Has the world gone mad?

Don't get me wrong; I like a good dill pickle just as much as the next guy or gal. But pretty much the last thing I would think about pouring in a mold to freeze as a Popsicle is pickle juice! That's right folks, there's a new product on the market called Pickle Pops and they are frozen pickle juice treats. Sort of "frozen dairy aisle meets deli counter."

According to the company that makes them, Pickle Pops are made not from just the brine left over from pickling, but from freshly squeezed pickles, much like an apple or orange is pressed.

"Once people try them they are hooked!" notes the company in a recent press release. Pickle Pops arose from good old-fashioned American ingenuity. Texas roller skate rink owner John Howard started freezing pickle juice for the kids and adults and was selling out every night. And that's how Pickle Pops were born.

The company also touts some possible health benefits to their pickle juice pops including information on a recent study that suggested pickles blunted the blood sugar spike by as much as 30% after a high carb meal. I remember seeing another study or two similar to this using vinegar. It was hard to imagine drinking vinegar on purpose, but eating a pickle or slurping down some pickle juice? Now that might be more manageable for some people.

NOTE: Pickle Pops have no fat and have less than 1 gram of sugar.

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