Many of you would have seen Tim Hortons commercials advertising the new "Strawberry Shortcake" ice capp, "perfect for a summer day" ... but in truth, this new ice capp leaves a lot to be desired in the "strawberry shortcake" part of the equation. But if the idea itself appeals to you, there is hope.
Have you ever wanted to taste the perfect strawberry ice capp? All it takes is some inside info, a fearless heart, a sweet tooth, and a thirsty person ...
1. Wait for a gap in the lineup, then inform your friendly local Tim Hortons employee that yours will be an unusual order. Be warned: this may lead to a straining-to-be-friendly local Tim Hortons employee; but don't worry - its our job to customize food, if desired, to your preferences, and its an almost certain guarantee that they'll have had stranger orders before.
2. Order one [fill in size] strawberry ice capp supreme, with chocolate milk instead of cream. This, so far, involves a portion of chocolate milk, injected with a couple drops of concentrated strawberry flavoring, then whipped into the ice capp java mix, and finally topped by imitation whip cream (whipped and sweetened oil, really). Make sure that your whipped oil is coming from the fridge and not from standing on a hot countertop. Usually, the employee will then put chocolate syrup drizzled on the top. Let them do this, then prepare for step 3.
3. Ask them to sprinkle shaved chocolate on top of the whipped cream/oil (the same kind that goes on mochas).
4. Then direct them to go into the back fridge with a spoon, and plop a healthy portion of the strawberry gelatin on the very top of the whipped cream/oil (the same gelatin that goes on strawberry tarts). This should be free (mostly because no one has ever imagined they would sell gelatin), but if they looked pained, offer to pay for the gelatin as you would a side order of cream cheese or an extra tea bag - 25 cents.
5. Your truly strawberry shortcake ice capp is ready to drink and be enjoyed.
6. Please, please, please order this drink on storefront, and not through drive-thru. The lineup of cars behind you as this is being prepared would be generally not in a good mood.
There you have it. Join me next time as I explain the art of constructing a chicken-bacon-ranch melt and a "cream cruller" for the perfect Tim Hortons lunch-time experience!
4 comments:
I think i'll try it on you first, just to see the reaction.
That's basically really cool.. but I don't think I'll ever muster the necessary combination of bravado, time, passion for food, and dark humor, all at the same time..
... wandering onto random blogs...
I thought it was an enormous stretch asking them to combine hot chocolate and coffee. This is a great gain in my Tim Hortons knowledge. (PS. Avery- our kitchen staff is NOT flexible and I refuse to make soy milk smoothies with tofu)
Good words.
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