Screwball (ice cream)

A screwball is a type of frozen confection that first appeared in the 1970s. It consists of ice cream inside a conical, plastic cup with a gumball at the bottom. The name was originally a commercial product name but is now used to describe all such ice cream treats.

Screwball
Blue Raspberry flavored screwball
TypeIce cream

Description

A screwball is a type of frozen confection. It consists of ice cream inside a conical, plastic cup with a gumball at the bottom.[1][2][3][4][5] The product does not qualify as ice cream under USDA guidelines.

History

The dessert originated in the 1970s.[1][2] In the US, it was served from ice cream trucks.[1]

Brands

The name was originally a commercial product name but is now used to describe all such ice cream treats, whoever makes them. Several prominent brands produce screwballs, including Asda, Popsicle, and Eskimo Pie. "Two Ball Screwball" is a Good Humor brand name (and a registered trademark in the US) for a screwball containing two gumballs.[6][4]

Flavors

In the UK, a common the flavor of the ice cream is raspberry ripple.[2] The original flavor of Two Ball Screwball was cherry,[3] but other flavors have been introduced, including blue raspberry.[1]

References
  1. "Screwball Ice Cream | Good Humor". www.goodhumor.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  2. "The fascinating history of the ice lolly". The Bolton News. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  3. "2 Ball Screwball® Cherry". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  4. "two-ball screwball - Dictionary of Playground Slang (Online)". www.odps.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07.
  5. "BBC - Liverpool [subject] - Gum Control". Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  6. "Registration number 2406714". Trademark Electronic Search System. United States Patent and Trademark Office. 21 November 2000. Archived from the original on 9 December 2002. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
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