Well, I understood that ice cream was an early 19th C. "invention," but I can imagine a children's book written in the 19th C. using that image (though crows are probably more fond of cheese or cheesecake than of ice cream). ; )

As for my last post, folks, sorry if it's really confusing. I meant to post Monique's comments temporarily while I typed my reply, but I forgot to delete them.

The part up to the "Merci, Monique" is from an earlier post by Monique.   The part that follows is my reply.