Good Humor Good Summer Memories

There’s nothing like the sound of a Good Humor truck to bring back summertime memories. Who doesn’t have fond remembrances of the Almond Bar or the Éclair?. These were the best and always a special treat after dinner. The flavor was always amazing a combination of almonds or chocolate mixed with creamy vanilla. This was perfection on a stick,

The bars have been around since the 1920s when candy maker Harry Burt first came up with a smooth coating to go over ice cream. The concoction was too messy to eat so his son, Harry Jr. suggested they use the sticks from their Jolly Boy lollipops to hold the bars. Voila! The first Good Humor bar was born. It was soon patented and then Harry promoted his products in ice cream trucks. They made they way around the Burt’s home town of Youngstown, Ohio, heralding their arrival with bells. The chauffeurs or drivers had to wear clean white suits. This promoted a look of purity and wholesomeness. After Harry Senior’s death in 1926, his widow ,Cora, had the company go public and sold franchises for as low as $100. Soon kids (and adults too) discovered the exquisite taste of the Good Humor bar (so named because the popular thought was that a good taste would create a good humor - which it successfully did). Flavors such as toasted coconut were added soon after the chocolate

Nowadays you can find Good Humor bars from Krauzer’s to your local supermarkets. The flavors are still the same. There‘s still the yummy éclair, hopefully with the chocolate candy in the middle. Toasted almond crunch has never gone out of production. Good Humor still produces those cute ice cream cups that you eat with a small flat spoon or scoop.

It’s nice to know that Good Humor is still giving kids good summer time memories. There’s nothing like the tasty of their creamy bar mixed with almond, chocolate or coconut They’re the best part of a lazy hot day.