# Ice pop > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ice_pop > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ice_pop.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_pop > Source revision: 1357119762 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Frozen confection on a stick}} {{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}} {{redirect-several|dab=off|Ice block (disambiguation)|Popsicle (disambiguation)|icelolly.com|Ice cube|Shave ice}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox food | name = | image = Cucumber, elderflower and mint ice pop from Nicepops (18159920902).jpg | image_size = | caption = A cucumber, elderflower and mint ice pop | alternate_name = Popsicle, paleta, ice lolly, icy pole, ice block, ice drop, ice gola, ice candy | country = United States | region = [California](/source/California) | creator = Frank Epperson | course = | type = [Frozen dessert](/source/Frozen_dessert) | served = | main_ingredient = Water/milk and flavoring (such as [fruit juice](/source/fruit_juice)s or [chocolate ice cream](/source/ice_cream)) | variations = | calories = 200 | other = }} An '''ice pop''' is a liquid/cream-based frozen [dessert](/source/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](/source/ice_cream) or [sorbet](/source/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](/source/freezie). It can be [calorie restricted](/source/Calorie_restriction), 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 |access-date=September 15, 2024 |work=[The Indian Express](/source/The_Indian_Express) |date=September 14, 2024}} An ice pop is also referred to as a '''popsicle''' (a [generic trademark](/source/generic_trademark)) in Canada and the United States, a '''paleta''' in Mexico, the Southwestern United States and parts of Latin America, an '''ice lolly''', '''lollipop''' or '''lolly''' in the United Kingdom and Ireland, an '''ice block''' in New Zealand, an''' icy pole''' in 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. ==History== As early as 2026, 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](/source/Oakland%2C_California), 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Neptune_Beach_(California)) 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](/source/Popsicle_(brand)) 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](/source/Popsicle_(brand)), despite the fact that it is a registered trademark of [Unilever](/source/Unilever).[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](/source/portmanteau) of ''[pop](/source/Lollipop)'' and ''[icicle](/source/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](/source/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 buko](/source/ice_buko)s.{{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](/source/Tocumbo_Municipality), 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](/source/Paleter%C3%ADa_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](/source/horchata), [tamarind](/source/tamarind), [mamey](/source/Pouteria_sapota) and [nanche](/source/nanche) along with other flavors like [strawberry](/source/strawberry), [lime](/source/Lime_(fruit)), [chocolate](/source/chocolate) and [mango](/source/mango). Distinctly Mexican ingredients like [chili pepper](/source/chili_pepper), [chamoy](/source/Chamoy_(sauce)), and [vanilla](/source/vanilla) are often present in these ''paletas''. ''Paleterias'' adapt their flavors to the tastes of the community and local availability of ingredients. ====Paletero==== [[File:Paletería.jpg|thumb|A ''paletero'' in [Denver, Colorado](/source/Denver%2C_Colorado)]] 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== thumb|A homemade ice pop made using a plastic mold An alternative to the store-bought ice pops is making them at home using fruit juice, [drinks](/source/drink_mix), 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](/source/Buckfast_Tonic_Wine), [Kopparberg](/source/Kopparbergs_Brewery) and [Strongbow](/source/Strongbow_(cider)) 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 | archive-date = July 29, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180729141438/http://allthelittlelights.com/diy-toothpick-popsicles-with-fruit/ | url-status = dead }} ==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. 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.{{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}} ==World record ice pop== On June 22, 2005, [Snapple](/source/Snapple) tried to beat the existing ''[Guinness World Records](/source/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](/source/Edison%2C_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}} ==See also== * [Creamsicle](/source/Creamsicle) * [Freezie](/source/Freezie)—a.k.a. ice pole, similar to an ice pop, but without the stick * [Ice cream](/source/Ice_cream) * [Ice cream bar](/source/Ice_cream_bar)—similar to an ice pop, but made with ice cream * [Lollipops](/source/Lollipops) * [Sorbet](/source/Sorbet) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Further reading== * laverrán, Virginia González. "Historia del Helado en México By Martin González de la Vara". ''Historia Mexicana'' 40 .2 (1990): 350–354.[https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/25138365.pdf] * Ortiz, Laura Velasco. "La Michoacana. Historia de Paleteros de Tocombu by Martin González de la Vara". ''Historia Mexicana'' 58.1 (2008): 509–516.[https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/25139856.pdf?acceptTC=true] * {{cite encyclopedia | title=Popsicle | encyclopedia=The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink | publisher=[Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press) | editor=Andrew F. Smith | year=2007 | pages=471}} * Zuñiga, Ricardo Miranda (October 2004). [http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1027762&bnc=1 "Vagamundo: A migrant's Tale"]. [http://delivery.acm.org/10.1145/1030000/1027762/p985-miranda.pdf?ip=169.233.205.131&acc=ACTIVE%20SERVICE&key=C2716FEBFA981EF1FE28B531B5A7DA8FAEBC67E64E74C428&CFID=221782544&CFTOKEN=33129944&__acm__=1370300575_c270c33fd5c1159e4deb40b84e1fdf0c] ==External links== {{Commons category|Ice lollipops}} * [http://projects.alc.manchester.ac.uk/ukdialectmaps/lexical-variation/frozen-treat/ How do people refer to the frozen treat pictured here?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003140400/http://projects.alc.manchester.ac.uk/ukdialectmaps/lexical-variation/frozen-treat/ |date=October 3, 2020 }}—[The University of Manchester](/source/The_University_of_Manchester) {{Ice-based drinks and desserts}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ice Pop}} Category:Culture of California Category:Cuisine of the Western United States Category:Food and drink in the San Francisco Bay Area Category:Ice-based desserts Category:Skewered foods Category:Snack foods Category:Vegan cuisine Category:Cuisine of California --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ice pop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_pop) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_pop?action=history)). 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