Sprinkle This On The Story of Sprinkles

Warm weather means ice cream and with it those rainbow or chocolate sprinkles or jimmies. How many times has a sundae or even a cone been made more special with the addition of these little candies? They’re’ also fun on cakes , cupcakes and cookies too.

Sprinkles were invented in the early 1930s by the man who gave us Peeps, Samuel Born . They were named jimmies after the inventor, Jimmy Bartholomew. In England and Australia sprinkles are called hundreds of thousands (what else???) The Dutch also lay claim to inventing sprinkles with a one Gerard de Vries who created them for a school boy who wanted chocolate on his buttered bread. The Dutch still like them thickly layered on a slice of butter slathered white bread.

Whether you like rainbow or chocolate ones, sprinkles are a welcome and fun addition to any dessert. There’s nothing like soft ice cream covered with them to provide a certain “crunchy” texture. They add a festive air to butter cookies (especially the big ones you get in a bakery). Sprinkles or jimmies are even neat on a chocolate or vanilla iced cake as well as in the filling. They’re also good for adding color to ice cream sandwiches.

Sprinkles are a fun way to eat ice cream or any dessert for that matter. Pile them on for real color or just ad a pinch for a small bit of a fun look.