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?
Lollipop
A lollipop is a type of sugar candy usually consisting of hard candy mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking. Different informal terms are used in different places, including lolly, sucker, sticky-pop, etc. Lollipops are available in many flavors and shapes.
Types.
Lollipops are available in a number of colors and flavors, particularly fruit flavors. With numerous companies producing lollipops, the candy now comes in dozens of flavors and many different shapes. They range from small ones which can
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.