Luvvly Jubbly is about right! (Calypso Jubbly Ice Lollies)

Member Name: kittybuttons

Product:	Calypso Jubbly Ice Lollies
Date:	23/05/09 (230 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Refreshing

Disadvantages: Sugary

'Luvvly Jubbly' as Del Boy would say! It's starting to get a bit summery out there and even though I doubt it will last for long, those weathermen are saying that this weekend will be the hottest one of the year so far! So, in honour of that I decided to pop down to the supermarket (which transpired to be a bad idea - packed? On a bank holiday weekend? Who would have thought?!) and see what summery treats they had on offer. I naturally found myself in the ice cream aisle but felt that I didn't want to feel weighed down by bowls of ice cream. I wanted something nice and refreshing.

Now I'm usually a strawberry split girl but these caught my eye, firstly because they were on offer (2 for £2, practically buy one get one free at £1.99 each) but also because I had happened to completely forget about their existence and I do love a good old trip down memory lane.

Jubblies are ice lollies made from either orange or strawberry flavoured ice. They are in a waxy cardboard pyramid wrapper which you cut the top of and squeeze the lolly out more and more as you eat it. It's quite fun really. The beauty of them is that you buy them unfrozen so that if you don't have room in the freezer or want to stock up on them when they are on offer, you can just keep them in the cupboard. Not so handy when you're desperate to have one when you've just come home from the supermarket!

They claim that Jubbly Ice Lollies

- Use mineral water
- Have reduced sugar
- Use real fruit juice
- Have no preservatives
- Have no arificial colours or flavours.

They taste very orangey, but are nothing fancy, I guess you could just make them at home by freezing orange juice. I do think the packakging is very novel though and makes them easy to eat when you are walking around. An ideal treat for the children at the park.

What I didn't realise until doing my research for this review if that Del Boy's slogan actualy originated from these lollies! They used to be around in the 60's, not as a lolly but as a drink (still in the same wrappers though). John Sullivan, the creator of Only Fools and Horses remembered this and thought it was something Del Boy would say! The packet even features the slogan.

Jubbly Ice Lollies are made by Calypso who I think used to make those dreadful drinks in the ribbed plastic containers that were around in the 80's/90's. You know the ones with the plastic film lid and tiny straws. Truly awful.

Per 100g they contain:

35 calories
A negligible amount of fat
8.3g of sugar

A pack of 10 costs £1.99 but they can be found on offer and I have seen them for £1 in poundshops.

All in all a tasty summer treat, low in both calories and fat. High in sugar but this is what you would get from any fruit juice.

Summary: Jubbly Ice Lollies