ice-cream supper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ice-cream supper
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
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An ice-cream supper always followed the "exercises," and as repairs were being made in the church basement, which was the usual scene of the festivity, the minister had offered the use of his house.
From The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
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