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Seriously. I'm just going to be frank. Frank while still being Fwank. People like Kool-Aid. Even the shiftiest of all grungebags is weakened in the knees by the mystical power held in a single glass of Kool-Aid. You drank it when you were a kid, and don't lie, you drink it now. You have a favorite flavor. You smile when you see the Kool-Aid man destroy yet another lucky kid's wall and secretly still yearn to be awakened from your slumber one night by the obese pitcher slamming through your drywall with only those two magic words uttered. Oh. Yeah. In 2001, Kool-Aid introduced a line of "slushies" you could make yourself. Now, most people wouldn't bother with this hassle because not only does it take 3-4 hours to freeze, but you could just stop by 7-11 and get a liter sized Slurpee for half the price. But darn it, it's KOOL-AID. And EVERYBODY LOVES KOOL-AID. Unfortunately, the item came and went pretty fast. It stayed as a seasonal item for a while, then vanished completely (as far as I know...see next sentence). While this item is by no means a stretch into the days of yesteryear, it was never carried in my area for some reason and I've never tried it. Even as I write this, I've never tried it. But recently, I managed to acquire six packets of the mysterious mystery through a means I'll not discuss here. Three "Cherry Freeze" flavor, and three "Ice Blue" flavor. I'm disappointed that there's no Orange Lazarus flavor.
Cherry is definitely one of my favorite flavors. But Ice Blue just very well may be my absolute favorite flavor of all time. I haven't been able to find the actual regular Kool-Aid of Ice Blue in ages, so I was stoked when I learned it was one of the Slushie flavors. My spell check keeps catching "Slushie." One thing I noticed immediately is that the Slushie is in one of those really thick, foil, vacuum- sealed, Starkist Tuna-style packets as opposed to the usual paper packets. Further, the picture of the product on both packets is the exact same picture, one with just a color palette swap. Wonder which one it is. I notice too much. So, after staring at the packages for three hours, I decided to rip open one of the Ice Blue ones and get busy. After that, I made the Slushie. The powder is almost white and smells just as I remember the regular Kool-Aid version smelling. When water hits it, it turns to still a very pale sky blue which resembles in no way the blue it appears to be on the packet. Guess we know which one was color swapped! I really notice too much.
So, I put the pitcher in the freezer. Upon loading this photo I realized I didn't quite rinse out all of my Tropical Punch Kool-Aid from earlier. Bonus! And, as you can see, I also enjoy the omelet. At this stage in the game, I've got nothing left to do but wait. It was about two hours ago that I put the blue goodness into the freezer and have about an hour to go. So we wait. DONE. So as I write this now, I've already gulped down about 20% of the glass and let me tell you, 'TIS GOOD. It tastes JUST like the regular Ice Blue Kool-Aid, only a thousand times colder and in a very nice consistency. Not as if you just froze regular Kool-Aid. No, no my friends. This is SLUSHIE.
Look at that! That could be a freakin' print ad pic (besides the Sharpie, wallet and mouse pad in the background). It's half gone now, by the way. What else to say? This stuff is GOOD. But what else would you expect? It's KOOL-AID. And EVERYBODY LOVES KOOL-AID. Now to try out the Cherry Freeze flavor...oh, and it's about 75% gone now. 100% gone. Josh, 3/3/06 |
