Celebrating 100 Posts: Only 2 more days to enter!

To celebrate our hundredth post we are having a raffle of some full value coupons for frozen treats and a few other extras...To enter, email us or comment here at our hundredth post by next Wednesday, October 1 and tell us your favorite thing about Scoopalicious. *Please be sure to include an email address we can contact you at in case you win!*

Who Invented the Popsicle?

Ah, the popsicle. It's always pretty much been a part of childhood. Except, like most things, there was a time when it wasn't. But we can thank a child for bringing us this refreshing treat.

The popsicle was invented in 1905 by an eleven year old boy, who, as was common in the day, mixed soda powder and water with a wooden stick for a refreshing drink. The child, Frank W. Epperson, seemed to be a bit forgetful like I am, and left the unfinished drink outside overnight. When he finally came to retrieve it the next day, it was frozen.

It seems little Frank kept his new treat mainly to himself until almost two decades later, when he realized the possibility of the demand for this frozen treat.

Though he originally called it the "Epsicle," Epperson eventually "changed the name of his treat to "Popsicle," after his children’s frequent requests for "Pop’s ’sicle," and applied for a patent." (Popsicle History, http://www.popsicle.com/history/)

We had a contest a couple of weeks ago, and three people answered correctly. Congrats to Ruth, Jennifer, and Arianna for submitting the correct answer and winning a coupon for a free box of frozen treats from Breyers, Popsicle, Klondike, or Good Humor.

Reminder: to celebrate our hundreth post we are having a raffle of some full value coupons for frozen treats and a few other extras...To enter, email us or comment here at our hundreth post by next Wednesday, October 1 and tell us your favorite thing about Scoopalicious. *Please be sure to include an email address we can contact you at in case you win!*

The history of the popsicle is from the Popsicle website, in their Popsicle History Section. The photo is taken by Dain Hubbley who is represented on stock.xchng.

Scoopalicious Celebrates 100 Posts!

Happy 100th Post, Scoopalicious!

Since we started this ice cream blog project in January of 2008, it has been quite an adventure. We've met some pretty cool people, we have tasted some pretty wonderful ice cream treats and lots of yummy flavors. The best of all is that we actually make our own too. In case you're new and looking to churn your own, check out some of our flavors below and look back through our older posts for these great recipes.

Blueberry Cheesecake
Pina Colada
Peppermint Chocolate
Very Cherry
Peanut Butter & Fluff
Cake Batter
Saigon Mexican Chocolate
Mint Chocolate Chip
Maple Walnut
Shirley Temple
Rosemary Peach
Dulce De Leche Chocolate Chunk
Thin Mint
Cinnamon Frozen Yogurt

To celebrate we are having a raffle of some full value coupons for frozen treats and a few other extras...To enter, email us or comment below by next Wednesday, October 1 and tell us your favorite thing about Scoopalicious. *Please be sure to include an email address we can contact you at in case you win!*

Image courtesy of Rachel Distler, Rachel Distler Photography.

World's Largest Ice Cream Social at Cold Stone Creamery This Thursday

Cold Stone Creamery is teaming up with Make-A-Wish Foundation to make children's dreams come true. 

Pop into your nearest Cold Stone Creamery on Thursday, September 25 from 5-8 pm for a free 3 oz. cup of either Jack's Creation or Emily's Creation (two flavors that were inspired by Jack and Emily, two Wish children) and some "family fun" -- not

 exactly sure what the fun will be. From the Cold Stone website:

• Jack's Creation Marshmallow ice cream with OREO® Cookies, Chocolate Chips and Fudge
• Emily's Creation Nutter Butter® ice cream with White Chocolate Chips, Kit Kat® and Yellow Cake

(Yum!)

For more information and the list of participating shops, visit the Cold Stone website.

Added bonus? Since you are already at Cold Stone enjoying your free ice cream, you can kill two birds with one stone and do a good deed. Throughout the month of September, purchase Make-A-Wish Wall Star at Cold Stone Creamery and all proceeds will go to the Foundation.  Feel the warmth of giving while enjoying an ice cold treat!

Scoopalicious gets fabulicious

Yah . . . its about time two designers get their act together and express themselves. Always the work for yourself that suffers the most, right! But finally we changed our header to reflect how much fun we are having on this ice cream blogging adventure. We hope to enhance our site over time but in the meantime always remember two scoops is better than one!