Pucker Up

First there were the deep fried Twinkies and now we have these: Pickle Sickles.  From the story in the Washington Post:

An ice pop made of frozen pickle juice doesn’t sound like something
people would be clamoring for. Then again, in an era when candy
companies compete for bragging rights over whose flavor is the sourest,
perhaps the appeal of a little pucker power makes sense.

Sure enough, Pickle Sickles are selling at the rate of about 20,000 a month, mostly through the Internet. Who knew?

John Howard
knew, but that’s because he created them. Though the degree of
popularity has surprised him, Howard, 43, knew he was on to something
when he began freezing leftover jarred pickle juice at his roller
skating rink and arcade in Seguin, Texas, a year ago.

You could have given me a million years and I never would have thought of Pickle Sickles.  What next, frozen mayonnaise?  I shall never again make fun of the seemingly odd cuisine found in places like China. Puppy on a stick anyone?


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