Fyi

[wild_bill]

Eating peanut M&Ms and drinking coffee tastes good, eating skittles and drinking coffee tastes bad.

[weirddemon]

I could never understand how people could stand to drink coffee at all. I find it gross.

I guess the skittles are too sweet for the coffee, so the flavors conflict.

[Shaggy Hiker]

You find peanut m&ms to be not sweet?

However, I think you are right about the cause, in that the flavors conflict, though I don't think it is the sweetness that is the problem. I can't remember the taste of a skittle, but it seems like it might be somewhat tart, and that might conflict with the bitterness of the coffee. Chocolate and coffee are very compatible tastes. In fact, adding chocolate to coffee is the only way I find it tolerable. Too darn bitter, otherwise.

[weirddemon]

You find peanut m&ms to be not sweet?.

I didn't say that. You're taking what I said out of context. I sad maybe the skittles were too sweet, not that the M&Ms weren't sweet.

I always thought skittles were sweet though, not tart. But, I haven't had them in a while. So I'm probably mistaken.

[Shaggy Hiker]

In that case, I am clearly better than you: I KNOW I am mistaken.

I'm fairly certain that I have had skittles at some point in my life, but I couldn't say when. Certainly not in a couple years. My impression that they have a citrus like tartness is spoken from some vague memory.

What I am sure of, though, is that I heard a fairly long discussion as to why certain tastes go together while others don't. My memory of the talk is not so good, as it went into culinary subjects that I am a total neophyte in, but I think it had to do with chemical similarities between the substances. For instance, spaghetti sauce and grapes go well together because they are both acidic, fruit-based foods...or something like that.

I think of skittles as having a bit of astringent tartness to them, but maybe I'm getting them confused with something else.

[honeybee]

I could never understand how people could stand to drink coffee at all. I find it gross.

I see your point, though I don't find it gross. It's actually dangerous to drink anything standing. You should seat yourself and then drink. It reduces the risk of choking on your drink.

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[weirddemon]

I see your point, though I don't find it gross. It's actually dangerous to drink anything standing. You should seat yourself and then drink. It reduces the risk of choking on your drink.

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I used stand, as a verb with an object. The definition changes then. But you knew that

[honeybee]

I used stand, as a verb with an object. The definition changes then. But you knew that

I did, but it was too tempting not to twist it a little...

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[EntityX]

I don't beleve I've ever had skittles but those of you who are skittles devotees should be thrilled to know that they are 75.6 % sugar by weight. So if you ate a pound of skittles you would have consumed 12 oz. of sugar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skittles_(confectionery)

They are also 4.4 % fat by weight with zero protein and zero dietary fiber. There's is an up side to eating skittles besides the taste. In a 100 gram serving you get 111 % of the recommended daily allowance of Vitamin C.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Well, that should make them tart. The ascorbic acid would add a little tartness.

I'm almost, but not quite, tempted to get some skittles just to find out whether my vague memory is of them or something else.

[EntityX]

I hardly ever have any candy but looking at that wikipedia page on them almost arouses in me a desire to try some. One of my trick or treaters a couple years back actually gave me some candy and I enjoyed it. Don't get too many but since I have a few neighbors now I do get some occasionally.

[honeybee]

... One of my trick or treaters a couple years back actually gave me some candy and I enjoyed it ...

You take things from a child??

j/k

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[BackWoodsCoder]

eating skittles and drinking coffee tastes bad.

Skittles + Coffee may taste bad, but, Skittles soaked in vodka and then strained is delicious

[stlaural]

Skittles + Coffee may taste bad, but, Skittles soaked in vodka and then strained is delicious

I definitely have to try that.

Also, drinking Coca-Cola after brushing your teeth with mint flavored toothpaste taste bad too.

[wild_bill]

Skittles + Coffee may taste bad, but, Skittles soaked in vodka and then strained is delicious

Reminds me of back in the day, the girls used to drop jolly ranchers in their Zimas.

[techgnome]

erp? "Back in the day" and "Zima" used in the same sentence... and related to each other no less.... that reminds me back in the day BEFORE Zima even existed (just how did THAT get past product testing in the first place?)...

-tg

[BackWoodsCoder]

I definitely have to try that.

I think there's a recipe on instructables.com which tells you how to infuse your vodka with the skittles flavors. Basically though you buy a couple of small hip flasks, separate your skittles by color, then for every 6 oz's of vodka you need 60 pieces of candy to soak. Just let it sit until the candy dissolves, strain the vodka through a coffee filter, chill and serve.

Don't quote me on the amounts though. We used to take the plastic jugs with the spouts on the bottom, fill the jugs up with peaches or pineapple, then pour in a handle of vodka and let sit for a week. After it was done all you could taste was fruit. Made it really easy to drink, also made it really easy to not be able to remember what the hell you did the night before :P