The Popsicle was invented by accident in 1905 by Frank Epperson, an 11-year-old boy in the San Francisco Bay Area. He left a cup of powdered soda water with a stirring stick on the porch overnight; it froze solid, and the next morning he had the first frozen treat on a stick. He first called it the “Epsicle,” and in 1923 patented it as the Popsicle.
Globally, the ice pop market is almost $5 billion, and it is still growing!
To make your own: stir together fruit juice or pureed fruit with a little honey if you like, pour into molds, add sticks, and freeze until solid, about four to six hours.
Sources and notes: Frank Epperson is credited with inventing the Popsicle in the San Francisco Bay Area around 1905 and patenting it in 1923. (Wikipedia, Popsicle; Smithsonian Magazine.)
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