Any chance i can get an new subforum...

Fonkay · Post by **Fonkay** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:24 am

Lucifer wrote:I had no idea you could use grapes like that. They don't explode in the freezer?

I've never seen it happen.
But yes, Grapes are wonderful things. and they work beautiful as icecubes. I swear, you'll have cold drinks that never go watery.
They also make a nice alternative to popsicles when you eat them plain frozen, not in drinks. I usually use them for mixed drinks.. I'm not sure grapes and beer taste so good together. But for a vodka and orange drink, or any other mixed drink, they're great.
Yay for frozen grapes!

Post by **Tank Program** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:11 am

I don't know if I'd try grapes in say, lemonaid or kool-aid, the usual summer drinks, at my house. I just can't quite imagine the tastes lining up.

philippeqc · Post by **philippeqc** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:33 am

Tank Program wrote:I don't know if I'd try grapes in say, lemonaid or kool-aid, the usual summer drinks, at my house. I just can't quite imagine the tastes lining up.

If I was worried of the sake of my taste buds on such a diet, grapes wouldn't be my starting point.

-ph :P

Post by **Lucifer** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:23 am

I wonder how they'd work in tea, and with near boiling tea at that. It could make for a nice end to a cup of tea to eat some grapes.

DrJoeTr0n · Post by **DrJoeTr0n** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:41 am

Although this is a straying from grapes, i just had Cherry/Pomegranate Juice today.

It's the nectar of the gods...

Post by **Lucifer** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:54 am

Man, when I was a kid in Arizona, we had pomegranate trees everywhere. We used to pick the fruit and eat them all the time. It was awesome.

Aang (avatar fan) · Post by **Aang (avatar fan)** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:14 pm

Maybe we should rename this to fruit!
Anyway, i wish it weren't winter here, i would try some right now.

mmmmmmmmmmmm

Chocolate

mmmmmmmmmmmm

Coke

mmmmmmmmmmmm

Killer Rabbit · Post by **Killer Rabbit** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:33 pm

coke is disgusting, i like solo

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:07 pm

I tried the frozen grape thing and had one problem: after spending some seconds in the drink, the grapes sink to the bottom. From there, they can't cool the drink efficiently any more, and the upper parts stay warm. Any way around that?

wrtlprnft · Post by **wrtlprnft** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:06 pm

salt in the drink might make them swim longer…

Post by **Tank Program** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:29 pm

Why on earth do your grapes sink? Shouldn't they be less dense than water?

Fonkay · Post by **Fonkay** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:28 pm

I've never had problems with sinking grapes. So I'm not sure what you should do about that. What kind of drink did you put them in? May I suggest a stir stick?

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:21 pm

Fonkay: Orange juice. Drink densities don't vary that much, and alcoholic beverages should be less dense.

Tank Program wrote:Why on earth do your grapes sink? Shouldn't they be less dense than water?

They frigging should. I did a test and the things sink quite rapidly in non-frozen state, so I assume the buoyancy they get from being frozen doesn't last long. I was using Thompson Seedless, white grapes with a good solid consistency, a nice feeling when you bite them.

Wrtl: haha.

Post by **Tank Program** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:37 pm

Was your drink already cold when you started?

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:49 pm

No, but ice cubes have no problem with that. The orange juice packs are a bit too big to comfortably fit into the fridge.