According to the Boston Globe , one potentially viable origin story for the sprinkles term comes from confectionary company Just Born -- the monster best known for Easter's most unappetizing treat, the Peep. The company doesn't give a hard date on the invention, but credits the name to the employee who invented them his name was Jimmy, obviously. An archived snapshot of Brigham's Ice Cream's website puts the date around the early '30s, and also credits one "James Bartholomew" with the invention.
Beth Kimmerle, author of Candy: The Sweet History , told the Globe that she believed the term came about as a simple, cute way to brand the new sweet -- similar to Hershey's coining its chocolate drops "Kisses. Even almighty debunker Snopes labels it a "probably false" legend.
And debunks such claims that "Jimmies" are named in honor of the Jim Crow laws. But in the end, people can reappropriate phrases however they wish. It's very possible Jimmies' origins are innocent, but by people adopting the phrase as a racial slur whether misunderstanding the history or not it can certainly become loaded. Perhaps to steer clear of the controversy, Just Born's website is careful to say that jimmies were "named after the employee who made them. Maybe not.
Some say that may very well be corporate backtracking and the maker of Mike and Ike's and Peeps is just wallpapering the past. But even if that is the case, the name itself may not be racist. The myth-busting website Snopes says jimmies may very well be "a short form of the venerable English slang word jim-jam.
While jim-jam has a number of meanings, one that's been around since the 16th century is 'a trivial article or knick-knack. Jimmies, of course, are not the only foodstuff in America that has been charged with having a racist name or logo. Aunt Jemima? Don't get us started. Eskimo pies? You're not liking it if you're an Inuit. Crazy Horse Malt Liquor? The Sioux tribe doesn't appreciate the name. This piece originally appeared on MyRecipes.
Sprinkles on ice cream, sprinkles on cakes, sprinkle-covered donuts, cupcakes, or even pancakes. When working with a batch of sprinkled sugar cookies recently, some of us here at MyRecipes had a thought— where the heck did sprinkles come from? So I decided to dive in and unearth everything I could find on the topic…which incidentally is a lot. As simple as sprinkles are, their origin story is anything but.
Related: Confetti Vanilla Frozen Custard. Sprinkles are enjoyed en masse all over the world and in a variety of ways. I mean really, good luck counting them. In certain regions of the U. In the Netherlands and Australia, sprinkles are used as a topping for bread.
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