Similar in texture to a slushie or Slurpee, it is partially frozen ice. It was popularized in the U.S. by Italian immigrants who were likely making a quick version of granita. It is also known as water ice, or sometimes, "Philly water ice."
The generic term for a popsicle, a juice, pudding, or sweetened water-based frozen treat on a stick. It can also refer to a water-based iced frozen snack packaged in a plastic sheath.
Since 1947 Massachusetts-based Hood, a dairy company, has made and distributed these small, pre-packaged cups of ice cream. One side of the cup is filled with vanilla ice cream while the other is filled with chocolate. For years the cups came with small wooden spoons but now only large packages for commercial sale contain the spoons.
