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The Unexpected Reason Ice Cream Sundae Is Spelled Like That By Joe Hoeffner Oct. 19, 2025 3:00 pm EST

The world would be a sadder, less whimsical place without the ice cream sundae. Whether you're dousing vanilla ice cream in hot fudge ( a favorite of Marilyn Monroe , and one of the best ways to build a sundae ), diving into a classic banana split (which you can still get from Dairy Queen , after a fashion), or slurping up a tasty ice cream soda like that one-time pharmacy staple root beer float, these frozen concoctions make a hot summer a little bit more bearable. But why are they called "sundaes" in the first place — and why the heck do they spell it like that? There are a few different theories, many of them advanced by different parts of the country that al

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