On the evening of the 26th of August, 1928, May Donoghue took a train from Glasgow to the town of Paisley, seven miles east of the city, and there at the Wellmeadow Café, she had a Scots ice cream float, a mix of ice cream and ginger beer bought for her by a friend.
În seara zilei de 26 August 1928, May Donoghue a luat trenul de la Glasgow spre oraşul Paisley, şapte mile est de oraş şi, la Cafeneaua Wellmeadow, a servit o îngheţată Scots, un amestec de îngheţată şi bere de ghimbir pe care i-a cumpărat-o un prieten.