Types
Lollipops
are available in a number of colors and flavors, particularly fruit flavors.
With numerous companies producing lollipops, the candy now comes in dozens of
flavors and many different shapes. They range from small ones which can be
bought by the hundred and are often given away for free at banks,
barbershops, etc., to very large ones made out of candy canes twisted into a circle.
Some
lollipops contain fillings, such as bubble gum or soft candy. Some novelty
lollipops have more unusual items, such as mealworm larvae,
embedded in the candy.[2] Other novelty lollipops have
non-edible centers, such a flashing light, embedded within the candy; there is
also a trend of lollipops with sticks attached to a motorized device that makes
the entire lollipop spin around in one's mouth.
Some
lollipops have been marketed for use as diet aids, although their effectiveness is
untested, and anecdotal cases
of weight loss may be due to the power of suggestion.[3] Flavored lollipops made with
children's medicine have also been created in order to effectively give kids
medicine without fuss. Drugmakers have also developed lollipops containing fentanyl, a powerful analgesic.
In
the Nordic countries,
Germany, and the Netherlands, lollipops may be flavored with salmiak.
History
The
idea of an edible candy on a stick is very simple, and it is probable that the
lollipop has been invented and reinvented numerous times.[4] The history of the first lollipops
in America appears to have been distorted over time. There is some speculation
that lollipops were invented during the American Civil War (1861–1865). Others
believe some version of the lollipop has been around since the early 1800's.
George Smith claimed to be the first to invent the modern style lollipop in
1908 and trademarked the lollipop name in 1931.[5] He used the idea of putting candy on
a stick to make it easier to eat and reportedly named the treats after a
popular racing horse, Lolly Pop. The word "lolly pop" dates to 1784,
but initially referred to soft, rather than hard candy. The term may have
derived from the term "lolly" (tongue) and "pop" (slap).
The first references to the lollipop in its modern context date to the 1920s.
Alternatively, it may be a word of Romany origin being related to the Roma
tradition of selling toffee apples sold
on a stick. Red apple in the Romany language is loli phaba.
The
first confectioneries that closely resemble what we call lollipops date to the Middle Ages, when the nobility would often eat
boiled sugar with the aid of sticks or handles.[4] The invention of the modern lollipop
is still something of a mystery but a number of American companies in the early
20th century have laid claim to it. According to the book Food For Thought:
Extraordinary Little Chronicles of the World, they were invented by George
Smith of New Haven, Connecticut, who started making large boiled
sweets mounted on sticks in 1908. He named them after a racehorse of the time,
Lolly Pop
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