July 1 is the day when the great varieties of the summer treat are celebrated.
We are treating you with a look at 13 ice cream memories from Wearside’s past and they all come from the Sunderland Echo archives.
In case you missed it;
1. Fab at JFK Primary
Pupils at JFK Primary School were mixing the batter to make the pancakes to go with their Fairtrade banana ice cream in 2010. Pictured are Lennon Conlon, 8, with Shirley Alderson from Sainsbury's, and left to right; Emily Gilmaney, 9, Holly Young, 8, and Kelly-Ann Gordon aged 10. | se Photo: Peter Berry Sunderland Echo
2. So cool in 2011
The opening of Lickerty Lick Ice Cream Parlour in Fulwell, and it took place on a hot July day in 2011. | se Photo: se
3. A scoop from the past
The Empire Cinema was giving away free ice cream 13 years ago to raise money for Age UK. Were you in the picture? | se Photo: se
4. Earn some brownie points
Sunderland's Masterchef Stacie Stewart made a chocolate brownie and vanilla ice cream desert at Liberty Brown on Hylton Retail Park in 2012. | se Photo: se