Eskimo is a creamy ice cream on a stick covered with chocolate icing. Although its history goes back several millennia (there is an opinion that already in ancient Rome, the emperor Nero allowed himself such a cold dessert), but January 24th is considered to be Eskimo's birthday. And, of course, popsicle is not just ice cream, it is a symbol of carefree summer days, the taste of childhood, the love for which many have kept for life.
Who and when "invented" popsicle, who came up with the idea of ​​inserting a stick into it, where did its name come from ... Few people know, and there are a huge number of versions and disputes around these historical events. According to one of the most common, the author of this type of ice cream is a certain pastry chef Christian Nelson, who came up with the idea of ​​​​covering a block of creamy ice cream with chocolate icing. And he called it "Eskimo Pie" (Eskimo pie). This happened in 1919, and three years later he received a patent for this “invention” of his.
The very word "eskimo", again according to one version, came from the French, who so called the children's overalls, similar to the Eskimo costume. Therefore, ice cream, "dressed" in a tight-fitting chocolate "jumpsuit", by analogy, was called popsicle.
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