Okay, as you know about a week ago I bought a case of root beer cups from Schwan’s - and, let me tell you, they were good. They were so good, in fact, that I want to learn to make my own. I’m not sure how I’ll do this but I’m going to figure something out, lol, and when I do I’ll post the recipe here.

As far as I know, regular vanilla ice cream should work but you shouldn’t use regular root beer. They use what tastes like root beer flavored ice with the ice cream, the reason I like this better is because it makes it easier for me to judge how long to put it in the microwave, and even better how long to freeze it so it’s solid enough to pack in bento. I figure if I make them big enough to fit in my hello kitty thermos, I can just pull one out of the freezer, pop it into the thermos and go and it’ll melt over the course of the day and by the time I’m ready to have bento it’ll be nice and melty but still cold if I play my cards right.

I’m gonna try it with that home-made root beer packet drink they sell at WalMart, double-strength, and see if it works. If it does, I’ll let you know!

I’m getting the hang of making miso soup that isn’t instant, lol. I found out today that my green onions that I left to rot forever and ever ( two weeks, lol ) are actually 100% still good, they just got a bit dark on the outside but they taste fresh and really made the miso.

I’m trying to get more water into my diet and, since the way I make miso is very weak ( I’m still not used to the stronger versions, because I can’t really guage how much of what to use, lol. ), I figured it would be a good way for me to deal with the horrible Missouri toilet water that comes out of the tap. I filter my heart out as it is, but it doesn’t seem to make too much difference in taste, and I’d like to find as many variations on getting that water into my system as possible without gagging on my own tongue, lol.