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In a Moment of Vision...

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It's 1905, Northern California.

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Frank Epperson is eleven years old.

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He's sitting on his front porch
making a sort of DIY drink

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that's very popular at this time.

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He has just poured a sugary soda powder
into a glass of water

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and is mixing enthusiastically
with a wooden stir stick.

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We don't know exactly how the next
24 hours play out,

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but we can imagine that something
catches Frank's attention

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and he abandons his drink mid-stir.

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After a cold Bay Area night,

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Frank rediscovers his mix drink
the next morning.

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It's frozen solid.

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But instead of throwing it out,

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Frank pulls the icy block of soda out
of the glass by the embedded stir stick

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and, in a moment of vision, licks it.

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Delighted by his invention,

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Frank begins making the frozen treat
for friends,

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and as he grows older,

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begins selling them as Eppsicles,

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a contraction of his last name
and the word icicle.

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It is rumored that later,

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Frank's own kids dubbed the icy
delicacy Pop's 'cicle.

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Others claim the name is a combination
of lollipop and icicle.

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Regardless where the name comes from,
the popsicle is here to stay.

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Approximately 2 billion popsicles
are sold each year.