"national creamsicle day" news and stories

Happy National Creamsicle Day!

For those unfamiliar with this retro childhood treat, the creamsicle combines a vanilla ice cream interior and a fruit-flavored exterior set on a popsicle stick. The first creamsicle was orange flavored, but today creamsicles run the gamut in terms of taste, with lime, grape, orange and raspberry being the most popular flavors.

Like many culinary creations, this portable frozen treat was discovered by surprise, when 11-year-old Frank Epperson left his drink to chill in the freezer with a stirrer inside it. He originally dubbed the treat a "Epsicle," which was later renamed the popsicle.

The classic dessert is readily available in the frozen aisle of your grocery store -- or you may raid your alcohol cabinet for an adult, potable version.

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Creamsicles: the forgotten ice pop treat?

Of course, that's just personal opinion. I'm over 40 so I'm not exactly the demo for popsicles, but do people still eat these in the same number that we ate them when I was a kid? I remember some people hated these things, because they were more traditional popsicle kids. But I liked them once in a while, though I think I would have reached for a popsicle or Fudgsicle first.

Anyway, today is National Creamsicle Day (not to be confused with a Dreamsicle!), and it sounds pretty good, considering the heat wave that a lot of the U.S. is going through right now. And if you're outside the U.S., do you have these things or a similar product?

And if you're an adult, maybe you could try this.