | publisher=D. O. Haynes | year=1921 | page=66 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SfPNAAAAMAAJ&q=%22ice+cream+soda+a+new+drink%22&pg=PP75}}</ref>

There are at least three other claimants for the invention of the root beer float: Fred Sanders,<ref name="sundaebest"/> Philip Mohr,<ref name=sundaebest>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Wr_yPYvkNWwC&dq=%22fred+sanders+was+a+very+successful%22&pg=PA53 Sundae Best: a history of soda fountains] by Anne Cooper Funderburg; Popular Press, 2002</ref><ref>The Three Principal Claimants for the Invention of Ice Cream Soda; Soda Fountain, Vol. 18; November 1913</ref> and [[G.O. Guy|George Guy]], one of Robert Green's own employees.<ref>"Ice Cream Soda Invented By Seattle Pioneer" ''[[Seattle Times]]'' May 19, 1965. p.40</ref> Guy claimed to have absentmindedly mixed ice cream and soda in 1872, much to his [[customer delight|customers' delight]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/BE056588/toddler-making-ice-cream-soda|title=Toddler Making Ice Cream Soda|work=corbisimages.com|access-date=March 21, 2015}}</ref>