USS Lexington

Museum · Corpus Christi

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How Ice Cream Became the Ultimate American Comfort Food | Eater

"When the carrier was torpedoed in 1942 and abandoned, crew members famously broke into the ship's freezer to raid the ice cream, scooping it into their helmets as they evacuated — an anecdote that became emblematic of ice cream's morale-boosting role in wartime." - Matt Siegel

https://www.eater.com/22639428/the-secret-history-of-food-excerpt-ice-cream-history

2914 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78402 Get directions

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