Mmmmmm…
Taking Will over to grandma’s, Dave asked him what his favorite treat was from the ice cream truck. He didn’t really have an answer, but I rocked out a top three: lemon-lime sorbet pops, strawberry shortcake bars, and the bomb pop firmly at number one.
Back in maybe 1980, I bought a bomb pop at the beginning of summer. The final licks of cherry, lemon, and blue raspberry revealed a star stamped on the stick. This was winning the kid lottery: this stick entitled me to a free bomb pop.
All summer long, one popsicle after another revealed a star prize - I couldn’t believe my luck! It was a summer of bright cherry lips painted with patriotic quintessentially frozen confections. Finally, around Labor Day, I got a stick with only half a star. The driver, a season of profits given away to this frizzy little patron, sighed and said “ok, but this is the last one.”
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