The Pickling Of Mrs. HM

I found a new snack on the shelves of 10Box last Saturday. Of course I bought a bag to try. I offered to share with The Pony, who was not at all adventurous, took a single bite, and declared it a no. Too bad, so sad! That meant more for ME!

It's a new snack made by Pringles. That's why I was at that aisle anyway, getting Sour Cream and Onion Pringles for The Pony's snack while helping me install TurboTax on my new two-Christmases-ago laptop. These are called MINGLES. I suppose because it's two flavors in one. These are Dill Pickle and Ranch.

They are shaped differently, but the same consistency of those Vlasic Pickle Balls that I had a while back. The same consistency of Planter's Cheese Balls. Very airy.

I like the Mingles because a serving is 37 pieces (as seen above) for 150 calories. They go well with a Shasta Zero Sugar Cola. In fact, because of their bow-tie shape, I bite them in half. So that's like having 74 pieces, heh, heh! 

I have a gripe about false advertising again! The back says there are "about 6" servings per bag. After meticulously counting them out for the past five days, I discovered that this bag only had five servings, and nine pieces left. That's 5 and 1/4 servings. Liars!

Anyhoo... the Mingles also come in Cheddar Sour Cream flavor, and White Cheddar and Ranch. I was in 10Box again, and got myself another Dill Pickle and Ranch, along with the Cheddar Sour Cream, and two bags of the White Cheddar and Ranch. The Pony is getting one of those, since the White Cheddar and Ranch sounded appetizing.

While checking out, the checker said, "Oh. YOU are the one buying these!" As if I am the only person depleting their stash! It had been 5 days! I was just getting more to have on hand.

"Yes. I've only had the pickle version, and it's a little too much Ranch and not enough Pickle. But they're pretty good. I figured I'd try the other flavors, too."

"Yeah, they're a little heavy on the Ranch. [So obviously, SHE had tried them, too!] You know, we used to have those Pickle Balls..."

"I know! I really liked them. I came back for more, but they were all gone!"

"Anything in a bin will disappear. It's just a one-time thing."

"That's why I'm stocking up on these! So I have some on hand if they're discontinued."

I have to finish my Pickle version before I open another bag. I'm leaning towards the Cheddar and Sour Cream.