U.S. confectioner creates breast milk-flavoured lollipop
It is the newest concoction from confectioner Lollyphile, a decidedly
adult-market candy maker. Its line of 23 lollies includes strawberry
basil mojito, white Russian and habañero tequila.
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Lollyphile founder Jason Darling tested the breast milk of five friends
in order to create the recipe for his breast milk-flavoured lollipops.

/ Jason Darling

Lollyphile founder Jason Darling tested the breast milk of five friends
in order to create the recipe for his breast milk-flavoured lollipops.
Ever wondered why babies like breast milk so much? Now you can taste it
by sucking on a lollipop.

The breast milk-flavoured lollipop is the newest concoction from
confectioner Lollyphile, a decidedly adult-market candy maker. Its line
of 23 lollies includes strawberry basil mojito, white Russian and
habañero tequila.

Founder Jason Darling, 34, was curious watching friends’ crying babies
pass out happy as they breastfed.

“I wanted to know what it tasted like so a friend shot some in a glass
for me,” explains Darling. “It was so good, amazing. I hadn’t had any in
so long.”

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He tried samples from five different friends to get a good spread. “All
of my friends are free-range and antibiotic-free,” says vegan Darling.
“People are terrified of the idea of tasting breast milk, but they have
no problem drinking cow’s milk and they don’t even know the cow.”

He then worked with a flavour company to reproduce the taste, which he
describes as rich and sweet with notes of almond and cinnamon. The
creamy coloured lollipop contains no breast milk, rather sugar, corn
syrup, artificial and natural flavours.

Will mothers be stashing them in diaper bags as emergency soothers? “I’m
not encouraging mothers to feed kids sugar,” says Darling. Not even
breast milk-flavoured sugar. Besides, his pops are pricey: $10 for four.
And imagine the problems with weaning.

He didn’t test market them on kids. But the 2-year-old model in the
photo, who is still being breastfed, went right for it, says Darling.
Rather, he’s aiming for adults curious about the ultimate comfort food.

“I don’t see any harm in it,” says Teresa Pitman about the new lollipop,
after she stopped laughing. Pitman is a volunteer leader with La Leche
League Canada, which promotes breastfeeding. “I’ve nursed kids old
enough to talk a bit. They raved about the flavour.” At age 2, her
daughter compared it to melted ice cream.

“This is a person’s very first flavour,” she muses. “Maybe it’ll bring
back happy, relaxed moments.”

She’s quick to add that it’s not just the breast milk flavour that
brings bliss to babies, but the whole experience. “You’re not getting
that out of a lollipop.”

Darling reports lots of interest in the new sucker, released earlier
this week. His Texas-based company will soon be able to take online
orders from Canada, he says.

Top sellers at Lollyphile have been absinthe, maple bacon and sriracha.
The five-year-old firm’s only big flop: curry.




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