These Montreal ice cream spots are cool

Ice cream myths abound. Catherine di Medici introduced Italian gelato to France. Marco Polo brought it to Italy from China. Mongol horseriders had a happy accident involving mare’s milk and cold nights. All apocryphal, though Queen Victoria may have indeed popularized ice cream. Who wouldn’t want to take credit for this emperor of desserts?
Why, icy sweets were even thought to be medicinal. The 18th-century Neapolitan Dr. Baldini said that those made with sheep’s milk were good