This cache is all about the favorite
junk food of my daughter, Keuhei.
If you've
been living under a rock since 1974 (in the US), you may not know
about this confection. To me, they seem to be nearly pure chewy
sugar (they're made with gelatin), strongly flavored, with a harder
outer shell. As someone with virtually no sweet tooth, I can
appreciate that they taste good in their way, but about three is
all I can stand at a time. They are swee-eet. Keuhei, like so many
of her generation, gobbles 'em by the handful.
Skittles
are said to have been invented by a Mars company employee who,
bored during a meeting, started punching holes in the center of
Starburst candies. Thus, the thing was begun. They've since become
ubiquitous at supermarket checkout lines, and even in pop culture.
TV commercials (tagline: "Taste the rainbow"), NASCAR, video games,
pop music, and even the
Simpsons
television series have referenced these
treats.
The product
line has expanded to include eight varieties of candies, as well as
lip gloss and bubble gum. However, it is the original Skittles
candies shown in the background image of this page. Those colors
and flavors are (again, in the US): red (strawberry), orange
(orange), yellow (lemon), green (lime), and purple
(grape).
Nutritionally, a single 2.17 oz (61.5g)
serving contains 56g of carbohydrates, or 19% of the Daily Value
[from skittles.com]. Did I mention they were sweet?
If you're
feeling that all this talk of children's sweets is too juvenile for
you, may I suggest you try out
a
SkittleBrau, made
popular by a character on the aforementioned animated TV
show.
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Some notes:
Depending on your angle of attack, the bushwhack factor could
range from moderate to very high. Compared to my other cache in
this park (GCZRRD), access is a bit easier, but the hide itself
might be a smidge harder.
MustangJoni was the first finder on
this cache. She's proven to have both a keen mind for puzzling and
a keen eye for finding.
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