Screaming for Ice Cream

Author says: what if Alexander Hamilton had become a demagogic Ice Cream magnate? Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s).

on this day the Vice President of the Weehawken Ice Cream Company Aaron Burr was fired by his boss Alexander Hamilton following a chilly exchange in their scheduled interview at the New Jersey Headquarters.

The incident was but the latest in a long running and somewhat petty dispute between the rivals. Please click the

icon to follow us on Facebook.On this occassion the cause was some harmless office banter in which Mr Burr had allegedly suggested that General George Washington had been "mighty displeased" with the very first dish of ice cream served by Mrs Alexander Hamilton.

To say that Washington had "screamed over the ice cream" was somewhat of an impish exaggeration of the toothless General's pained reaction which was hardly more than a stifled yell, a quick intake of breath caused by the cold dessert on his unprotected gums.

In retaliation to this sniping, a member of staff reported "a still more despicable opinion which General Hamilton has expressed of Mr. Burr". Despite Mr Burr calling Mr Hamilton's attention to the matter, no apology was offered and instead an argument ensued.

Both men could be considered the winners and losers of the dispute. Because Mr Burr conceived an exciting new dessert product labelled the Gloriana which he launched into the south-western franchise that he had been running for the Weehawken Ice Cream Company.

Author says to view guest historian's comments on this post please visit the Today in Alternate History web site. in the June 2004 edition of TIAH Robbie Taylor wrote ~ in 1789, Mrs. Alexander Hamilton served a dessert treat for General George Washington, a dish called ice cream. It was not received well, and has never been a popular sweet since. Gloriana was the name of the breakaway republic in the timeline written by the same author.

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