Hello! I've been lowkey interested in the lore of popsicles since a random day in 2022 at 12am. So I'm here to tell you all my knowledge that has built up over the course of all these years! ENJOY MY SILLY RAMBLINGS!!!! ( ΛΆΛαΛΛ΅ )
The popsicle was made in 1905 by accident. In the San Fransico Bay Area, 11 year old Frank Epperson had left out a cup of soda with a stirring stick in it outside overnight. It had ended up freezing cuz yk, cold. When he saw it the next morning he decided to try it and huzzah!! First ever popsicle was made!! It was not called a popsicle at first however, he originally called the "Epsicle" like his name (and the name of this rentry..).
The epsicle was just a thing for him and his buddies until 1923. That's when he started selling them on the Neptune Beach. Just a year later, in 1924, he patented the epsicle and sold it worldwide!
The name of the epsicle didn't change until the late 1920's. The name popsicle came to be cuz his kids called him "pop". Which in turn they called the epsicles, popsicles! That same year (I think.. I still can not find the date) Epperson sold the popsicle rights to Joe Lowe Co.
Random fun facts! (ΛΆ' κ³ 'ΛΆ)
Popsicle Corporation were in a rivalry with Good humor cuz Good humor started selling chocolate covered ice cream on a stick. Six months after patenting popsicles, Good humor sued Popsicle corporation. By 1925, the court decided that Good humor could make frozen treats from ice and sherbet. In 1989, the rivalry was over!! Woo hoo!! Popsicles yaoi!! What. Anyway, Unilever bought both Popsicle corp and Good humor which ended their rivalry!
In 1927, the released the creamsicle! Then later in 1946, the released the fudgesicle!
The fudgesicle was Popsicle corps first chocolate-based popsicle! It is also one of the best selling products from Popsicle to this day. #FudgesicleLikersUnite.
Approximately two billion popsicles are sold each annually.
Cherry is the most popular popsicle flavor!
The very first ice cream man sold Popsicles from a horse-drawn cart to children in Nebraska. (Thanks to the Unilever site for this one).
I don't actually know if its Popsicle corporation, Popsicle Industeries, Popsicle Brand, or just Popsicle cuz its called all of them from what I've seen. Do with that what you will!
They also have Firecracker Pops, Slow Melt Pops, Yosicles, Revello Bars, and Fruit Twisters!! Wow! So many popsicles!
Epsicles were sold for 5 cents (oh to have this now π) and had 7 different flavors. The seven flavors being lemon, cherry, orange, grape, root beer, banana and watermelon!
Popsicle double pop was created during The Great Depression so two kids could share a popsicle for the normal 5 cents!!
During WW2 The "Eight Air Force Unit" used popsicles as a symbol of American life.
Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed the popsicle silliness.. I also hope you learned a thing or two! Now you too can drop random popsicle trivia on your friends when they least suspect it!! Have fun my friend!! βββ(Λ΅Λ α ΛΛ΅)