YUMMMY. .!! LOLLIPOP

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The first incarnation of the lollipop was probably created by cave people thousands of years ago who collected honey from beehives with a stick. 

Not wanting to waste the sweet nectar, they most likely licked the stick, thus inventing the world’s first lollipop.
Good for them (good for us). Archaeologists believe that ancient Chinese, Arabs, and Egyptians all produced fruit and nut confections that they "candied" in honey, which serves as a preservative, and inserted sticks into to make easier to eat.

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In the 17th Century, as sugar became more plentiful, the English enjoyed boiled sugar candy treats and inserted sticks into them to make them easier to eat, too. Linguists say the term ‘lolly pop’ literally means ‘tongue slap’ (which we find hilarious) since the word for ‘tongue’ is ‘lolly’ in Northern England and ‘pop’ means ‘slap.’

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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.

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Lollipops today come in all shapes and sizes, and we offer more than 100 varieties. Whether you want a Charms Lollipop, a Tootsie Pop, or a lollipop with a cricket inside, our selection is second to none. 

So go ahead and order yourself and your loved ones a ‘tongue slap,’ and then enlighten them with all of your new knowledge; they’ll be so impressed. 

Finally, if we may end our History of the Lollipop with a lesson: when you don’t know what else to do, put a stick in it.