Ice pop#Related snacks

{{about|the frozen snack on a wooden stick|the frozen confection without a stick|Freezie|the frozen dessert that contains ice cream|Ice cream bar}}

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| image = Cucumber, elderflower and mint ice pop from Nicepops (18159920902).jpg

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| alternate_name = Popsicle, paleta, ice lolly, icy pole, ice block, ice drop, ice gola, ice candy

| country = United States

| region = California

| creator = Frank Epperson

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| type = Frozen dessert

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| main_ingredient = Water/milk and flavoring (such as fruit juices or chocolate ice cream)

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An ice pop is a liquid/cream-based frozen dessert on a stick.{{Cite journal |last1=Ramírez-Navas |first1=Juan Sebastián |last2=Sandoval-Flórez |first2=Juan Diego |last3=Santamaría-Molina |first3=Santiago |last4=Armero-Salas |first4=Diana Lorena |last5=Arteaga-Rivera |first5=Joseling Nathalia |title=Paletas de helado |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377182436 |journal=Heladeria Panaderia Latinoamericana |volume=295 |issue=1 |pages=40–47}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/style/la-fo-paletas22aug22-story.html |title=Paletas: Icy, spicy, cool |last=Hallock |first=Betty |date=August 22, 2007 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=August 26, 2018}} Unlike ice cream or sorbet, which are whipped while freezing to prevent ice crystal formation, an ice pop is frozen while at rest, becoming a solid block of ice with an icy texture. It is a fusion of flavored liquid, like juice or a sweetened water-based liquid. The stick is used as a handle to hold it. Without a stick, the frozen product would be a freezie. It can be calorie restricted, but commercial options usually contain added sugars, corn syrup and artificial ingredients.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=What's the difference between popsicle, gelato and sorbet?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/whats-the-difference-between-popsicles-gelato-and-sorbet-experts-shed-light-9504514/?ref=latestnews_hp |accessdate=September 15, 2024 |work=The Indian Express |date=September 14, 2024}}

An ice pop is also referred to as a popsicle (a brand name) in Canada and the United States, a paleta in Mexico, the Southwestern United States and parts of Latin America, an ice lolly or lolly ice in the United Kingdom and Ireland, an ice block in New Zealand and Australia, an ice drop in the Philippines, an ice gola in India, ice candy in the Philippines, India and Japan, ai tim tang or ice cream tang in Thailand, and a kisko in the Caribbean. The term icy pole is often used in Australia, but is a brand name.

History

As early as 1872, two men, doing business as Ross and Robbins, sold a frozen-fruit confection on a stick, which they called the Hokey-Pokey.{{cite web|url=http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/55/1/29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511204922/http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/55/1/29 |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 May 2017 |title=WHO INVENTED THE POPSICLE?|author=Paul Dickson|date=11 May 2017|publisher=American Academy of Pediatrics|via=archive.org|quote=January 1975, VOLUME 55 ISSUE 1|access-date=3 November 2018}}

Francis William "Frank" Epperson of Oakland, California, popularized ice pops after patenting the concept of "frozen ice on a stick" in 1923.{{cite web | url=http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-cold-hard-truth-about-popsicles/ | title=The cold, hard truth about popsicles | website=Collectors Weekly | date=August 15, 2012 | author=Ben Marks}}{{Cite web|url=http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=71181614&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch|title=Trademark Status & Document Retrieval|website=tsdr.uspto.gov|access-date=June 27, 2018}}

Epperson claimed to have first created an ice pop in 1905, at the age of 11, when he accidentally left a glass of powdered lemonade soda and water with a mixing stick in it on his porch during a cold night, a story still printed on the back of Popsicle treat boxes.

Epperson lived in Oakland and worked as a lemonade salesman.{{cite web|url=https://www.ozy.com/flashback/the-frozen-mistake-that-made-a-fortune/79667|title=The Frozen Mistake That Made a Fortune|first=Laura|last=Elizabeth|website=ozy.com|date=July 27, 2017|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603060526/https://www.ozy.com/flashback/the-frozen-mistake-that-made-a-fortune/79667/|url-status=dead}}

