On this day in Black history: Alfred L. Cralle patented the ice cream scoop 🍨

HOUSTON – On this day in Black History, an African American man patented something your childhood would’ve been pretty hard without.

According to the National Museum of African American History & Culture, Alfred L. Cralle presented his creation to the world on Feb. 2, 1897.

What was this nifty little device intended to ease the aches in your wrist, and make fun summers easily attainable?

THE ICE CREAM SCOOP.

Cralle, who was a native Virginian, was said to have been born on Sept. 4, 1866, according to BlackPast.org.

Meaning he was just 31 years old when he hand-crafted this design.

(If you needed a reason to grab a pint from the store, and break out the scoop in your drawer... YOU’RE WELCOME! 😋)

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