Enthralled by Ice-cream

In 1935 Anastas Mikoyan, the Soviet minister of trade, toured the US, where he became enthralled with American ice-cream making technology. Wasting no time, he imported the necessary equipment, and in 1937 the first Soviet ice-cream factory was opened. Mikoyan decreed that every Soviet citizen should eat no less than five kilos of ice-cream a year. After all, ice-cream is a healthy food, rich in calcium and calories. By 1941 rigorous production standards were in place to guarantee quality.

In 1935 Anastas Mikoyan, the Soviet minister of trade, toured the US, where he became enthralled with American ice-cream making technology. Wasting no time, he imported the necessary equipment, and in 1937 the first Soviet ice-cream factory was opened. Mikoyan decreed that every Soviet citizen should eat no less than five kilos of ice-cream a year. After all, ice-cream is a healthy food, rich in calcium and calories. By 1941 rigorous production standards were in place to guarantee quality.