Crushed ice to quench one's thirst

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@allknowing (153529)
India
April 1, 2017 4:49am CST
This is what I just heard kids are doing where there is extreme heat - going for crushed ice mixed in sugary syrup. There is no other way as the heat here is soaring, leading to parched throat. I am going now in search of what kids have found out
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Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
1 Apr 17
The sugary syrup won't really help in dealing with heat and thirst.....but the crushed ice will. Sugar makes you more thirsty.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
1 Apr 17
But we can't drink or eat a lot of crushed ice without something to flavor it...
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
1 Apr 17
But that's how the kids would want it and so would I
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
1 Apr 17
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Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (24025)
• United Kingdom
1 Apr 17
They sell such things here and call them slush puppies!
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
1 Apr 17
Oh great...I learned a new term...
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
1 Apr 17
We call them 'gola' It is great to taste. They have different syrups we can choose from.
maezee
@maezee (41985)
• United States
1 Apr 17
What about drinking cold water? Does that help at all?
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
1 Apr 17
But cold water is not sweet
jujunme
@jujunme (2501)
• United States
2 Apr 17
I just love those icy treats! They used to be sold in my neighborhood when i was a kid. a little old man would be pushing around a cart with this huge chunk of ice and 5 or 6 different flavors of syrup , then he would use an ice scraper put it in a cone like wrapper and squirt whatever flavor you wanted , i think it cost abut 25 cents .
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
2 Apr 17
I notice some things have a global appeal and this is one of them (lol)
jujunme
@jujunme (2501)
• United States
2 Apr 17
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Tokz
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
1 Apr 17
I bought halo halo yesterday to beat the hot day.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
2 Apr 17
@ilocosboy Never seen one like this.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
1 Apr 17
So you call it halo halo
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Tokz
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
2 Apr 17
@allknowing yes this is halo halo
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (57231)
•
1 Apr 17
Out here it is called - snow cone.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
1 Apr 17
Just what the doctor orders in this weather
Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
1 Apr 17
I love such crushed ice with flavor. It is good to quench a thirst.
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