Although some of my
ice lolly experiments have been more successful than
others, this simple recipe is the family favourite and even gets thumbs up from my eight year old daughter, who is very honest about the results of my kitchen experiments.
Yellow No. 5 or Tartazine can be found in soft drinks, instant puddings, flavored chips (Doritos, etc), cake mixes, custard powder, soups, sauces, kool - aid,
ice cream,
ice lollies, candy, chewing gum, marzipan, jam, jelly, marmalade, mustard, horseradish, yogurt, noodles, pickles and
other pickled products, certain brands of fruit squash, fruit cordial, chips, tim tams, and many convenience foods together with glycerin, lemon and honey products.
And in the spirit of the surrealists, he switched around the usual sensations, so things soft, he made hard, or the
other way around (a muslin - and plaster roast of beef, a saggy portable typewriter); while things smooth, he turned furry (
ice - cream
lollies made of fake - fur) and so on.