Drumstick is the brand name, owned by

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, a joint venture between

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and

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, for a variety of

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-filled

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s sold in the

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, and other countries. The original product was invented by I.C. Parker of the Drumstick Company of

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, in 1928.

Overview

A typical drumstick consists of a

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filled with vanilla frozen dairy dessert topped with a hardened

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shell and

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, and much later, with a chocolate-lined cone and a chunk of chocolate at the bottom invented at the West End factory in

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. Normally the ice cream would soak into the moist cone during the manufacturing process which would have made it soggy and unpalatable when served, however this problem is overcome by insulating the inside of the waffle cone from the ice cream with a coating of oil, sugar, and chocolate. A hard chocolate shell at the top of the sugar cone holds its shape in case the ice cream starts to melt. Drumsticks are available from a variety of

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, and

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s. In the case of drumsticks labelled for individual sale, they are packaged in a rigid plastic wrapper. Due to the historic popularity of this dessert, it is commonly called a "drumstick" even if it is manufactured by some other company and branded otherwise. "Forever Summer" has been a tagline for this brand.

History

In 1928, the Parker BrothersBruce, I.C., and J.T.added to the invention of the waffle cone by adding a chocolate coating with nuts to it. One of the brothers' wives said that this invention looked like a chicken leg, commonly nicknamed a drumstick in the US. Nestlé purchased the Drumstick Company in 1991. In 2016, Nestlé and

established

, a joint venture to combine the two companies' ice cream activities. In 2019, a cereal from

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based on Drumsticks was released with two flavors, vanilla and mint chocolate.

Flavors

Additional varieties of Drumstick include caramel and

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-filled cones, Mint Chocolate Crunch,

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Crunch, and simply dipped, cones filled with caramel, chocolate, and plain vanilla are also found. In Canada, Nestlé offers a chocolate dipped

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Drumstick as well as Strawberry Cheesecake Drumstick. According to the official website, the following Drumstick flavors are produced: * Classic * Simply Dipped * Pretzel Dipped * Crunch Dipped * Cookie Dipped * Mini Drums * Lil’ Drums * Sprinkled! * Super Nugget * King Size

Non-dairy additions

In early 2020, Nestlé released two vegan varieties of the dessert in Canada. *Caramel *Vanilla Chocolate Swirl On April 16, 2021, Nestlé Canada recalled both flavours over concerns that the products may contain dairy not included on the ingredients label.

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