Lollipop

A lollipop, or lolly, is a type of confectionery consisting mainly of hardened, flavoured sugar mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking. These "lollipops" come in a variety of flavors from the traditional cherry, grape and orange to the more daring watermelon, green apple and lemon. There are many different flavors that this sugar candy come in, it all depends on the company that is making them. "Lollipops" are a category for many a sucker.

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Confectionery - Sugar - Sucking - Licking - Cherry - Grape - Orange - Watermelon - Green apple - Lemon - Sucker

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They were first commercially manufactured on a large scale in the 1920s. Some lollipops contain fillings, such as bubble gum (Blow Pops) or Tootsie Pops. Notable brand names include Chupa Chups and DumDums.

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1920 - Bubble gum - Blow Pops - Tootsie Pop - Brand name - Chupa Chups - DumDums

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There is an age old question about the Tootsie Pop. The owl spokes bird for the Tootsie Pop says that it takes three licks to get to the center of it, but proceeds to take two licks and then bites it. So the question that has plagued many a young mind still remains: How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a Tootsie Pop? There has been scientific study and experiments done, but no hard evidence yet. (To view the commercial that started this contraversary http://www.tootsie.com/howmany-sb.html).

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The term "lollipop" was first recorded in England in 1769 (Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1973), denoting a sweetmeat consisting chiefly of sugar or treacle. The first element is perhaps related to "loll", meaning "to dangle" (the tongue) — "lolly" was also a northern dialect word for the tongue, although this may in fact be derived onomatopoeically from the mouth sounds associated with sucking and licking.

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England - 1769 - Sweetmeat - Treacle

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The origin of the lollipop has yet to be decided. Both Racine, Wisconsin and San Francisco, California, claim that they made the first automatic lollipop maker. While this history may remain there are a few historical facts that can be proven such as lollipops being a favorite candy to appear in movies. For example, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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Racine, Wisconsin - San Francisco, California - Candy - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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The word "lollipop" is popular throughout many songs such as "The Good Ship Lollipop" music by R. Whiting and words by S. Clare among others.

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Song lyrics with "lollipop" in them:

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And other fun "lollipop" sites:

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