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Otter Pops

I’ve been blogging for more than five years and somehow never got around to writing about Otter Pops. I’m even more shocked than you are. Otter Pops were a staple of my childhood. I always knew that summer was approaching when my mom would come home from Costco with a big box of Otter Pops. My sisters and I would squeal with excitement and quickly throw them in the freezer because Otter Pops are the frozen treat that you have to freeze yourself.

Otter Pops come in six zippy flavors, each one named after a different character. There’s Louie-Bloo Raspberry, which tastes like blue raspberry. There’s Poncho Punch, he tastes like tropical fruit punch. Alexander the Grape is the purple one. He tastes like grapes and might be the worst flavor if there is such a thing. The orange one is Little Orphan Orange and she tastes like orange. She’s the other contender for worst flavor. Strawberry Short Kook is red and tastes like strawberries. Then there is Sir Issac Lime, he’s green and tastes like lime. There used to be a yellow lemon flavored Otter Pop known as Rip Van Lemon, but he must have sucked because he disappeared in the seventies and nobody really cared.

I was addicted to Otter Pops. I would steal them and hide the evidence. I would go after Poncho Punch, Louie-Bloo Raspberry and Sir Issac Lime first because they were the best flavors. Then I would eat a Strawberry Short Kook to make my tongue red again. I would stash the wrappers under the top layer of trash. I had my Otter Pop stealing technique down. I probably ate half of each box by myself. I should apologize to my sisters but I regret nothing.

Critically Rated at 14/17

Written, Rated, and Reviewed by Brendan H. Young

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Snow Cone

A snow cone is a tasty frozen treat made with shaved ice and flavored syrup. It’s basically ice covered with sugar and sold for a 100% markup. But they are awesome so I don’t care. They are perfect on a hot day. I had my first snow in a few years the other week. I was hiking the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in Anchorage and went four miles out to the beach. I took a couple of photos of the spectacular view and started to head back down the trail when I noticed a couple of kids munching on snow cones. I instantly knew that there was an ice cream man around because nobody carries around snow cones. And once you see a snow cone, you want a snow cone. I quickly located an ice cream truck posted up in the parking lot and I forked over a few bucks to buy a liter of Mountain Dew and a snow cone. I sipped my Dew, I enjoyed my cone, and I felt like I was on top of the world and I practically was. It will be hard to top that snow cone.

Critically Rated at 14/17

Written, Rated, and Reviewed by Brendan H. Young

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Helados Mexico Fresa

Helados Mexico Fresa is a creamy and fruity premium ice cream bar from south of the border. It’s technically called a paleta, which is a Latin American ice pop made from fresh fruit (strawberry in this case). I don’t have the patience to lick and suck and savor popsicles, so I just bit directly into this one to experience a full blast of flavor. It was decidedly underwhelming in the taste department. I was expecting it to be bursting with strawberry flavor, but it had more of a milky/creamy flavor. I bought it because I thought it would taste like strawberries. It didn’t. I would say it is 70% cream and only 30% strawberries. It’s not bad, but it’s not great and it definitely wasn’t what I expected or wanted it to be. It was kind of disappointing, and you should never be disappointed with your dessert. There are better strawberry popsicles out there (ones that actually taste like strawberries). Nice try Mexico, but your frozen treats aren’t welcome here. We are now only accepting bottles of Coke and Corona.

Critically Rated at 9/17

Written, Rated, and Reviewed by Brendan H. Young

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