Pickle Juice Slushies are coming this summer

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These days, you can get anything you want pickle-flavoured: pickle sports drinks, pickle vodka, pickle Pringles, and even dill pickle dip. And now, you can try a pickle slushie starting this summer.

Food & Wine reports that US fast food joint Sonic will start selling a pickle juice slush this June. The drink is a bright green and combines that sweet slushie flavour with the unmistakable blast of pickle flavour.

And once the drink hits Sonic locations, you can use the pickle-flavoured syrup for anything on the menu. That means you could put it in milkshakes, sundaes, or even burgers, as long as you're okay with possibly paying an extra charge.

Of course, this isn't the first non-standard flavour you can try at Sonic. You can already find slushes with pieces of candy blended inside, lemonades and limeades in countless flavours, and ice cream flurries with ingredients like waffles and cookie dough mixed in. Pickle is definitely a bit more savoury than the rest of the desserts and drinks on offer, but it probably would pair nicely alongside a burger or hot dog and some fries.

The pickle slushie has been available elsewhere, at local spots like The Mad Raven in Sparta, Tennessee. And there's also the Piccadilly, a pickle snow cone that's popular in the Southwest.

Those offerings often include slices or chunks of actual pickles, while Sonic's is pure slush without any pieces. Sonic may be one of the first times a pickle slush has gone nationwide, but locals in the know have learned about the sweet-savoury goodness for a while now.

Plus, we've gotta wonder if WE had something to do with this trend spreading ...

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