Knickerbocker glory

Knickerbocker glory sundae
Type	Ice cream
Main ingredients	Ice cream, cream

A knickerbocker glory is a layered ice cream sundae that is served in a large tall conical glass, and to be eaten with a distinctive long spoon, particularly in Great Britain and Ireland.

The knickerbocker glory, first described in the 1920s,^[1] may contain ice cream, cream, fruit, and meringue. Layers of these different sweet tastes are alternated in a tall glass and topped with different kinds of syrup, nuts, whipped cream and often a cherry.^[2] The existence of these layers, which create red and white stripes, distinguishes the dish from a tall sundae and lends the Knickerbocker glory its name.^[3] In the United States this dish is more commonly known as a parfait, though knickerbocker glory is occasionally used.^[3]

History and etymology

An early form of the knickerbocker glory is believed to have originated in New York in the early 1900s.^[4] The name knickerbocker (as it pertains to the dish) is thought to be named after The Knickerbocker Hotel in Manhattan, New York. During the early 1900s the hotel was pink-and-cream colored and well known to the denizens of New York.^[5] After it closed in 1920, a tall pink-and-cream colored dish was created in honor of the hotel and the word glory was appended to the name of the dish.^[5] At some point in the 1920s the dish was introduced into the United Kingdom, where it attained great acclaim.^[1]