Latin name: Helix aspersa Size: Approximately 8cm long Distribution: Garden snails are common throughout the U.K. Months seen: Mostly active between March and October Habitat: Hedgerows, gardens and fields.
So scoop out some fat, add 6 teaspoons of sugar, a splash of milk and then thicken it and you have a McDonalds soft serve ice-cream!! Doesnât sound quite so appealing to me if you think of it that way.
1930s: The origin story of soft serve is a bit disputed. Tom Carvel, founder of his eponymous ice cream brand, supposedly got the idea for soft serve ice cream in 1934 after his ice cream truck got a flat tire, forcing him to pull over and sell his quickly melting stock to drivers passing by.