It's National Lollipop Day

1. According to the National Confectioners Association Web site today is National Lollipop Day. Honey on a stick is said to have been around since cavemen roamed the earth, so if you consider that a “lollipop,” that may be your closest answer as to who invented it, because no one really knows. However, it is generally believed that George Smith, the owner of a small, American candy store, first called the sweet a “lollipop” in the early 1900s, which he named after his favorite race horse, Lolly Pop.

In any case, celebrate the day by grabbing a lollipop at your local candy shop or convenience store, and enjoy. Want a cool new purse or other eco-friendly clutch in which to carry your new lollipop purchase? Check out these neat candy-wrapper handbags at Ecoist.com.

2. If you’d like other ways to celebrate National Lollipop Day, try these recipes:

• Yummy Lollipop Cookies
• Sesame Street Birthday Party Cake Lollipops
• Lollipop Cake
• Easy Homemade Lollipops

3.Here are some other candy-related links that you may find enjoyable:

If Zagnut, Necco Wafers, Candy Cigarettes and Wax Lips bring back memories, check out this "Old Time Candy – Candy You At As a Kid" Web site, featuring favorites from the 1950s through 80s.

Here’s another great trip down memory lane. Do you remember these vintage candy commercials?

• Tootsie Pop
• Hershey Bar
• Ring Pop
• Almond Joy
• Mentos 
• Juicy Fruit 
• Tootsie Roll 
• Kit Kat 
• Lifesavers
• Rolos
• Reeses Peanutbutter Cups

4. On this day in history, 1969, Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.

5. Today should be sunny with a high in the low 90's. Temperatures will drop into the low 70's tonight, according to National Weather Service reports.