ICE POP GEAR.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services Find molds for ice pops in a variety of styles and shapes at supermarkets, stores like Target, Wal-Mart, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Linens 'N Things Linens 'n Things, Inc., headquartered in Clifton, New Jersey, is the second-largest large-format retailers of home textiles, housewares and decorative home accessories in the United States, behind Bed Bath & Beyond. , Crate & Barrel and Sur La Table Sur La Table, Inc. is a privately held American retail company based in Seattle, Washington, that sells gourmet cooking utensils and related merchandise, such as appliances, food, and cookbooks. , cookware shops and online. Paper or plastic cups work fine, too. (Avoid plastic foam cups as they can be difficult to unmold un·mold tr.v. un·mold·ed, un·mold·ing, un·molds To remove from a mold: unmold a lemon mousse. .) Add sticks that you find at craft or grocery stores. If you have difficulty locating wooden sticks, use heavy-duty plastic spoons. To keep sticks upright in cups, freeze mixture until slushy slush·y adj. slush·i·er, slush·i·est 1. Consisting of, covered with, or full of slush. 2. Resembling slush, as in consistency. 3. Revoltingly sentimental; maudlin. See Synonyms at sentimental. before inserting them, or cover tops of cups with foil, make a slit in the center of the foil with tip of a knife, then insert stick through the hole until it almost touches the bottom. Some fancier mold options include: Tavolo Shooting Star shooting star, in astronomy shooting star, in astronomy: see meteor. shooting star, in botany shooting star, in botany: see primrose. Pop Mold: Six plastic, shooting star-shaped, easy- release molds are held in an upright position Upright position or erect position, in a frequency-division multiple access multiplexer, means that a signal is upconverted to the multiplexer band without inverting the frequencies. See inverted position. in a blue plastic star-shaped base. Available at Bed, Bath & Beyond and www.tavolo.com, $10 Progressive Freezer Pop Maker: A single mold with 10 traditional grooved square slots produces professional-looking pops that could fool the Good Humor Noun 1. good humor - a cheerful and agreeable mood amiability, good humour, good temper humour, mood, temper, humor - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; man. The aluminum freezer lid helps avoid spills, but the wooden sticks must be soaked in water before pushing them through the very narrow slats. Available at Bed, Bath & Beyond, $10. Sailboat Pop Molds: New from Cuisipro and with a boat-shaped base, you can make six treats at a time with plastic sticks, which come with the set. Pops require about 5 hours to set up before eating. Molds are dishwasher safe. Suggested retail is $16. These molds join other items in the frozen line including Rocket Pop Molds, Twin Pop Molds, Frozen Pop Molds and Star Pop Molds which are available online at www.kitchenshop.com Lickety Sip Ice Pop Makers: The flat rounded molds produce a traditional homemade shape reminiscent of the Tupperware safety ring pops of yesteryear yes·ter·year n. 1. The year before the present year. 2. Time past; yore. yes . Mold has four compartments; handles are bright, primary colored plastic. Available at www.backtobasicsproducts.com; $2.99. Want to contain the drips? Try Drip Catchers, 24 per pack, $6.95 at dripcatcher.com. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1 -- cover -- color) POP CULTURE Kim Kim Foster-Tobin/Columbia (S.C) State (2 -- color) no caption (Sailboat Pop Molds) (3 -- color) no caption (Tavalo Shooting Star Pop Mold) (4 -- color) no caption (baby with frozen pop) (5 -- color) no caption (frozen pops) John Valenzuela/Staff Photographer |
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