The classic flavor combination of oranges and cream has once again hit the mainstream. Aug. 14 is , an unofficial food holiday where people are encouraged to celebrate the orange-and-cream-flavored frozen treat.
The nostalgic dessert is , and its now iconic flavor profile has experienced a recent boom in popularity, showing up in more places than just the ice cream truck. According to Popsicle, the brand’s first frozen treat was invented by mistake in 1905 when 11-year-old Frank Epperson left a cup of powdered soda and water outside overnight with a stirring stick still in it. The next morning, the boy found the frozen treat, gave it a taste and consequently dubbed it the “Epsicle.
” Years later, his children urged him to change the name to Popsicle. Decades later in 1937, after Epperson sold the treat’s rights to the Joe Lowe Company, the Popsicle brand started offering the Creamsicle. The rest was orangey cream history.
Later iterations of the icy citrus and milky vanilla treat included Orange Julius as well as The Flintstones Cool Cream Push-Up Pops. Now, there is a ton of competition in this nostalgic flavor category. Caitlin McLean is head of sensory qual for the Americas at , a global consumer and research agency that works with brands to optimize the look, feel and taste of their products.
She tells TODAY.com she knows a new craze is set to begin when many clients across multiple categories come in looking to get in on the same trend. “In the case .