Sweet Nostalgia: The Search for Slush Puppies in Texas

Slush Puppies were the OG slush back in the day. Slush Puppie is fun in a cup!

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You could walk into a convenience store, (more than likely Allsup's, all Allsup's used to have Slush Puppies) grab a cup and squirt your favorite flavor in the Slush Puppie cardboard cup. No one ever followed the recommended squirts for flavor. Then you would put your cup under the lever and pull it out, and tiny round ice beads would will your cup and mix with the syrup and your slush was complete.

It was the coolest thing to get as a kid.

The History

Wife and I purchased a Slush Puppie machine for old times sake!
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The original Slush Puppie was founded in 1970 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lives were changed when this delicious treat hit stores. Then in 2006, the ICEE corporation purchased Slush Puppie.

Back in the day, it was always a battle between friends about which one was better, the Slush Puppie or the ICEE. It was usually the Slush Puppie that won out.

It seemed that in the late 80s, and early 90s, the Slush Puppies machine was slowly disappearing, and then completely disappearing. The Slush Puppies do still exist today, but where? The machines are definitely not the same and you don't get to pump your own flavor.

Where in Texas can you find Slush Puppies?

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The Station - 7200 W McCormick Rd, Amarillo

JD's Exxon - 1900 E Anderson Ln, Austin

Rockin' Zebra Soda Shoppe - 404 15th Street, Canyon

Clarendon Outpost - 619 W. 2nd, Clarendon (this one is always out of order)

Tex Best Travel Center - 18701 I-35, Kyle

These are just a few locations we could find for Slush Puppies in Texas. Know where to find Slush Puppies?

If you can find a store in your area that sells Slush Puppies, there's a company in Pennsylvania that sells the machines, Slush Puppie Machine. The old-school machines start at $1500

Hopefully, you can get a Slush Puppie soon. In the meantime, good luck getting the Slush Puppie song out of your head.

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Gallery Credit: Lou Milano