How the popsicle was invented | Moments of Vision 11 - Jessica Oreck

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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.
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