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Posted on 04/16/08
Almost everyone remembers getting a Safe-T Pop. Sure, maybe the name didn't right a bell right off the bat, but few can forget the doctor’s visits and trips to the bank that just weren't complete until we got our sucker with the strange loop instead of a stick. Safe-T pops are perfect for toddlers, and for parents who want the peace of mind that should little Jane or Johnny take a tumble, they'd probably be safer without the hard stick. A trip to the dentist's office, of course, was completed with the sugar-free variety.
Originally created by the Curtiss Candy Company, makers of chocolaty classics like Baby Ruth and Butterfinger, they sold the rights to Safe-T Pops to the Spangler Candy Company in 1978. Today, Safe-T pops come in 16 different flavors, including a few "swirled" varieties, such as orange vanilla and strawberry-vanilla. And they're being produced at an astounding 1.3 million pops a day!
So the next time you're walking out of the doctor's office or passing the basket at the bank, go ahead and grab one. Don't feel guilty. Just let the Safe-T Pop bring you back to that easy-going, innocent time when everything from getting a shot in the arm to being forced to wait in line at the bank was made okay by just knowing that lollipop would be waiting for you.
