Lemon Sticks

[1000yregg]

Lemon Sticks- a large chalky peppermint stick, 1/2 lemon- jam the stick in the center and suck the minty sour goodness until your hands are all sticky.
I think this kind of ghetto treat is a Baltimore original (anyone?) like Berger cookies. I remember spring fairs in elementary school when we used to look forward to these treats.
My cousin was visiting Harborplace and we found a lemonade stand that sold them. The staff at first were surprised that it was being ordered, but they dug up the peppermint (probably years old) and made them for us.
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[DanielK]

Lemon Sticks- a large chalky peppermint stick, 1/2 lemon- jam the stick in the center and suck the minty sour goodness until your hands are all sticky.

I think this kind of ghetto treat is a Baltimore original (anyone?) like Berger cookies. I remember spring fairs in elementary school when we used to look forward to these treats.

My cousin was visiting Harborplace and we found a lemonade stand that sold them. The staff at first were surprised that it was being ordered, but they dug up the peppermint (probably years old) and made them for us.

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I remember those from Philly in the 70s as well, though it was a lemon stick, not peppermint.

ETA: origins of the treat and the Philly variant here.

[giant shrimp]

i had these at palena. they were on the dessert menu, but not anymore.

[synaesthesia]

Yeah whenever I see a bag of the King Leo sticks, I am always tempted to buy them for just this purpose. I don't know if Oasis is till at White Marsh Mall, but they would sell this, fried dough, and funnel cakes. Yum!

[Justin Bittner]

Ha I just found this looking for a different thread, this is my childhood, we used to throw down on these from festivals and all throughout arbutus where I grew up, .25!!