National Blueberry Popsicle Month is here on September 2nd. With its vivid blue color and sweet Berry flavor, Blueberry doesn’t get the love it truly deserves! Popsicle’s are great a frozen treat made by freezing flavored liquid or juice on a stick.
History of National Blueberry Popsicle
Popsicle’s are widely known as Ice Pop, or Ice Block. Popsicle is actually a brand that has become a generic term in the U.S. due to its popularity. The word Popsicle is interchangeably used with the frozen treat, and has been around since the 1920s.
Popsicle were the brainchild of Frank Epperson, an eleven-year-old boy. On a cold night in the Winter of 1905, Epperson, unintentionally left a fruit drink outside on his porch, with a stirring stick in it. By morning, the Ice Lolly was invented. Frank called his discovery the ‘Epsicle,’ which was changed to ‘Popsicle’ 18 years later. Partnering with the Joe Lowe company in New York, Frank started distributing Popsicle all over the Country. This was the best accident ever?
Popsicle have since been a go-to treat for beating the heat in Summer. Following the purchase of the company by Unilever in 1989, the Popsicle brand was created with a variety of fruity flavors to the Popsicle family. Cherry Popsicles are the most popular.
How To Celebrate National Blueberry Popsicle Month
- Celebrations don’t get easier or better than the Blueberry Popsicle. Purchase a Blueberry Popsicle and indulge.
- Making Popsicles isn’t rocket Science. With easily available ingredients found in the kitchen pantry and require no cooking, kids can make Popsicles at home!
- The hashtags for the day are #TeamBlueberryPopsicle and #NationalBlueberryPopsicleDay.
5 Facts About Blueberries
- One large handful of Blueberries contains 10% of the daily recommended Vitamin C and only has 44 calories.
- Blueberries are packed with antioxidants, and rank better than other fruits or vegetables
- Blueberry is one of the only foods that is truly naturally blue in color.
- People have been eating Blueberries for more than 13,000 years.
- A single Blueberry Bush can produce as many as 6,000 Blueberries per year.
Why PEOPLE Love National Blueberry Popsicle Month
- Blueberry Popsicles are underrated which beats us why this is the case. Blueberry Popsicles are delicious!
- National Blueberry Popsicle Month celebrates Popsicles as well! The frozen delight we all love has an equally delightful origin story worth commemorating.
- There aren’t many foods out there that are blue! We’ll admit that is part of the reason we love National Blueberry Popsicle Month so much.!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
