Hi! First idea posted. Picture this: you are in a bar, and order a drink. Instead of a frilly umbrella or slice of fruit on a wee sword, you get a colourful freezie in your drink. The flavour could compliment your drink (not beer or wine, most likely). For example, a red cherry flavoured freezie in a tropical rum drink or a blue raspberry freezie in your zombie - whatever. It would be really cheap and keep your drink cool. I tried it myself (red freezie in a rum and coke) and was impressed enough to run the idea past your generous brains.

I looked around the site for anything similar, but only came up with beer ice-cubes (good idea!).
-- Matty, Jun 19 2002

Beer Ice cubes http://www.halfbake.../Beer_20Ice_20Cubes
One of the ideas on this site that I found [Matty, Jun 19 2002, last modified Oct 04 2004]

Freezies http://www.kiskofre...roducts_canada.html
for those of you not familiar with the product. [Matty, Jun 19 2002, last modified Oct 04 2004]

why can't you have all that stuff? not enough room in the glass - get a bigger glass. croissant for you.
-- po, Jun 19 2002


[blissmiss] a freezie is coloured, flavoured, sweetened water in a plastic tube, designed to be frozen, then eaten by pushing up on the bottom of the tube (sort of). Ill add a link.

[po] "get a bigger glass" - now THAT's innovation.
-- Matty, Jun 19 2002


trouble is most of my friends say *smaller*, po.
-- po, Jun 19 2002


[ravenswood] It is very like a popsicle without a stick (or sticks). Maybe like an iced-lolly?

Coffee flavoured would be cool. In a cold, alcoholic, coffee-based drink, that is.
-- Matty, Jun 19 2002


They are also called "Otter Pops". The best flavors are red and purple [nod to the recent Kool-Aid post].

I add my croissant to the baker's dozen I'm sure you'll get here. Something tells me you've got more than beginner's luck going for you.

Welcome!
-- 1percent, Jun 19 2002


"Something tells me you've got more than beginner's luck going for you."

Thanks! and thanks for the warm welcome. I hope to live up to your high standards.
-- Matty, Jun 19 2002


think you are wrong 1% - I hope! (2nd thoughts, you are probably right!)
-- po, Jun 19 2002


Great idea! I'm wondering if you had in mind putting the freezie in the drink with holes poked in the plastic for a sort of time-release effect. btw, what does your innovative employer think of this suggestion? love, Dad
-- econoclast, Jun 20 2002


Wonderful idea -- now I've a way to get the kids to tag along to the oasis. Locally, the trick is to put a corked, supercooled, and shooter-fueled test tube into a mixed drink. mmmm
-- reensure, Jun 20 2002


I suppose the next logical step is alcoholic Squishies.
-- nick_n_uit, Jun 20 2002


Three words, rank in order of importance:
Squish
Fork
Sprite
-- reensure, Jun 21 2002


What's a squishie? The same as a freezie?
-- RayfordSteele, Jun 21 2002


And that would now be a bakers dozen, hopefully you'll get more. Nice first idea, will have to try at some point.
-- kaz, Jun 21 2002


In the Simpsons, a squishie is the same thing as a slurpee, or a slushie. Partially frozen drink, usually soda or fruit flavor.
-- StarChaser, Jun 21 2002


Sounds like a margarita.
-- waugsqueke, Jun 21 2002


Honestly, I'm beginning to think that a "new breed" of freezie/Otter Pop would need to be invented to make this work. I've found so far that the flavour of the freezies is pretty strong in a drink.

[econoclast] - no plastic, just pop it in your drink (for bartenders, customer would likely drink faster avoid the freezie melting, and then be ready for another!)
-- Matty, Jun 21 2002


Well if they have enough alcohol in them, I suppose so, [bobofthefuture]. But, as we all know, it's hard to get alcohol to freeze, given your normal freezer. At least, where the alcohol level is high enough to burn, I'd imagine.

I have to say that looks like a great drink, in my head!
-- Matty, Jul 04 2002



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