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The history of Italian Ice
Italian water ice has a long history which can first founded 4000 years ago. The Greeks and Romans used snow from Mount Etna to cool their wines. The Italian word sorbetto and English sherbet come from these sweet fruit syrups that the Arabs used to drink, diluted with ice tiles. For thousands of years, people have kept ice cubes to satisfy their cravings for cold drinks. Today's Sherbet and wine coolers may have originated from wine-flavored ice cubes eaten by early humans, while today's snow cones may have originated from ice cubes that formed long ago, forming real snow mixed with honey and fruit. In Europe, water ice seems to have appeared at the same time as ice cream in the second half of the 17th century. Both products use the same technology. Water ice can be used as a stand-alone refreshment, dessert, or as a means of restoring the palate midway through a meal of many courses.