You might remember my previous blog entry Finally! Commercially Available Frozen Pickle Juice! from April. I did indeed buy a box of Bob’s Pickle Pops to try. They were kind of pricey but shipping was free & prompt. I see on their website that they are offering new sizes and variety packs (it also comes in spicy) and will soon have pickle juice by the bottle.
For the record, I got a box with the old “Pickle Sickle” packaging, Bob had to change the name because Big Popsicle objected to him calling them a sickle.
The ingredients were fairly straightforward, same things that are in a pickle, I’d guess. I’m too lazy to get up and check.
Only 3 calories per serving! The average woman could eat over 500 of these a day and not gain weight! Well, except for the water retention caused by ingesting over 5000% of her daily recommended amount of sodium.
And the taste? Exactly like frozen pickle juice. I guess if you like frozen pickle juice, this is the treat for you. I did not care for it, but my five year old loves them. The problem, as I see it, is you get all the pickle flavor out first, because it thaws faster, then you are left with well, ice that tastes like water that somebody dropped a pickle in. Water with a hint of pickle will never catch on like water with lemon, which is a shame, because when I waited tables back in the day they were always harping on us about how expensive lemons were. Remember that next time you order your water with a TON of lemons and then try to make lemonade with that and the packets of sweetener: some poor waitress got a lecture about saving lemons when she went back to get you your big bowl of lemon wedges, Cheapy McCheapskatespants.
Since Pickle Pops only have 3 calories, I decided to crack open a bag of Takis Guacamole Rolled Tortilla Minis that I got at my local Vietnamese/Mexican grocery. They are made in Mexico, but the packaging in all in English, and thus not very interesting. Well, except that they are made by “Grupo Bimbo” but we are all far too sophisticated to chuckle at that, aren’t we?
A fresh artificial citrus aroma wafted from the bag when I opened it. I couldn’t really taste any guacamole, but they are nice and spicy. The texture is like those cheap store brand tortilla chips, very hearty and needs a lot of chewing. Somewhere between that and a corn nut, I wouldn’t try these if you have tooth issues. They are okay, but I think I prefer Doritos. I feel vaguely guilty saying that, as it seems I should prefer the more ethnic treat, but what are you going to do?
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