Hello, everybody, and good evening.
This is Great Moments in Redneck History.
On a cold winter morning in 1893, Walter Baxley, a struggling carpenter, was building a cabin.
He took a coffee break every few hours to stay warm.
He left a spoon and a half-drinking cup of coffee and forgot about it when he left the
job site.
When he arrived the next day, he pulled the spoon out, and the frozen coffee was stuck
to it.
He thought, what?
He tried it.
It was amazing.
That night when he got home, he mixed some water, some sugar, and added some sticks to
the mixture before leaving it outside.
The next morning was Christmas, and the kids woke up to a frozen treat like they had never
seen before.
It truly made their holiday special.
So on behalf of myself and all the rednecks in the world, I would like to say thank you,
Walter Baxley, for the world's first Popsicle.