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May 2015
Go Enjoy a Grape Popsicle Today!
- NATIONAL GRAPE POPSICLE DAY
Each year on May 27 it is National Grape Popsicle Day.
In San Francisco, California, in 1905, 11-yr-old Frank Epperson was outside on his porch, mixing water with a white powdered flavoring to make soda. Upon going inside, it left it there, on the porch, with the stirring stick still in it. That night in California, the temperature reached a record low and the following morning, Frank discovered the drink had frozen to the stick. This inspired the fruit-flavored “Popsicle”.
Years later, in 1922, Epperson introduced his treat at a fireman’s ball, found it to be a huge success, and then in 1923, he made and sold his frozen treat-on-a-stick at an amusement park in Alameda, California. In 1924, he applied for a patent for his frozen confectionery, which he called “Epsicle” ice pop. He then renamed it “Popsicle“.
Popsicle’s are one of summertime’s favorite treats, for kids of all ages, and this day honors one of the most popular flavors, GRAPE!
NATIONAL GRAPE POPSICLE DAY HISTORY
Our research was unable to find the origin or the creator of National Grape Popsicle Day, an “unofficial” National holiday.
