{"id":457,"date":"2005-08-26T12:03:27","date_gmt":"2005-08-26T02:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/?p=457"},"modified":"2005-08-26T12:03:27","modified_gmt":"2005-08-26T02:03:27","slug":"cheap-ice-blocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/2005\/08\/26\/cheap-ice-blocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheap ice blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sandra Mansell<\/a> talks about the (not so joy) of ant bites but the real joy of cheap icey poles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They are good – like, really. Why is it that the ones you buy in a huge box for next to nothing are the best ones? Maybe it’s because they are just sugar and water – a winning combination by any standards.<\/p>\n

Now I can’t wait for summer, where there’s an excuse to have icey poles. Melbourne winter (still winter in my book – it’s cold) just doesn’t put you in the icey pole mood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sandra Mansell talks about the (not so joy) of ant bites but the real joy of cheap icey poles. They are good – like, really. 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