"Eskimo Pie" patented on this day in 1922

January 24, 2013 9:24 AM

In 1922, the venerable ice cream treat, Eskimo Pie, was first patented by an Iowa man -- Christian Kent Nelson -- who came up with the idea after seeing a boy who couldn't decide whether to spend his money on ice cream, or a chocolate bar. Norah O'Donnell reports.

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