Summer Refreshments

Lolly ice – “Lolly ice” is used by scousers to refer to an ice lolly. A lolly ice is stereotypically a refreshment that is enjoyed in the summer months in England and is often sold out of a van commonly known amongst the people of England as an “Ice cream van”. An ice cream van in Liverpool is known as a “lolly van” amongst scousers and that according to sources is where the phrase “lolly ice” comes from. In the summertime amongst the hot weather in Liverpool it would be common to hear a sentence of “Going down the shop to get a lolly ice la.” Or “Go over the lolly van and grab us a lolly ice would you”.

Range of "Lolly ices" Copyright Independent.co.uk

A "Lolly Van" on the Albert Docks Copyright Alamy