What would childhood be without popsicles? I ate my fair share as a kid, and although I’m not into them as much as an adult, I do enjoy one occasionally, especially on hot summer days.
Did you know that a child invented this treat by mistake?
In 1905, 11-year-old Frank Epperson was mixing a white powdered flavoring for soda and water on his porch. He left it outside with the stirring stick still in it. That night the temperature reached a record low and when the young lad woke up the next morning, he discovered that the drink had frozen to the stick, which inspired the idea of a fruit-flavoured ‘Popsicle’. But this wasn’t to be for a long time.
18 years later, Epperson introduced frozen pop on a stick to the public at Neptune beach, an amusement park in Alameda, California. It was a success, and in 1924 he applied for a patent for his treat and called it ‘the Epsicle ice pop'. His children, apparently, urged him to change the name to ‘Popsicle’.
The rest, as they say, is history...
Today’s Tidbit – Popsicle: A Child’s Invention
O! What a coincidence! We've been making popsicles like crazy of late -- in 35 degree weather (every day!), they are sooooo good. Thank you Mr Epperson :))
ReplyDeleteWow, that is hot! We are going through a heat wave, too, right now. Popsicles are exactly what is needed on a day like this.
Deleteinteresting post today
ReplyDeleteAnd tasty, too!
DeleteI'm with BIBIK AND RORO: Thank you Mr. Epperson :) What would our childhoods have been without the popsicle!
ReplyDeleteYes, what would our childhoods be without this invention!
DeleteMy fave was always the orange popsicle! Root beer was pretty good too. Grape -- meh.
ReplyDeleteOrance and purple for me! Yellow and pink weren't so bad, either.
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