July 19 is Sundae Sunday. This holiday always comes on the third Sunday in July. Popular stories say the sundae originated when Sunday Blue Laws prohibited selling sodas on Sunday. Sunday Blue Laws were put in effect in Colonial America. In the Virginia Colony’s early years, the penalty for missing Sunday worship services three times was death. In Massachusetts the penalty for working on Sunday was ten shillings or a public whipping. In the 1800s, Colorado forbade any amusement on Sunday. In Vermont, people could visit other people’s homes only for charitable works. We will probably never be absolutely sure of the origin, but we do know that the sundae has been one of the most expensive desserts in the world. In 2007, Serendipity created the Golden Opulence Sundae (pictured above from Serendipity 3) to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. The cost of this opulent dessert made with rare chocolates, rare vanilla, and topped with an edible gold leaf is $1,000.00. Not surprisingly, since some of the ingredients must be special-ordered and require 48-hour notice, Serendipity reports selling on the average only one a month.
Celebrate today by creating your own opulent sundae with your favorite ice cream and topping flavors.
Ecclesiastes 5:18 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them–for this is their lot.
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