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Outside of Chicago, not many people are familiar with the unique creation of the Rainbow Cone. Born 98 years ago, this ice cream cone features a tower of five specific, colorful “slices” of ice cream (instead of scoops). Starting from the bottom it’s a layer of chocolate, strawberry, Palmer House (a uniquely Chicago flavor of vanilla ice cream mixed in with candied fruits, nuts, and cherries), pistachio, and orange sherbert.

The Original Rainbow Cone (both the ice cream invention and the “slice shop” in the Beverly area of Chicago) was founded in 1926 by Joseph Sapp, aka “Grandpa Joe,” who — as the story goes — was never satisfied with just one or two flavors on his ice cream cone.