The other day, BSM came home from preschool with a treat: a drink in a foil pouch. These are a staple of Israeli childhood, so I wasn't overly surprised to see it. I was, however, slightly stymied. These drinks seem to be the equivalent of Capri Sun drinks, which we never had growing up. Presumably they weren't kosher.
In any event, I was lacking critical experience in opening this thing. It doesn't exactly seem trivial to stab a liquid-filled foil pouch with a cheap plastic straw and succeed in both piercing the pouch and not having the drink explode everywhere.
I recall seeing this done by stabbing the bottom of the pouch, as opposed to its side, but I had foolishly convinced BSM to drink this thing during dinner. Thus, I had the added constraint of the opened pouch having to be able to balance on the table. And foolish I may be, but I am not so foolish as to even suggest that BSM drink his sugar water from a cup.
After thinking about it during the first half of BSM's dinner, I finally solved this little riddle. It may be cheating, it may be lame, but I don't care. By using a toothpick, you can easily create a controlled opening exactly where you want, and then pop the straw right in. Ha.
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