Despite its common usage in some regions of the United States, the exact origin of the term "jimmies" is up for debate. One ...

If you live in the Northeast, you may have heard of sprinkles referred to as jimmies. But why are sprinkles also called ...

However, a 1930 Pittsburgh Press advertisement indicates the term “jimmies” was used to describe chocolate sprinkles long before the Jimmy Fund was founded in 1948.

Rumor holds that Jimmies, the chocolate sprinkles used on confections, are so named as a reference to Jim Crow. Barbara Mikkelson Published Sept. 25, 2009 ...

Summer is here, which means reviving the contentious debate over whether or not a favorite ice cream topping’s name has racist origins. “I’ve heard them called jimmies … It’s after Jim ...

"Jimmies," the New England term for chocolate sprinkles, used to symbolize summertime in Massachusetts for me. That is until a well-meaning friend told 17-year-old me that the term "jimmies" is a ...

Jimmies don’t just come in chocolate, so if the scolder had thought quickly I could have been grilled for the many times I’ve asked for “colored” sprinkles on my vanilla cone.

Cairbre "Bre" Bishop has been behind the wheel of a Mister Softee truck for eight summers now, and he's helping South Jersey residents stay cool.