Awesome Sweet

Real raspberries come in shades of red, black, yellow, or purple. But the food industry decided that wasn’t enough and invented its own fake flavor, blue raspberry. Weird History Food looks into the origins of this sugary, synthetic concoction which doesn’t appear to be based on anything occurring in nature.

Orgeat syrup is best known for its use in the Trader Vic’s classic Mai Tai. It’s usually made with sugar and almonds, but El Guapo’s special Creole Orgeat switches things up with organic Louisiana pecans. A delicious taste of New Orleans mixed with rum and fruit juice or with whiskey and bitters for a unique Old Fashioned. It’s also tasty in coffee drinks.

Ready, Steve? Andy? Mick? Now put your hands up! DJ Cummerbund combined two tracks that have been dying to be mashed up for a long time – Beyoncé’s All the Single Ladies and Sweet’s Ballroom Blitz. If this isn’t playing in every dance club in the next two weeks, there’s something wrong with the universe.

The always entertaining Cybertronic Spree is back with another awesome rock cover. This time, the musical Transformers took on the 1973 Sweet track Ballroom Blitz and peppered the music video with references to Wayne’s World, which featured a version of the song performed by Crucial Taunt.

Skip the ordinary marshmallows, and head straight for Smashmallows. These sweet treats satisfy your cravings with flavors like strawberries and cream, cookie dough, cinnamon churro, mint chocolate chip, and toasted vanilla. They’re made with organic cane sugar, and under 100 calories for four puffs. Can’t decide? Try the variety pack.