Eskimo - is not just ice cream, a true symbol of carefree summer days, funny walks and exciting entertainment. There are ice cream on the street as a child is not permitted to all: perhaps the only exception was a popsicle, which is convenient to keep the wand, without fear that the ice cream melts. The love for this kind of ice cream, many have saved a lifetime.

The invention popsicle

Ice cream in the list of favorite desserts of mankind since ancient times. Treats of frozen fruit juice eating more Greek emperors and Chinese Mandarin, and in Siberia was a welcome dessert frozen milk mixed with sugar.

For centuries the ice cream prepared in great shape, and only then divided into portions. In cafes and restaurants, these portions were laid out in elegant vases and street selling ice ice cream treat, putting it in a waffle cones, or between two layers of wafers Waffles: could not be easier . Of course, every buyer wanted to be a ball of ice cream turned out to be a little larger than the others, but this was a rare luck. Later Ice cream was invented.

In 1919, an American Christian Nelson invented the ice cream bar with chocolate glaze .  24 January 1922 the recipe was patented .  So there was a popsicle .  Interestingly, this ice cream had the main feature of modern Eskimo - a wooden stick, for which so convenient to hold a treat .  This feature of ice cream has got only 12 years later, in 1934, .  Authorship is credited with popsicle sticks for a boy named Frank Epperson of which accidentally left in the garden of a glass of lemonade with a stick for stirring .  By the morning of cold lemonade, and it turned out that it is comfortable there, holding the wand .  Many researchers are skeptical of the story: the story of the forgotten frosty night on the street lemonade really looks implausible .  Interestingly, the patent for ice cream on a stick was issued before the invention of popsicle in its classical form: first prepared as popsicles, and only then came the popsicle in chocolate glaze .

The history of "Eskimo pie"

There are different opinions as to how it was invented first popsicle. One of them says that the pioneer of goodies was an American of Danish origin, Christian Kent, owner of the factory for the production of sweets. According to legend, he once accidentally doused with chocolate cake iced cream. Chocolate froze, and turned a gentle cream is contained in chocolate "package." Ice cream melted in the glaze is not as fast as usual, and there it was much more convenient.

Now it is hard to believe that this was an accident. But getting so dessert brought its creator delight. Commencement of commercial production of ice cream in chocolate glaze. Christian Kent with his partner Russell Stover invented a new dessert original name - Eskimo pie Patties. Hospitable dish   («Eskimo Pie»). Excellent taste and good to remember the name of the popular ice cream provided. The first large batch of this ice cream - 25 thousand servings - was released in 1920. Why a result popsicle turned patented a completely different person, history is silent.

Finally, there is a third version of the invention, a popsicle. This time, called the French inventor, creator of «Gervais» Charles Gervais. He sold ice cream on a stick in a Paris theater, where at that time just showed a film about the Inuit. As a result, visitors cinema called a new variety of ice cream "Eskimo".

It is difficult to say which of these legends is closest to the truth. But anyway, in the twenties of the last century, the world has been presented a new variety of ice cream, which was destined to the huge popularity.

Eskimo in Russia

Since the invention of popsicle sweet tooth were spared the heavy choice between chocolate and ice cream: they could now buy both goodies together. In addition, the popsicle was very practical: the ice cream in the glaze melt slowly, which means that it was more comfortable there.

In Russia, the popsicle production was started in 1937 on the initiative of Anastas Mikoyan, People's Commissar of the food industry. Initially, production was not fully automated, but eventually launched a powerful line for the production of ice cream glazed cylindrical shape on a stick.

Later replaced by glazed cylinder came parallelepiped shape, and later began to make popsicle oval. Also changed the composition of the ice cream - for example, in the eighties of the last century the popularity of purchased milk popsicle - slightly less calories than ice cream and ice cream. The composition of the glaze is also changing: replace natural chocolate glaze came with vegetable fats.

Eskimo with his own hands

Make ice cream with their hands is relatively easy, but the preparation of a popsicle may cause some difficulties. The fact that the freezing process for the ice-cream mixture to be repeatedly whipping and with Ice cream is unlikely to succeed. Yet there are some simplified recipes for homemade popsicle.

For example, ice cream is made from cream and fruit yogurt, which was frozen directly in the cups, pre sticking to his wand. When the ice cream hardens, it is removed from the cup and dipped in melted chocolate - and delicious homemade popsicle ready.

If you wish, you can use yogurt instead of whipped cream with condensed milk that poured into plastic molds and frozen. The more fat will be a mixture of ice-cream, the tastier and more tender to get ready popsicle. And most importantly, it will not contain any preservatives and other artificial additives that are sometimes so rich industrial ice cream.

Maria Bykov

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