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

Kako je bila izumljena sladoledna lučka | Trenutki vizije 11 - Jessica Oreck

Translator: Nika Kotnik Reviewer: Matej Divjak

In a Moment of Vision...

[V trenutku vizije...]

It's 1905, Northern California.

Smo leta 1905, sever Kalifornije.

Frank Epperson is eleven years old.

Frank Epperson je star 11 let.

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

Sedi na verandi in ustvarja neke vrste naredi-si-sam pijačo,

ki je v tem času zelo popularna.

that's very popular at this time.

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

Pravkar je natresel sladkast prah za pijačo v kozarec vode

and is mixing enthusiastically with a wooden stir stick.

in navdušeno meša z leseno paličico.

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

Ne vemo natančno, kako se odvije naslednjih 24 ur,

but we can imagine that something catches Frank's attention

a lahko si predstavljamo, da nekaj zgrabi Frankovo pozornost

in svojo pijačo sredi mešanja odloži.

and he abandons his drink mid-stir.

After a cold Bay Area night,

Po hladni noči v območju Bay Area

Frank rediscovers his mix drink the next morning.

Frank svojo pijačo naslednje jutro ponovno odkrije.

Popolnoma je zamrznila.

It's frozen solid.

But instead of throwing it out,

A namesto, da bi jo vrgel stran,

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

Frank potegne kos te zmrznjene pijače iz kozarca skupaj s palčko za mešanje

and, in a moment of vision, licks it.

in jo, v trenutku vizije, poliže.

Delighted by his invention,

Navdušen nad izumom,

Frank začne izdelovati to zmrznjeno poslastico za prijatelje,

Frank begins making the frozen treat for friends,

and as he grows older,

in ko odraste, jih začne prodajati pod imenom "Eppsicles",

begins selling them as Eppsicles,

a contraction of his last name and the word icicle.

beseda, sestavljena iz njegovega priimka in besede "icicle" (ledena sveča).

It is rumored that later,

Govori se, da naj bi jo kasneje njegovi otroci poimenovali Pop's 'cicle.

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

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

ali pa naj bi šlo za kombinacijo besed za liziko (lollipop) in ledeno svečo.

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

Ne glede na izvor imena, je sladoledna lučka sedaj tu.

Approximately 2 billion popsicles are sold each year.

Na leto je prodanih približno 2 milijardi sladolednih lučk.