![]() The freebies that they offer are just the first page of the site, so you have to spend a little more time with it. It’s easy to get hooked by the freebies that they offer, but if you’re going to spend time with them, you might as well save some money. I guess the only thing we can do is be careful and only use a real company who is reputable.įlimber Jumble is a free site that helps you organize your stuff. The problem here is that your card will be on file and a lot of fraudsters will find out as soon as they apply for your card. The best way to avoid being a victim of this is to make sure you use a card that is issued by a reputable company. I should warn you though that they do have a history of having fraudulent charges on their databases. One of the drawbacks of using these services is that their security is questionable. Credit card companies offer this as a “service” to make it easier for you to use their services and avoid possible fraud. If you dont want your credit card number to be on file then you should never use cloud-based credit/debit/fraud protection services. But if you’re not sure then a credit card number in the cloud is a bad idea. It’s a good idea to have it on file whenever you’re able because it can help you avoid fraud. One thing that you should always think about is whether or not there’s a reason to have that credit card number on file. When you hear the word “jumble,” your first thought is always going to probably be “What does this mean?” and not “What does it mean to file my credit card number?” There are also a lot of other common-sense ways to avoid things. For example, most people never have their credit card numbers on file. The trick is to know what those things are and how to avoid them. Who says popsicles have to be sweet? Try unusual flavors like sour plum, wasabi-citrus or even pickle juice pops.There’s always something that we’re going to do. Make bite-sized pops using toothpicks stuck in grapes or blueberries.ĥ. Put a stick in a chunk of peeled banana, and freeze it with a tasty coating like chocolate or peanut butter-or both, as Simple Bites does.Ĥ. Use shot glasses instead of plastic molds for a more elegant look, like La Tartine Gourmand's rhubarb and raspberry yogurt ice pops.ģ. Puree fresh watermelon with a hint of lime juice for a sweet treat with no added sugar.Ģ. Inspired by that, here are a few ideas for making your own popsicle variations:ġ. These healthy variants miraculously fell into the "eat as much as you want without asking permission" category when my brother and I were kids, foraging in the freezer between runs through the sprinkler on summer vacation. She would freeze orange juice, yogurt, or a mixture of both, like a creamsicle. But I also love homemade popsicles, the kind my mom made with one of those white plastic Tupperware kits. I admit that there's something alluring about those old-fashioned, tongue-staining, splittable-if-you-must popsicles, the kind sold from ice cream trucks and convenience-store freezers. (Well, really cold wildfire.) These days, the brand name is owned by Unilever, but most of us refer to all ice-on-a-stick as "popsicles," the way we call all tissues "kleenex." The nickel-priced novelties soon took off like wildfire. He patented "frozen ice on a stick" in 1923 and started making what he called "Eppsicles" and his children soon termed "Popsicles." A year or two later, Epperson sold his patent to the Joe Lowe Co. Eureka!Īmazingly, by the time it occurred to Frank as an adult that such frozen treats might be marketable, no one else had thought of (or stolen) his idea yet. In the morning, he discovered the drink had frozen with the stick inside, making a handle of sorts. Somehow he got distracted and left the concoction on his front porch overnight. The story goes that on a chilly San Francisco evening back in 1905, an 11-year-old boy named Frank Epperson was making himself a soft drink, using a cup and a stirring stick to blend a powdered mix with water. Popsicles originated as a happy accident, according to the food inventions exhibit I just visited at the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum. ![]() Not that I think about ice cream (or maple creemees) all the time, of course. this week, which makes me want to say something clever about third digits and obscenities, but my brain has melted past the point of cleverness and seems to be functioning as little more than a nerve center for "Me Want Ice Cream" impulses. ![]() Are you as hot as we are? Temperatures are hitting the triple digits in D.C.
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