Thursday, August 13, 2009

Yummy Neapolitan


I finished the Neapolitan dishtowel and it turned out just as I had hoped it would. The colors are like that of Neapolitan ice cream.

This towel measures 10 1/2 X 15 1/2 and is knitted from 100% cotton yarn

The towel is embellished with 100% cotton, micro-dot fabric bows.

The towel has been pre-shrunk and is ready to be displayed or used.

I used the "moss stitch" which gives it the same texture on both sides.

It can be purchased on my Etsy site.

Here is a bit of history of this flavor of ice cream:

Definition: Neapolitan ice cream is chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla,

side-by-side,in the same container.

This ice cream was named Neapolitan in the late 19th century, name coming from the city of origin. It is a presumed cuisine of the city of Naples, Italy. Many Neapolitan immigrants had an expertise in frozen desserts. Spumoni was also introduced to the United States as a Neapolitan-style ice cream.

Earlier flavors may have been a different variety of flavors than the three that we are familiar with today. Chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry became the standard for this ice cream because they were the most popular flavors in the United States at the time this ice cream was introduced to America.