In 1922, Epperson, a realtor with Realty Syndicate Company in Oakland,{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8824952/oakland_tribune_november_12_1922/|title=Oakland Tribune, November 12, 1922 - Frank Epperson, realtor|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=November 12, 1922|page=23|access-date=November 3, 2018}} introduced the Popsicle at a fireman's ball.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/27/obituaries/frank-epperson-89-inventor-of-popsicle-dies-in-california.html|title=Frank Epperson, 89, Inventor Of Popsicle, Dies in California|last=AP|website=The New York Times|date=October 27, 1983|access-date=November 3, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/burlington-daily-times-news-oct-25-1983-p-5/|title=Burlington Daily Times News Archives, Oct 25, 1983, p. 5|date=October 25, 1983|website=newspaperarchive.com|access-date=November 3, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.buffalospree.com/Buffalo-Spree/August-2012/What-We-Want-Artisan-pops/|title=What We Want: Artisan pops|website=buffalospree.com|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728055030/http://www.buffalospree.com/Buffalo-Spree/August-2012/What-We-Want-Artisan-pops/|url-status=dead}} The product got traction quickly; in 1923, at the age of 29, Epperson received a patent for his "Epsicle" ice pop,{{cite web|url=http://www.seecalifornia.com/dining/popsicle.html|title=Popsicle Invention in Oakland California|website=seecalifornia.com|access-date=November 3, 2018}} and by 1924, had patented all handled, frozen confections or ice lollipops. He officially debuted the Epsicle in seven fruit flavors{{cite web|url=http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/popsicle.htm|title=Popsicle History - Invention of the Popsicle|first=Phil|last=Ament|website=ideafinder.com|access-date=November 3, 2018}} at Neptune Beach amusement park, marketed as a "frozen lollipop", or a "drink on a stick".{{cite web|url=http://www.downtownexpress.com/2017/07/19/the-first-cold-war-popsicle-vs-good-humor/|title=The first Cold War: Popsicle vs. Good Humor - DOWNTOWN EXPRESS|website=downtownexpress.com|date=July 19, 2017|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005222828/http://www.downtownexpress.com/2017/07/19/the-first-cold-war-popsicle-vs-good-humor/|url-status=dead}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CecCHiI95dYC&q=Epperson&pg=PA137|title=The 1920s|first1=Kathleen Morgan|last1=Drowne|first2=Patrick|last2=Huber|first3=Associate Professor of History Patrick Huber|last3=Dr|date=November 3, 2018|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|access-date=November 3, 2018|via=Google Books|isbn=9780313320132}}

A couple of years later, Epperson sold the rights to the invention and the Popsicle brand to the Joe Lowe Company in New York City.

Terminology

In the United States and Canada, frozen ice on a stick is frequently referred to as a popsicle due to the early popularity of the Popsicle brand, despite the fact that it is a registered trademark of Unilever and is not a genericized trademark.[https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/words-you-didnt-know-were-still-trademarks/popsicle "8 Common Words That Are Still Trademarked: Popsicle."] at Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved August 10, 2018. "It might be surprising, but Popsicle is trademarked..."Mark Abadi. [https://www.businessinsider.com/google-taser-xerox-brand-names-generic-words-2018-5 "Taser, Xerox, Popsicle, and 31 more brands-turned-household names."] Business Insider. June 3, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.Martha Cooper and William L. Nothstine. Power Persuasion: Moving an Ancient Art Into the Media Age. Educational Video Group, 1992. {{ISBN|9780961648930}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=mkEqAQAAMAAJ&q=popsicle p. 159]: "...what would we call those sweet icy treats on a stick if we did not have the name 'Popsicle'?" The word is a portmanteau of pop and icicle; the word is so common that there are decades-old derived slang meanings such as "popsicle stand".Jonathon Green. Cassell's Dictionary of Slang. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2005. {{ISBN|9780304366361}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=5GpLcC4a5fAC&pg=PA1123 p. 1123]. The term ice pop is also used in the United States.{{Cite web|title=ice pop|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ice-pop|access-date=2021-10-09|website=dictionary.cambridge.org|language=en}}

In Ireland, the term ice pop is predominantly used.{{Cite news|last=Costello|first=Rose|title=What's really in your cool, refreshing ice-pop?|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/what-s-really-in-your-cool-refreshing-ice-pop-1.3596019|access-date=2021-10-09|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}} In the United Kingdom, the term ice lolly is used to refer to ice pop{{Cite web|title=ice lolly|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ice-lolly|access-date=2021-10-09|website=dictionary.cambridge.org|language=en}} while the term ice pop refers to a freezie (flavoured ice inside a tube). The term chihiro is used as a slang term in the Cayman Islands, partially derived from chill.{{cite book|last1=Miller|first1=Grace|title=Cayman Culture|date=2008|publisher=Penguin Books|location=London|page=142}} Different parts of Australia use either ice block or icy pole (which is a brand name),{{Cite web|title=Icy pole definition and meaning {{!}} Collins English Dictionary|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/icy-pole|access-date=2021-10-09|website=www.collinsdictionary.com|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Ice block |website=Encarta Dictionary |publisher=MSN Encarta |url=http://au.encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1481582029/ice_block.html |access-date=December 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240524180220/https://www.webcitation.org/5kwrBydAk?url=http://au.encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1481582029/ice_block.html |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |url-status=dead }} and New Zealand uses ice block.{{Cite web|last=Thompson|first=Amanda|date=2020-01-14|title=The ice blocks I have eaten this summer, from best to worst|url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/food/14-01-2020/the-ice-blocks-i-have-eaten-this-summer-from-best-to-worst/|access-date=2021-10-09|website=The Spinoff}} In the Philippines, the term ice drop is used with coconut flavor ice pops being called ice bukos.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-12|title=How Ice-Cream Became Popular in the Philippines - Filipino Food|url=https://www.aboutfilipinofood.com/how-ice-cream-was-introduced-to-the-philippines/|access-date=2021-10-09|website=ABOUT FILIPINO FOOD|language=en-US}} India uses the terms ice gola{{Cite web |title=Ice Gola Recipe: How to Make Ice Gola Recipe {{!}} Homemade Ice Gola Recipe |url=https://recipes.timesofindia.com/recipes/ice-gola/rs54692770.cms |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=recipes.timesofindia.com |language=en}} and ice candy.{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=Apr 25, 2012|title=Ice golas are tempting but dangerous {{!}} Varanasi News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/ice-golas-are-tempting-but-dangerous/articleshow/12859145.cms|access-date=2021-10-09|website=The Times of India|language=en}} In Japan the term ice candy is used.{{Cite web|last=MATCHA|title=5 Popular Ice Cream Treats You Can't Resist On A Hot Summer Day|url=https://matcha-jp.com/en/4649?page=2|access-date=2021-10-09|website=MATCHA - JAPAN TRAVEL WEB MAGAZINE|date=July 10, 2017 |language=en}}

