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National Blueberry Popsicle Day

Food · September 2

A day for blueberry popsicles, the frozen treat on a stick that turns tongues purple and drips faster than anyone can eat it.

National Blueberry Popsicle Day falls on Thursday, September 2, 2027. That is 310 days away.

A blueberry popsicle is frozen juice or puree on a wooden stick, colored the deep purple that only blueberries seem to manage. Some are smooth and clear like ice. Others are made with whole fruit, so you bite into little frozen berries as you go.

The flavor sits somewhere between sweet and tart. Blueberries have a mild taste on their own, so many recipes add lemon juice, honey or a swirl of yogurt to wake them up. The yogurt versions come out pale lavender and creamy. The juice versions stay dark and icy.

Making them at home takes very little. Blend the berries, add a sweetener if you like, pour the mix into molds or small paper cups, push in sticks once the mix is half set, and wait a few hours. Straining out the skins gives a smoother bar. Leaving them in gives more texture and a speckled look.

The main hazard is the color. Blueberry juice stains fingers, shirts and porch steps, and it leaves a purple tongue that tends to give away exactly who ate the last one.

Eating one slowly on a warm afternoon is the traditional method. Eating one quickly before it reaches your wrist is the practical one. A paper napkin wrapped around the stick helps catch the drips.

Ways to celebrate

• Try making blueberry popsicles at home with paper cups and wooden sticks.
• Swirl plain yogurt into blended blueberries for a creamy lavender version.
• Look for blueberry popsicles at a local grocery or ice cream truck.
• Share a batch with neighbors on a warm afternoon.
• Compare who ends up with the most purple tongue.

Dates

All national days on September 2

Also on September 2

• V-J Day
• Calendar Adjustment Day

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