Just in time for the holidays and National Candy Cane Day (December 26th), Bazooka is now selling two festive variations of their classic candies, Juicy Drop Pops and Baby Bottle Pops. If you’ve buried these memories deep into your subconscious, Juicy Drop Pops are those lollipops that came with a liquid-filled syringe to drop onto the pop and add more sour flavor. Baby Bottle Pops are the ones that looked like baby bottles and had a lollipop that you’d screw off to dip into the powder-filled bottle.
But now these two nostalgia-inducing treats have candy cane counterparts, which are a little tamer than their OG versions. They come with the normal-shaped candy canes, but have the signature vials of the liquid and sugar.
The Juicy Drop candy canes come in “Apple Attack” and “Knock-Out Punch” flavors with the juicy drop gel to match. There are three of each flavor of candy cane and gel, so they can be mixed and matched to your liking. The Baby Bottle candy canes come in blue raspberry and strawberry flavors, as do the bottles of powder, and it’s the same three of each situation. Each pack retails for about $2, but prices may vary depending on location. Who knows how long these will be on the shelves because, let’s be real, only true ’90s kids will remember these cavity-inducing treats.
Why were those things so darn good, anyway? Maybe because it was an excuse to dip sugar…into…..more sugar, which is every kids’ candy goal. Bazooka was really onto something when they made those suckers, and now there are Baby Bottle Pop Candy Canes, so happy holidays to us. And don’t forget to brush and floss.
Five Foodie Fun Facts about Candy Canes for National Candy Cane Day
- The candy cane was originally a straight stick.
- It was not until the mid 1900’s that candy canes with red stripes appeared in Sweden.
- The curvy shape of the candy cane is credited to a choirmaster who worked at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany. It is believed that he bent the peppermint sticks to look like the canes that shepherd’s used.
- Other sources credit the bending of the candy maker in Indiana. It is rumored that he also decided to added three red stripes to the candy cane which were meant to represent the Holy Trinity.
- Some people believe that the reason the peppermint sticks were bent into their curvy shape was so that they could look like a “J,” for Jesus.
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