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National Cherry Popsicle Day

Food · August 26

A day for the cherry popsicle, the bright red frozen treat on a stick that tends to melt faster than anyone can eat it.

National Cherry Popsicle Day falls on Thursday, August 26, 2027. That is 303 days away.

The cherry popsicle is a simple thing. It is flavored ice frozen around a wooden stick, usually colored a deep red that looks nothing like an actual cherry and everything like summer.

Most cherry popsicles taste of cherry flavoring rather than fruit, which gives them that sweet, slightly tart, unmistakable taste. Homemade versions often use real cherries blended with a little juice or sugar, and they come out darker and less shiny. Both kinds share the same habit of dripping down your wrist on a warm afternoon.

People mark the day in easy ways. Some pull one from the freezer after lunch. Others make a batch at home with a mold, or with paper cups and craft sticks if no mold is handy. Kids tend to compare whose tongue turned the reddest, and adults quietly do the same.

The stick matters more than it seems. Wooden sticks give you something to hold while the ice softens, and a popsicle eaten from the bottom up lasts a little longer than one eaten from the top.

If you freeze your own, leave a bit of room at the top of each mold, because liquid expands as it freezes.

Ways to celebrate

• Try making cherry popsicles at home with blended cherries and juice.
• Use paper cups and craft sticks if you have no popsicle mold.
• Share a box of cherry popsicles with neighbors on a warm day.
• Compare a store-bought cherry popsicle with a homemade one.

Dates

All national days on August 26

Also on August 26

• National Dog Day
• National Toilet Paper Day

Categories: Food days