Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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Poem: "Public Displays of Confection"

This poem is today's second freebie, courtesy of new prompter Stephen Laird.  It was inspired by a prompt from my_partner_doug.


Public Displays of Confection


At first there was
the Hershey's kiss:
a simple dollop
of milk chocolate
wrapped in
demure silver.

Then came the
Hershey's hug,
milk chocolate
coated with
white chocolate.

When the
coconut creme
ones arrived,
they were
nicknamed
Hershey's
blow jobs,

and as for the
cherry cordial --
well, you can
guess where
that  went.

Although made
by another
company, it was
perhaps inevitable
that the bar of
ginseng-wasabi
dark chocolate
would be dubbed
Hershey's mindfuck.

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siliconshaman

Re: Well...

siliconshaman

December 7 2011, 20:31:43 UTC 9 years ago

*wipes up drool*

Ok, if I can't find this, I'm going to make it...and then have fun making other combinations. Given my eccentric collection of knowledge about cooking and neurochemistry and then add some more learning about exotic spices I might see what I can come up with..
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Well...

ysabetwordsmith

December 7 2011, 20:37:01 UTC 9 years ago

Better cooking through chemistry! I do this kind of thing when I cook, whether it's exotic meatloaves or crockpot stews or ice cream. I'm always thinking about what the ingredients DO and how they will interact. *laugh* My white peach ice cream has Earl Grey tea in it to bring out the distinctive furry, bitter notes that distinguish white from yellow peaches.

Oh, and the wasabi seems to work better as a team ingredient in chocolate if it's in tiny bits rather than fully distributed as a powder. Think like toffee chips or coarsely ground almonds. Ginseng works as a powder.
siliconshaman

Re: Well...

siliconshaman

December 7 2011, 20:54:58 UTC 9 years ago

You know, if I hadn't missed the fishbowl [thanks to LJ being DDOS'ed] I'd have made the prompt suggestion based on that idea... after all, there are naturally occurring psychoactive compounds and mood-altering chemicals in various ingredients. So chocolate designed to induce moods and treat emotional problems.
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Well...

ysabetwordsmith

December 7 2011, 21:08:11 UTC 9 years ago

There actually are some poems with a chemistry and/or pharmaceutical slant this month. "Savour" and "This Bittersweet Weed" leap readily to mind, along with the first freebie "Bittersweet Love." Great minds warp alike.
siliconshaman

Re: Well...

siliconshaman

December 7 2011, 21:03:11 UTC 9 years ago Edited:  December 7 2011, 21:05:53 UTC

Although thinking about it... a real mindfuck would be dark bitter chocolate, cranberry, lemon and.... miracle berry