Editing Sundae (section)

==History==

Among the many stories about the invention of the sundae, a frequent theme is that the ice cream sundae was a variation of the popular [[ice cream soda]]. According to an account published by the [[Evanston Public Library]] (Illinois), the sale of soda was prohibited on Sundays in Illinois<ref name=heavenston>{{cite news |title= Origin of the Ice Cream Sundae |url=http://www.epl.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=218&Itemid=331 |work=[[Evanston Public Library]]| access-date = 2010-01-10}}</ref> because they were considered too "frilly".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whatscookingamerica.net/History/IceCream/Sundae.htm|title=History of Ice Cream Sundae|last=Stradley|first=Linda|date=2015-05-15|website=What's Cooking America|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-11}}</ref> Other origin stories for the sundae focus on the novelty or inventiveness of the treat or the name of the originator and make no mention of legal pressures.

The ice cream sundae soon became the weekend semi-official [[Soda shop|soda fountain]] confection at the beginning of the 1900s and quickly gained popularity. ''The Ice Cream Trade Journal'' for 1909 listed, along with plain, or French sundae,  such unique varieties as Robin Hood sundae, Cocoa Caramel sundae, Black Hawk sundae, Angel Cake sundae, Cherry Dip sundae, Cinnamon Peak sundae, Opera sundae, Fleur D'Orange sundae, Knickerbocker sundae, Tally-Ho Sundae, Bismarck and George Washington sundaes, to name a few.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0TJPAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA6-PA21 | title=The Ice Cream Trade Journal | publisher=The National Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers | date=July 1909 |page=Vol 5, No. 7| access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref>

In 2019, [[McDonald's]] Portugal promoted a sundae for [[Halloween]] with advertising that dubbed it "Sundae Bloody Sundae". This generated controversy on social networks in the British-Irish territories due to the name's connotation with the [[Bloody Sunday (1972)|Bloody Sunday massacre in 1972]]. Following social media outrage, McDonald's issued an apology and withdrew promotions with the name.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/mcdonalds-apologises-for-sunday-bloody-sundae-campaign-11850245|title=McDonald's apologises for 'Sunday Bloody Sundae' campaign|work=[[Sky News]]|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=June 23, 2020}}</ref>