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[3] [4] By 1924 Epperson had received a patent for his "frozen confectionery" which he called "the Epsicle ice pop". [2] He renamed it Popsicle, supposedly at the insistence of his children. [1] Popsicles were originally sold in fruity flavors and marketed as a "frozen drink on a stick." [5] [3]
[5] [6] Epperson claimed to have first created an ice pop in 1905, [1] [4] 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. [7]
Born was born on September 29, 1924 to Sam Born and Ann Shaffer, a Jewish family living in Brooklyn. His father was from Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire. In 1932, the family moved to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where their candy factory was located. [2] [3] He graduated from Lehigh University in 1944 with a degree in Engineering Physics. [4]
In their first year, they earned $100,000,000 and after five years were earning $300,000,000 annually. [1] Despite strong sales into the 1990s, Pudding Pops were eventually discontinued due to no longer being profitable. [2] They were reintroduced to grocery stores in 2004 under the brand name Popsicle.
As described by a 1980 patent, the candy is made by dissolving sugars in water and is evaporated at 320 °F (160 °C) until the water content is 3% by mass. [10] The water and sugar mixture is then cooled to 280 °F (138 °C), and while being intensely stirred, it is pressurized with carbon dioxide at 730 pounds per square inch [psi] (50 atm). [10]
Fla-Vor-Ice is the trademark name for a type of freezie.Unlike traditional popsicles, which include a wooden stick, Fla-Vor-Ice is sold in and eaten out of a plastic tube. . Also unlike traditional popsicles, it is often sold in liquid form and requires the consumer to freeze the product at ho
Fifty-five percent of Good Humor's customers were age twelve or younger, [5] and trucks now accounted for 90% of the company's sales. By 1956, the company's fleet grew to 2,000 trucks, all purchased since the war. [1] That year, Meehan hired 32-year-old David J. Mahoney (1923–2000) as president of Good Humor.
The Bomb Pop was invented by James S. Merritt and D.S. Abernethy in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 30, 1955. [2] In 1971, Bomb Pop was trademarked. [3] When D.S. Abernethy's company, Merritt Foods, closed down in 1991, Wells' Dairy bought the business, including Bomb Pops. [4]