blog cacophonyYesterday we went to Mi Pueblo supermarket in Pittsburg to get burritos for dinner, some Mexican bread (pan dulce), and a few other things. It's a lovely market, bright and big and clean and very festive. The food court is quite good (Ethan gave the burritos 9 sombreros out of 10).
On the way out, Sam noticed a huge bin of ice pops and begged to get some. It was just a buck fifty for a big pack of them, so we figured even though the unfrozen liquid glowed like it had been packaged in Chernobyl, we could try it. I knew we'd be in for some hilarity, however.
How the #@?# are you supposed to eat an ice pop in this shape after it's frozen?
First, Sam cut off the thin end. He quickly realized that unlike with an Otter Pop, you can't squeeze the thick frozen part out through the tiny opening. Also, sucking on the end of the plastic was somewhat less than satisfying. We ended up slicing the whole thing open and dumping it into a bowl.
We've puzzled over it for some time. The boys even googled the manufacturer to see if they had an owner's manual or instructions on how to eat the damn thing. Personally, I'm fascinated by the crimp in the middle.
So how about it, friends? How does one effectively eat one of these things? I am baffled by the design.
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4 comments:
You twist them apart so you can share or have one in each hand (therefore the crimp). I like to think of the tiny opening as an encouragement to be patient, or you could only freeze them most of the way.
Not the best design, but the twisting part is tons of fun!
That sounds messy but fun!
I was thinking twist in the middle and end up with two minipops. Definitely cutting the little end off was unsatisfying.
You're sure they were ice pops, not glowsticks?
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