Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Location: San Francisco It was winter. Frank Epperson was thirsty. He decided to make himself a drink. He took a flavored sugar mix, put it in a cup, stirred it with a brown stirring stick. After playing outside, he forgot he’d left his drink on the front lawn. He then went inside and went to bed. When he came back out the following morning, he saw his cup sitting there with frozen liquid. Picking it up, he pulled the stick out, the frozen sugar water was attached to it. In true kid fashion, without worrying if it was dirty, Frank ate the frozen liquid—and loved it. He realized he was on to something. And so he started putting more cups out, with the wooden sticks in them and began selling what he called the Epsicle. His entrepreneurial take on the lemonade stand. Sales started in his neighborhood and then expanded outward. Eventually, he renamed the product to Popsicle. And thus, a new popular trend was born. An accidental invention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 I have had a few kids ask me who invented the popsicle. Now I know. Thanks Marshal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 The year invented, 1905. The Year patented, 1923. This site explains the name. https://www.history.com/news/frozen-history-the-story-of-the-popsicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 4 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: The year invented, 1905. The Year patented, 1923. These days somebody would have soon copied it so a patent would not be possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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