I wasn't allowed lollipops as a kid because of the sugar content of the hard candy. We were allowed an occasional treat of an ice lolly though!
That must have been hard for you. 
Sometimes, but the ice lollipops, or ice lollies as we called them, we got were even more special because they weren't an everyday thing!
did you have a favorite flavor?
Not really - there are so many companies making them these days, with all sorts of different flavors. How about you?
I like citrus flavors like lime.
I didn't realize this, but some novelty lollipops have insects, like mealworm larvae, in the middle of the candy - ewww!
Yeah insects are actually a great cheap source of protein. It's kinda silly we don't eat them.
or soft candy. Some novelty lollipops have more unusual items, such as mealworm larvae, embedded in the candy.
Other novelty lollipops have non-edible centers, such a flashing light, embedded within the candy; there is also a trend of lollipops with sticks attached to a motorized device that makes the entire lollipop spin around in one's mouth.
In the Nordic countries, Germany, and the Netherlands, some lollipops are flavored with salmiak.
Types Medicinal use.
Lollipops can be used to carry medicines.
Sugar Sugar, Inc
Sugar Sugar, Inc. is a confectionery manufacturer and retailer located in Orlando, Florida.
The company is most famous for their handmade hard candy and inedibly large novelty lollipops weighing up to 2 pounds each. One specialty is custom personalized candy where they form names, words and logos by hand within each bite-sized piece of hard candy. The style of candymaking is very similar to Great Britain's "stick of rock" or Australia's "lollies" and often called just Rock or Lolly.