Screwball (ice cream) explained

Screwball
Type:	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.

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] The product does not qualify as ice cream under USDA guidelines.

History

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

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.^[5]

Flavors

In the UK, a common the flavor of the ice cream is raspberry ripple. The original flavor of Two Ball Screwball was cherry,^[6] but other flavors have been introduced, including blue raspberry.

Notes and References

Web site: Screwball Ice Cream Good Humor . 2023-04-24 . www.goodhumor.com . 2023-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127135937/https://www.goodhumor.com/us/en/vintage-good-humor/screwball.html . live .
Web site: The fascinating history of the ice lolly . 2023-04-24 . The Bolton News . 20 July 2018 . en . 2023-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424154817/https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/16366964.fascinating-history-ice-lolly/ . live .
Web site: two-ball screwball - Dictionary of Playground Slang (Online) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607033708/http://www.odps.org/glossword/index.php?a=term&d=4&t=12308 . 2011-06-07 . www.odps.org.
Web site: BBC - Liverpool [subject] - Gum Control . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301151755/http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/fun/2004/05/gumposter/index.shtml . 2021-03-01 . 2023-04-24.
Web site: 21 November 2000 . Registration number 2406714 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20021209131415/http://tess2.uspto.gov/ . 9 December 2002 . 17 January 2011 . Trademark Electronic Search System . United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Web site: 2 Ball Screwball® Cherry . 2013-01-28 . 2013-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130122125129/http://www.popsicle.com/product/detail/107859/2-ball-screwball-cherry . live .