First there was the crazy five pound gummy bear and now we find something considerably grosser. Our own Weatherman, commenter extraordinaire, created – wait for it – a huge, disgusting Swedish Fish.
Good lord. He describes it thus:
I thought you’d appreciate these pics of a 6lb Swedish Fish that I made about a year ago for my sister’s birthday. To make the fish we melted down two 3lb bags of gummi bears, separated by color, then poured them into a fish-shaped serving dish. We poured them in different layers so that we could get the most accurate, life-like red salmon coloration. We then gave the fish that characteristic Swedish Fish coating with some powdered and granulated sugar.
Six pounds! Granulated sugar! Fish-shaped serving dish! It sounds like a CSI episode gone wrong! The sheer fact, however, that a man would make a 6 pound Swedish Fish for his sister is a testament to that mans pereseverence against iniquity and lack of understanding of the boundries of brotherly love.
Obviously the normal reaction to this is disgust and horror, but Weatherman is a good man and he and his family will survive this ordeal. I only pray that no one ate this thing.
Disgusting????
Swedish Fish are awesome! What’s disgusting is that he used Gummi bears, which have a COMPLETELY different consistency than Swedish Fish, and don’t get stuck in your teeth nearly as easily.
So did his sister like the Swedish Fish he made?
All this gummy talk makes me think of Homer’s Gummy De Milo.
She was both amused and horrified at the same time, which was exactly the reaction I was hoping for.
And just to put Bigg’s fears to rest, she did not eat it. Last I heard, she had plans to trophy mount it.
HAHAHA! what is a swedish fish…
I’m with Ryan. That is a gummy fish not a swedish fish. Still awesome, but not the same.
I did what I could with what I had, but I am under no misapprehension that what I made was a true Swedish Fish. The consistency is certainly different. I would welcome any recipe suggestions for the next time I make one, since there is really nothing better than a real Swedish Fish except perhaps a 6lb real Swedish Fish.
A 7lb real Swedish Fish?
7’s the key number here.
Think about it; 7-Elevens. 7 dwarves. 7 chipmunks twirlin’ on a branch, eatin’ lots of sunflowers on my uncle’s ranch. You know that old children’s tale from the sea.
It’s like you’re dreamin’ about Gorgonzola cheese when it’s clearly Brie time, baby.
Great Effort and good luck with any venture in the future to make a giant Swedish Fish. One thing to think about recipe wise, Swedish Fish are starch candies (gummi bears are gelatin) and starch can’t be melted it has to be dissolved than dried again. The drying time for a 7lb Swedish Fish would be at least 2 weeks (you’ll need to keep it in the oven at about 200-225 degrees) and you’ll want to bake it on a flat sheet like a cookie tray so it’s not too thick. Otherwise you may need to cook it for a month or more.
I kinda figured I couldn’t melt the Swedish Fish in the first place and now I know why. But I’m almost scared to ask how you know so much about making 7lb Swedish Fish…
haha lol i love reading this i like gummy bears but what is a swedish fish???