Ice pop

Anice popis a liquid/cream-based frozen dessert on a stick.Unlikeice creamorsorbet, 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 afreezie. It can becalorie restricted, but commercial options usually contain added sugars, corn syrup and artificial ingredients.
An ice pop is also referred to as apopsicle(a brand name) inCanadaand theUnited States, apaletainMexico, theSouthwestern United Statesand parts ofLatin America, anice lollyorlolly icein theUnited KingdomandIreland, anice blockin New Zealand and Australia, anice dropin thePhilippines, anice golainIndia,ice candyin the Philippines, India andJapan,ai tim tangorice cream tanginThailand, and akiskoin theCaribbean. The termicy poleis often used inAustralia, but is a brand name.
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.
Francis William "Frank" Epperson ofOakland, California, popularized ice pops after patenting the concept of "frozen ice on a stick" in 1923.
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.
In 1922, Epperson, a realtor with Realty Syndicate Company in Oakland,introduced the Popsicle at a fireman's ball.The product got traction quickly; in 1923, at the age of 29, Epperson received a patent for his "Epsicle" ice pop,and by 1924, had patentedall handled, frozen confections or ice lollipops.He officially debuted the Epsiclein seven fruit flavorsatNeptune Beachamusement park, marketed as a "frozen lollipop", or a "drink on a stick".
A couple of years later, Epperson sold the rights to the invention and thePopsiclebrand to the Joe Lowe Company in New York City.
In the United States and Canada, frozen ice on a stick is frequently referred to as apopsicledue to the early popularity of thePopsicle brand, despite the fact that it is a registered trademark ofUnileverand is not agenericized trademark.The word is aportmanteauofpopandicicle; the word is so common that there are decades-old derived slang meanings such as "popsicle stand".The termice popis also used in the United States.
In Ireland, the termice popis predominantly used.In the United Kingdom, the termice lollyis used to refer to ice popwhile the termice poprefers to afreezie(flavoured ice inside a tube).The termchihirois used as a slang term in the Cayman Islands, partially derived fromchill.Different parts of Australia use eitherice blockoricy pole(which is a brand name),and New Zealand usesice block.In the Philippines, the termice dropis used with coconut flavor ice pops being calledice bukos.India uses the termsice golaandice candy.In Japan the termice candyis used.
After a trip to the United States in the early 1940s, Ignacio Alcázar returned to his home city ofTocumbo, Michoacán, México,bringing the idea to manufacture ice pops orpaletas(little sticks) using locally available fresh fruit. He and some family members expanded by opening a shop in Mexico City which became very popularand he began to franchisePaletería La Michoacanato friends and family from his town. The popularity of paletas and association with Tocumbo has increased to the status of a national Mexican food.
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 likehorchata,tamarind,mameyandnanchealong with other flavors likestrawberry,lime,chocolateandmango. Distinctly Mexican ingredients likechili pepper,chamoy, andvanillaare often present in these paletas. Paleterias adapt their flavors to the tastes of the community and local availability of ingredients.
Apaletero(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.
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,KopparbergandStrongbowDark Fruit ciders are popular choices used.
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.This design was inspired by the material calledpykrete, which was invented byGeoffrey Pyke.
On June 22, 2005,Snappletried to beat the existingGuinness World Recordsentry of a 1997 Dutch 21-foot (6.4 m) ice pop by attempting to erect a 25-foot (7.6 m) ice pop in New York City. The 17.5 short tons (15.9 t) of frozen juice that had been brought fromEdison, 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.