Monday, July 03, 2006

Of sno-cones and other tasty things

Have you eaten a sno-cone lately? Sweet syrupy drink made with shaved ice? We offer several flavors and I have tried them all, strawberry, cherry, grape, lime, blue raspberry, pina colada, watermelon, blue bubblegum. They are all terrible but the kids, and some adults, love them. They are also terribly profitable. Buy a bottle of syrup, grate up some ice, and charge $2.50+ for them, at a profit of about $2.00 after operating costs. We thank you, the animals thank you - since it is a non-profit organization, all the monies go back into the business.

Another nasty food is corn dogs. I don't know how anyone eats them. They are gross. A teeny weeny hot dog blanketed under a mound of dough. UGH! These are bad for your heart and really really bad for your hips.

I do make a mean salted pretzel though. I can microwave those with the best of them and get the salt just right. Wouldn't eat one, but I have a way with them.

Don't ask for ice cream though, especially if you are outside in 90+ degree heat. Do you know how long they last? Can you eat that fast? Can your kid eat that fast? Usually they just end up wearing them.

This is brought to mind since I am working the snack bar today....sure hope it is busy as it can get extremely boring out there.

1 comment:

JeansKid said...

This flea market M & I go to has corn dogs that are obscene. They are a foot long like advertised. And greasy looking. Yuk ! My hips have enough fat thank you.