=Paleta=

After a trip to the United States in the early 1940s, Ignacio Alcázar returned to his home city of Tocumbo, Michoacán, México,{{Cite news |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/food/2003-09-12/177155/ |title=The Michoacana Connection |last=Alarcón |first=Claudia |date=September 12, 2003 |work=The Austin Chronicle |access-date=August 26, 2018}}{{Cite news |last=Graber |first=Karen Hursh |title=Mexican frozen treats: Helados, nieves and paletas : Mexico Cuisine |url=http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3476-mexican-frozen-treats-helados-nieves-and-paletas |journal=Mexconnect |access-date=August 26, 2018}} bringing the idea to manufacture ice pops or paletas (little sticks) using locally available fresh fruit. He and some family members expanded by opening a shop in Mexico City which became very popular and he began to franchise Paletería La Michoacana to friends and family from his town. The popularity of paletas and association with Tocumbo has increased to the status of a national Mexican food.{{Cite web |url=http://mexicocooks.typepad.com/mexico_cooks/2013/04/paletas-la-michoacana-big-business-sweet-and-icy-in-tocumbo.html |title=Paletas La Michoacana: Big Business, Sweet and Icy in Tocumbo |last=Potter |first=Cristina |date=April 20, 2013 |website=Mexico Cooks! |access-date=August 26, 2018}}

Paleta flavors can be divided into two basic categories: milk-based or water-based. The composition of each flavor may vary, but the base is most often fruit. Paleterias usually have dozens of flavors of paleta including local flavors like horchata, tamarind, mamey and nanche along with other flavors like strawberry, lime, chocolate and mango. Distinctly Mexican ingredients like chili pepper, chamoy, and vanilla are often present in these paletas. Paleterias adapt their flavors to the tastes of the community and local availability of ingredients.

==Paletero==

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A paletero (roughly equivalent to the English "ice cream man"), is a street seller of paletas and other frozen treats, usually from a pushcart labeled with the name of the enterprise that made the paletas (paletería). Today, many paleteros are now commonly found in American cities with significant Mexican populations. Vending requirements for paleteros vary widely by city.

Homemade ice pops

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An alternative to the store-bought ice pops is making them at home using fruit juice, drinks, or any freezable beverage. A classic method involves using ice cube trays and toothpicks, although various ice pop freezer molds are also available.

In the UK, there is an increasing number of people making alcoholic ice lollies at home by putting alcoholic drinks inside the mould. Buckfast, Kopparberg and Strongbow Dark Fruit ciders are popular choices used.{{cite news |author=Erin | title = DIY: Toothpick Popsicles with Fruit! | date = June 30, 2012 | url = http://allthelittlelights.com/diy-toothpick-popsicles-with-fruit/ | access-date = June 29, 2018 }}

Innovations in ice pop creation

In 2018, the UK food-focused design firm called Bompas & Parr announced that they had created the world's first 'non-melting' ice pop.{{Cite web|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/inventing-longer-lasting-popsicle-180970147/|title=Inventing a Longer-Lasting Popsicle|last=Matchar|first=Emily|website=Smithsonian|access-date=November 30, 2019}} The ice pop does melt but not as fast as other ice pops. This is due to the strands of fruit fibers inside the ice pops which makes them thicker than regular ice pops. The thicker the ice pop the slower it melts. This design was inspired by the material called pykrete, which was invented by Geoffrey Pyke.

World record ice pop

On June 22, 2005, Snapple tried to beat the existing Guinness World Records entry of a 1997 Dutch {{convert|21|ft|adj=on}} ice pop by attempting to erect a {{convert|25|ft|adj=on}} ice pop in New York City. The {{convert|17.5|short ton}} of frozen juice that had been brought from Edison, New Jersey, in a freezer truck melted faster than expected, dashing hopes of a new record. Spectators fled to higher ground as firefighters hosed away the melted juice.{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8321110|title=Disaster on a stick: Snapple's attempt at popsicle world record turns into gooey fiasco|date=June 22, 2005|work=NBC News|access-date=July 12, 2019|publisher=Comcast|agency=Associated Press}}

References

External links

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