A traditional reminder about our foodie place in American history and delicious propaganda served to boomers and Gen-X on local street corners . . .
"While the ice cream truck has its place in our childhoods and pop culture, our own City of Fountains was pivotal in creating one of the most iconic treats to ever be served from an ice cream truck: the red, white and blue Bomb Pop. Born right here in Kansas City, the Bomb Pop was created in 1955 by a pair of local inventors at the Merritt Foods plant during the height of the Cold War. It was more than just a frozen treat. It was patriotic branding on a stick."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
A nostalgic look at the KC-made invention of the bomb pop.
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