Not Dye-ing For A Popsicle

Mandolyn Hume, right, does a bang-up business in mid-June at the Night Market in Kendall Yards. Hume makes and sells gourmet popsicles in flavors like raspberry-basil, cucumber-apple and cold brew coffee. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley)

Red-ringed mouths and dripping chins, stickiness from fingertips to funny bones – these are all sure signs. Popsicles mean it’s summer. But those stained faces and fingers are often colored with red 40, blue 1 and yellow 5 and 6 – in other words, artificial dyes. And the first few ingredients in many store-bought brands? High-fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, sugar, sugar syrup and a variety of gums (guar, locust bean, modified cellulose). Popsicle-maker Mandolyn Hume puts none of those things in her locally made frozen treats/Adriana Janovich, SR. More here .

Question: Which flavor of popsicle is your favorite? Red?