The Louisiana Purchase Exposition was the biggest event in the summer of 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri.That exposition was the occasion where ice-cream cones were first made and
sold.It wasn’t even noon but Charles Menches, a seller of ice-cream, had not a single dish to serve his ice-cream on.Menches’ friend was selling a Middle Eastern treat Zalabia.Zalabia consists of a crisp, wafer-like pastry with syrup.Menches rolled up the Zalabia, scooped his ice-cream on the top and ice-cream cones were born.