Soft serve, the sweet, sweet treat that's been around longer than you think. Like, seriously, it's been around longer than the internet. Like, longer than memes.
It all started in the 1920s, when the first soft serve machine was invented by some dude named Fred. He was trying to make ice cream more... well,ประก0 softer. And less likely to give you a brain freeze.
Learn more about the early soft serve machines!By the 1950s, soft serve was all the rage. Every diner had one, every ice cream shop had one. It was like, the thing that everyone wanted. Except, of course, for those who didn't want it, like my aunt Mildred.
See some vintage soft serve advertisements!But then, like, everything went downhill. The machines broke, the flavors got stale, and the world just kinda... moved on. Except, of course, for the die-hard soft serve fans, who still hold out hope that one day it'll come back.
Meet the Soft Serve Hipster, who's trying to keep it alive!