Cralle became a hero for dessert lovers on February 2, 1897, when he patented an “ice cream mold and disher,” the precursor to the scoop used to serve the popular frozen treat today.

He incorporated hidden logos from local schools. Now his son Ethan Boggs works as a “scoopologist” at What’s the Scoop? That’s what Mollee calls her employees who scoop ice cream.