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Popsicle is a Good Humor-Breyers brand of ice pop consisting of flavored, colored ice on a stick. In 1905 in Oakland, California, 11-year-old Francis William "Frank" Epperson was mixing a powdered flavoring for soft drinks with water. He accidentally left it on the back porch overnight, with a stirring stick still in it.
The beloved ice pops were born of a young boy's tinkering with sugary soda powder and water on a cold night. But the end of this tale for Frank Epperson was not as sweet as his treat.
Learn about the history of Popsicle® and maybe you’ll be inspired to invent the next great dessert! Eleven-year-old Frank Epperson invented the very first Popsicle® ice pop in the San Francisco Bay Area way back in 1905. That’s right, we weren’t joking, Popsicle® was invented by a kid!
Fast forward to 1905, when an 11-year-old boy named Frank Epperson of Oakland, California had an accidental epiphany after he inadvertently left a glass—filled with water, powdered soda mix and...
The ever-popular hot weather treat known as the Popsicle™ was invented by Frank Epperson when he was just eleven years old. Born in 1894, Epperson was raised in San Francisco. One winter night in 1905, he mixed a soft drink made with soda water powder and water – a popular concoction at the time.
Francis William "Frank" Epperson of Oakland, California, popularized ice pops after patenting the concept of "frozen ice on a stick" in 1923. [5][6]
The Popsicle was invented by an 11-year-old boy in 1905, and it was a fluke. Young Frank Epperson didn’t set out to create a treat that would keep kids happy and cool on summer days for generations to come.
Read The Popsicle® Story to learn about Popsicle® ice pops, an American classic and discover how Frank Epperson invented the popsicle!
Back in 1905, a San Francisco Bay Area kid by the name of Frank Epperson accidentally invented the summertime treat. He had mixed some sugary soda powder with water and left it out overnight.
The Bay Area also happens to be the birthplace of another frozen treat: the Popsicle. In 1905, 11-year-old Frank Epperson mixed some sugary soda powder with water and left the mixture out overnight.