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National Blueberry Popsicle Day 2023: Date, History, Facts about Blueberries

Popsicles are also commonly referred to as ice pop, frozen pop, ice lolly, and ice block. Due to its immense popularity, Popsicle has become a generic term in the United States.

The 2nd of September is National Blueberry Popsicle Day. With its brilliant blue hue and sweet berry flavour, blueberry does not receive the appreciation it merits. Popsicles, a frozen delight created by freezing flavoured liquid or juice on a stick, are delicious. Interested in its history? Continue reading to learn more.

The background of National Blueberry Popsicle Day

Popsicles are also commonly referred to as ice pop, frozen pop, ice lolly, and ice block. Due to its immense popularity, Popsicle has become a generic term in the United States. The term Popsicle has been used interchangeably with the frozen delicacy since the 1920s.

Frank Epperson, an eleven-year-old boy, was the inventor of popsicles. On a cold night in the winter of 1905, he accidentally left a fruit drink with a stirring stick on his veranda. By morning, the ice pop had been created. 18 years later, the name ‘epsicle’ was altered to ‘popsicle’ to honour Frank’s invention. By forming a partnership with the Joe Lowe company in New York, Frank began distributing these frozen treats across the nation. The greatest mishap ever? We believe so!

Since then, popsicles have been a popular summertime treat for combating the humidity. In 1989, following the acquisition of the company by Unilever, the Popsicle brand was established with a variety of tropical flavours. Even though cherry popsicles are the most popular, we are currently on the blueberry team.

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5 ‘BERRY’ SWEET FACTS ABOUT BLUEBERRIES!

A substantial handful of blueberries contains 10% of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C and only 44 calories.

Blueberries are superior to other fruits and vegetables in their antioxidant content.

The blueberry is one of the few edibles with a naturally occurring blue hue.

Blueberries have been consumed by humans for more than 13,000 years.

A single blueberry shrub can yield up to 6,000 blueberries annually.

NATIONAL BLUEBERRY POPSICLE DAY DATES

Year Date Day
2023 September 2 Saturday
2024 September 2 Monday
2025 September 2 Tuesday
2026 September 2 Wednesday
2027 September 2 Thursday
Arshiya Khan

Arshiya Khan is a Commerce graduate who loves to write on general and trending topics.

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