Man, oh man I need to go to the store to celebrate May 27th which is National Grape Popsicle Day #GrapePopsicleDay and pick up a box of Popsicles for Charlie and I. Would you like to come to the store with me to purchase a box of Popsicles for your home? With all the kids coming in and out of our home I should purchase 2 boxes to make sure David and I get a Popsicle and yes, I’m going to have Grape because it is my favorite. How about you?
National Grape Popsicle Day is celebrated on May 27 to celebrate grape Popsicles as well as the discovery of the Popsicle.. People all around the U.S. celebrate National Grape Popsicle Day by making homemade Grape Popsicles. While National Grape Popsicle Day is dedicated to Grape Popsicles, you can make them in any flavor, including Lemon, Strawberry, Watermelon, Orange, Cherry, and more. Invented by accident in 1905 in California, Popsicles are one of the most popular frozen treats in the U.S. People celebrate National Grape Popsicle Day by sharing Grape Popsicles and other varieties of Popsicles.
National Grape Popsicle Day is about celebrating yummy grape Popsicles. From homemade Popsicles to store-bought Popsicles or even ones bought from the Ice Cream man himself. Everything is about Grape Popsicles today! Popsicles are a favorite treat for kids and adults of all ages. This frozen refreshing treat is the sweetest way to bring down the heat on a hot Summer day.
Humans have enjoyed frozen desserts for millennia. The ancient Romans sent their slaves to the Mountains to recover Ice blocks, which would be crushed and served with Fruits, Syrups, and Spices. In U.S. history, Thomas Jefferson used to entertain his guests with Iced Sorbets when they visited his plantation, Monticello, in Virginia.
In 1905, 11-year-old Frank Epperson was on his porch at his San Francisco home making Soda by mixing Water with a white powdered flavor. Frank Epperson went inside but forgot to take the Soda, leaving it outside with the stirring stick still in it. During the night, the temperature dropped and, the following morning, Frank found his drink frozen to the stick.
In 1922, a grown-up Frank introduced his treat at a fireman’s ball and it received great praise. And by 1923, he was selling his treat-on-a-stick in an amusement park in Alameda, California. Epperson called his frozen confectionery the ‘Epsicle’ Ice Pop. However, his kids called it ‘Pop’s ’sicle.’ He found the name catchy and finally patented it in 1924 in order to share his ‘Popsicle’ with the whole world!
HOW TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL GRAPE POPSICLE DAY
- Prepare homemade Grape Popsicles to celebrate NATIONAL GRAPE POPSICLE DAY. Or you can purchase Grape Popsicles from the Ice-Cream man or an Ice-Cream Store.
- Invite family and friends over to your place for a Grape-Popsicles party. Prepare Grape Popsicles at home and celebrate the start of Summertime.
FACTS ABOUT POPSICLES
- The Popsicle was originally sold as “a frozen drink on a stick”.
- The most popular Popsicle flavor is Cherry
- There is seven original Popsicle flavors, along with Root Beer, Lemon, Banana, Orange, Grape, and Watermelon.
- The Twin Popsicle with two sticks was introduced during the Great Depression so that two children could share it for only a nickel.
- More than two billion Popsicles are sold every year of more than 25 varieties.
- The first ‘Ice-cream truck’ driver was a man in Nebraska who went around selling Popsicles to children in a horse-drawn cart.
WHY PEOPLE LOVE NATIONAL GRAPE POPSICLE DAY
- Popsicles helps to beat the heat in Summer, when people are naturally attracted to something cold and delicious.
- From ages six to 60 you’re never too old or too young to enjoy Grape Popsicles, and Popsicles in general, which are a fun way to celebrate the simple pleasures of life.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
