Ice lolly

water-based frozen confection on a stick

An ice lolly, ice lollipop, lolly ice or ice pop, is a frozen snack of flavoured ice. It is made by freezing flavoured liquid (such as fruit juice) or cream around a wooden stick.[1] Once the liquid freezes solid, the stick can be used as a handle to hold the ice pop. In the United States, the snack is also referred to as a popsicle after the brand.

A green ice pop

In the city of Liverpool, UK, the term ‘Lolly Ice’ is used, for reasons unclear. This is specific to Liverpool; the remainder of the UK use the term ‘Ice Lolly’.

Term usage in UK, USA and Canada change

The term ice lolly is used primarily in the United Kingdom, with variations used in other English-speaking countries. In the United States and Canada, the same frozen snack is often termed a 'popsicle' or 'ice pop'. The term has also been used as branding for the tourism website [2] Ice Lolly.

References change

  1. "Hawkeshealth.net". Hawkeshealth.net. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  2. "Ice Lolly". icelolly.info. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2012-07-09.