Dole Fruit n' Juice bars are pretty amazing in general. They're one of those incredible commodities, a relatively healthy dessert that's unbelievably tasty. The strawberry is good. The raspberry is good. Even the coconut is pretty tasty.
But the best by far was the peach.
You know those peaches in light syrup you ate as a kid? How sweet and utterly delicious they were? How even the very texture was an almost erotic pleasure? I sure do. Now imagine someone took one on those cans, emptied out the peaches, chopped them up, stuck a wooden stick in there and popped the whole thing in the freezer. Sound good? It's better. Way better.
I used to keep a couple of boxes of these things around. When friends came by, especially my very talkative friends, I'd shove one of these at them.
They'd hold it like I'd passed over a dirty sock. You know, two fingers. Arms length. "I don't want it."
"It's already open. Eat it."
"You eat it."
"I have one."
"I don't like peaches."
"One bite."
"I don't like popsicles."
"Just try it."
A tentative lick. Another. Soon there's a look of absolute concentration. And no sound beyond the slurping of the popsicle, an occasional moan and the ending comment, "My God. Oh my God."
You think I'm exaggerating. I'm not. But unfortunately, I can't prove it. Because for some unknown reason, Dole withdrew the flavor without announcement. And still, to this day, whenever I'm in the freezer aisle I search in vain.
Do they still sell the popsicles at all?
ReplyDeleteand if so do they still sell the strawberry ones and where do they sell them? i have not had them in forever and i used to love the strawberry ones but now i can never find them andi really miss them
I think Dole might have stopped making all of them. There are other brands out there, but I agree, Dole was the best.
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