Today i had my first Hot Pocket. I've never been all that comfortable with food that come out of the freezer. Aside from the occasional frozen pizza, i typically stay away from them. I think i'm intimidated by the thawing process. However during my last visit to the grocery store i thought i would try to mix things up and deviate from the list of fifteen things i always seem to buy. The Hot Pockets were relatively cheep and I thought i should see what i was missing out on.
I was very amused by the preparation directions. I had never before encountered a crisping sleeve. What a magical device they must be be. I think it's funny how they have a top and bottom but i can't tell the difference. I wonder why you can't use them more than once. I may have to run a few experiments to see exactly why.
Actually the first time i heard the term "crisping sleeve" was back when we were tying to come up with names for our improv team. There were quite a few names on the short list before we settled on "part of a complete breakfast." Randy, out team leader, had suggested "crisping sleeve" because the term also greatly amused him. (He must have had for more Hot Pocket experience than I). Other names on the list included "escape from fat camp," "division by zero," "coached by a viking," and "even a bit odd." Ah, what could have been.
Posted by Matthew at August 1, 2004 05:09 PM