Graeter's has been making ice cream in Ohio for over 150 years. When it comes to ice cream innovation, Ohio takes the cake. From the waffle cone to the banana split, pioneering Ohioans have shaped the ...
In 1904, David Strickler, a 23-year-old soda jerk, was working at his family’s drugstore in Latrobe. He began experimenting with ice cream combinations and the banana split was born. Though the ...
Apprentice pharmacist David E. “Doc” Strickler concocted the first banana split at Tassell in 1904. At the unveiling ceremony Thursday, Wolford said the banana split has been an asset to Latrobe from ...