Hearing someone say, “You’re all baby, and you look fabulous!”?
A foot massage by a hot, shirtless pool boy named Fernando?
Walking without feeling like my pelvis will split in two if I take one wrong step?
A glass of wine?
No, my friends. While all of those are nice, this is what true happiness looks like:
After a long (too long!) absence, they’re back. That yummy, frozen pudding-on-a-stick goodness is back.
While grocery shopping the other day, I caught a glimpse of them out of the corner of my eye, and before you could say Bill Cosby, they were in my cart. I don’t know how long pudding pops have been off the market, but it’s been long enough for several petitions to circulate, demanding their return, and for others to attempt to fill the void with homemade versions of this creamy treat.
I have already scarfed down a third of the box, and while the taste matches my memory of it, there are some differences. No worries – all three flavors are represented again: chocolate, vanilla, and that oh-so-daring chocolate-vanilla swirl. But like other childhood memories, looking at the pudding pop today, it just looks…smaller. I remember pudding pops that were tall, wider than they were thin, with that wonderful freezer-burn coat on the outside (seriously, the only product that tastes better the longer it’s been in the freezer).
Doing some research, I found it’s not just my failing memory. They are smaller now, about the size of a Good Humor popsicle, both shorter and lacking in width. The freezer burn ice coat, however, still remains.
They may not be exactly like the originals, but the taste and smell are close enough to keep me happy. And when you’re pregnant, with heightened senses of taste and smell, that’s a Good Thing.
Edit: Speaking of food – do you like granola bars? Check out my review of a new chewy granola bar at Mommy’s Must Haves.
Oh man. Those sound good.
Ohh…how I used to love those things. Yum! Isn’t it funny, though how our favorite treats as kids ALL seem to shrink in size when we become older? What’s up with that?
mmmmmm…now I have to go out and see if I can find some for me!!! Not the kiddos, ME!!!!
How funny- I found those when I was pregnant too! so they have to have been back in “circulation” for at least 2- 2 1/2 years- but sadly I have not partaken of the pudding pop since giving birth. I might have to take a trip to Super Walmart tomorrow…but don’t give me any of that vanilla or mixed crap- I want my chocolate!
Seriously?
Even above Fernando?
Oh. My. God. I don’t care how cold it is tomorrow I am going and buying them in bulk. And before finishing your post I was planning to specifically ask you if they still had the ice coat on the outside – something about that was just so satisfying.
I’d probably take the foot massage, but then, I’m not pregnant. When I was, there were times when I would have given my left tit for a dairy queen skor blizzard.
but you know, lest you be awash in pudding desperation ever again, partially thawed, frozen pudding cups are a pretty good substitute.
I’m not even pregnant and you’ve got me thinking about these pudding pops!
I love Pudding Pops! The Vanilla were my favorite!
Oh. Yes. During my pregnancy with Nick? I needed to have Fudgecicles on hand at all points in time. And not generic ones. The freaking pricey ones. LOL.
Well, those and jalapenos. Whatever. I’m weird.
I can’t stop thinking about pudding pops in a Bill Cosby voice….
One word: yum!
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