Monday, February 22, 2010

The "Taste the Rainbow" Float

Today's Concoction is an interesting take on the favorite summer treat, The Root Beer Float. I call it the "Taste the Rainbow" Float.
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A simple combination of strawberry ice cream, orange soda and Skittles candy will leave you with this tasty treat.

This tasty treat will leave you with an interesting film on your glass however (as seen below), an occurrence that was a little unsettling to a couple tasters.


Overall the combination of colors was appealing to everyone. The combination of flavors was also very enjoyable, though one taster was quite put off by the overall sweetness of the drink.


Positive comments ranged from the reminiscent "...it reminds me of a summer day" and the child-like "I really liked the colors" to the negative comments including the straightforward "I hate frozen Skittles" to the philosophical "It was not greater than the sum of it's parts."

As for myself, I kind of enjoyed it. The flavor combination was a little on the sweet side, but that is to be expected from the Orange Soda. I didn't really like how the Skittles froze as they sat on the ice cream but I still ate them. I don't think I would ever chose this over a classic root beer float if presented with a choice between the two though. If I were to make these again I think I would take out the Skittles and substitute them with another fruit, possibly bananas.

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