my drink of choice

Why drink regular old alchohol when you could drink an exciting flator of soda with a little alchohol in it? Boone's Farm has enough sugar to give you a first-class sugar high for 10 minutes, and enough alchohol to put you to sleep for an hour. It's the perfect bottle to carry with you on a cloudy day in a field where you can first take a brisk jog and then lie on some soft moss and rest your weary tipsy bones.

I enjoy Strawberry Daquiri. It's almost as good as plain old Fanta Strawberry Soda. Watermelon is very very nice as well, but the only adjective to truly describe the vast array of Boone's Farm flavors is DELICIOUS! If you want to feast your tongue on artificial flavorings and feast your eyes on gorgeous artificial colors, try any of the following flavors!

Apple Blossom, Blackberry Ridge, Blueberry, Blue Hawaiian, Country Kwencher, Fuzzy Navel, Hard Lemonade, Kiwi Strawberry, Mango Grove, Melon Ball, Mountain Berry, Orange Hurricane, Pina Colada, Raspberry Hard Lemonade, Sangria, Snow Creek Berry
Strawberry Daiquiri, · Strawberry Margarita, Sun Peak Peach, Wild Island, Wild Raspberry.

I really wonder what Country Kwencher tastes like!? Also, What could Wild Island be? Let's go to a gas station and then to a mossy field and find out! If we wanna get doubly rushed with sugar and then doubly sleepy we can drink the Strawberry Hill flavor which has 9 percent alchohol instead of the usual 4!

Be sure to go join the Boone's Farm fanclub at http://www.boonesfarm.net/ !

Every Boone's Farm drinker will relate to the quotes in the testimonials section: http://www.boonesfarm.net/index_files/Page337.html

mints with which to wash your paws

Upon seeing Howard's Violet mints in the impulse buys section of a New Orlean's Walgreens, I knew that I had the next subject for my blog!

The C. Howard website describes the mints as having a "floral flavor and fragrance which makes for a unique candy experience." While I agree with the use of the word "unique," I hold strong objections to the use of the word "candy."

The general consensus among the New Orleans crowd was negative. Most tasters noted the strong soapy flavor. Laylee stated, "It tastes like soapy water!" She also commented on the "longlasting aftertaste," which left her mouth tasting like she had downed a bottle of dial. In Memphis, things didn't go too much better as my mother scrunched up her face, remarking that the mint tasted, "very medicinal, and was, "horrible."

I agree with the negative feelings amongst the tasters. The Violet mint experience for me was extremely soapy, BUT the flavor and scent of this soap is most definitely a lovely violet. Perhaps these are not really mints at all. I will put them in the bathroom and see if people wash their hands with them.

Still in the midst of the suds, there is hope for the Violet mints, as Jo commented that, "it tastes better after the initial soap taste goes away." Better yet, my loveable round-bellied father believed that the violet was a rather weak attempt at a grape flavor and stated, "I'd have another one if someone offered one to me!"

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FIZZIX: the future

During our weekly stroll through Kroger, Laylee, Brock, and I stumbled across a dollar fifty managers special on FIZZIX fizzing lowfat yougurt snack. Carbonated yogurt?!? We HAD to experience it ourselves. We chose the 'blueberry rage' flavor, (because of the reference to RATM) and we checked out. With EXTREME CURIOSITY, we sat in Brock's car in the parking lot and opened the tubes. Laylee and I were filled with utter enthusiasm for this exicitng new product, but Brock had some trepidations.

As the cool, fizzing substance hit my tongue, I began to literally laugh out loud. I could hardly believe what I was feeling as the yogurt bubbled like a witch's caldouron on my tastebuds. Laylee had a similar response of elation and disbelief. She seemed to enjoy the sensation, also stating that, the FIZZIX "is not so much fizzy as it is dangerous!" Filled with fear, Brock was the last to make the plunge into the universe of fizz. He was not a fan, comparing FIZZIX to "gooey bubble gum."

When all is sucked and done, I think that this product is TOTALLY RAADDIICAALL! It is one of the strangest things I have ever eaten. The flavors are interesting (nothing new), but the texutre is so revolutionary that.....I don't even have words to describe it. Laylee, a woman with a taste for living on the edge, appreciated the riskiness of this snack, even commenting that, "If you let your tongue hang out in the tube for long enough, it starts to sting!" While Brock's opinion was more negative, that's okay with me, because he gave me the other nine-tenths of his unsucked FIZZIX. With the weight of responsible journalism on my shoulders, I decided it was necessary for me to finish his tube, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Carbonated food is the future: soon there will be carbonated chicken and bubbling grapefruits.