Tuesday, March 30, will be a special lunch in the Bison Cafe. We will continue our Tour North America adventure by visiting San Francisco and some of its culinary treats. Did you know Popsicles were first invented in the Bay Area? What is surprising, though, is that it was invented by an eleven year old boy. In 1905, Frank Epperson put his summer boredom to good use. He began making flavored drinks in his home using combinations of water, soda powder and different natural and artificial flavors. His curiosity spread and he left some of his new concoctions outside during a cold Bay Area night. As children will do, he had abandoned the project without removing the stirring stick he’d been using, and thus was born the first popsicle. Epperson called it an Epsicle at the time and worked on perfecting its form. He patented it in 1923, but eventually sold all of the rights to it.