B-Squad

American By Birth, Southern by a Technicality 

It's really hot here in Philly, and I'm from the South, so I'm some sort of authority on commenting about the weather. It feels like you are submerged in a bowl of ramen noodles. I was waiting for the bus today and had an honest fear that my capillaries would explode, that I would somehow die from heat exposure on my commute.

So, it's way way too hot to jell: it's too hot to leave my air-condioned bedroom (the only air conditioned room in the house), go to the store for ingredients, operate the stove top, or text my landlord about the fridge being broken (okay, I should probably do that soon).

So to tide you over, I'm giving you something from the B-Squad Vault.
The B- Squad are the shots that, for whatever reason, we don't feel are up to snuff, but we completed and photographed regardless. Sometimes we type up a post and save them as blog drafts, unable it press Publish; sometimes they are just things we make for fun (like the Glass Ceiling) that we don't wanna clutter the blog with.
Either way, here ya go...

 e-meter (with blueberries), on Dianetics: Original Thesis.

Armadillo

Mango & Poblano 

Granulated Gelatin

Poblano Tequila (you'll probably see some poblano vodka coming up, Poblano Peppers are HUGE)

Fresh Mango Puree

White vinegar (a splash)

Cayenne Pepper

Enjoy!

Pop Rocks and Coke + Red Hot Dynamite

Pop Rocks and Coke

Red Hot Dynamite sticks

 Pop Rocks and Coke (TNT barrels)

Granulated Gelatin

Root 

a little Goldschlager

Coca-cola

Pop Rocks

+

Dynamite Sticks

Cherry Jell-o

Goldschalger

Hot Tamale Candies (melted)

snip of licorice lace

Pop-Rocks

Enjoy!!

We decided to celebrate America with two of the most patriotic ingredients: