What is an Eskimo Pie?
An Eskimo Pie is a type of dessert that made with vanilla ice cream and covered in hard chocolate. This combination is skewered onto a thin wooden stick, which is used as a handle. The term Eskimo Pie is a trademarked name for this desert, which is wrapped in foil. The Eskimo Pie was invented by a high school teacher by the name of Christian Kent Nelson in either 1919 or 1920. He claimed to have come up with the idea for the Eskimo Pie when he witnessed a young boy trying to decide whether or not he wanted to purchase ice cream or candy, but only had enough money to purchase one. After watching this struggle, he decided to combine the two. This original invention was called the I-Scream-Bar.
