Ice cream is something most of us love to enjoy in our own way, whether it's in a cone, cup, or a milkshake. There's really no right or wrong, but there is apparently one way which is illegal in New York. You may have already heard of a few weird food laws within the U.
S., like not being allowed to eat fried chicken with a fork in Georgia, or only being allowed three sandwiches at a wake in Louisiana. Well, if you're eating an ice cream cone on a Sunday in New York, it's illegal to carry it in your back pocket.
It's hard to believe that this is a real law, and probably won't change the way you eat your ice cream, since not many of us would think to store it in our pockets. But still, it sparks a lot of questions, like why this law applies specifically to Sundays and back pockets only. Although the information out there is unclear, there are a few theories on how this law came to life.
The origin of this ice cream law One theory suggests that this law is linked to blue laws, which would historically ban certain activities on specific days, usually Sundays in the Western world. The banned activities include consumption of alcohol amongst other activities that would've been considered as unacceptable on a "religious" day. Although most of these aren't enforced anymore, it's possible that there was a blue law against eating ice cream on Sundays.
This may have led to people hiding them from police in their back pockets, to avoid trouble. Alabama, Kentucky, and Georgia also have a .
