Later, we all met back at a cafe opposite the car park for the final treat of the day: a knickerbocker glory served in a tall glass with a cherry on top and a chewing
gum ball lurking at the bottom, buried in ice cream and raspberry syrup.
If you love this tree but like most of us don't have the space, an alternative is '
Gum Ball'.
Gum Ball is a dwarf shrubby version of the tree - it is also sometimes grafted on to a standard stem to create a lollipop shape.
The user activates the built-in red
gum ball switch and the carousel begins to turn causing the colorful beads to gently touch a user's hand as they spin by.
Vanilla ice cream mixed with raspberry Ripple and a bubble
gum ball when they reach the bottom.
Girls have raised funds through silent auctions, bake sales,
gum ball guesses, pencil decorating, swim meets, run-a-thons, jump-a-thons, bike-a-thons, movie nights, dances, birthday parties, craft sales, jewelry making, art sales, clothes sales, garage sales, bottle drives, and more.
What else on this planet combines three wide-eyed, bald mimes wearing glistening blue paint, the fine art of mouth-to-mouth precision
gum ball tossing, air poles, pipes and tubes, drumming, Viking helmets, Cap'n Crunch, Twinkies, the risk of causing too much ear sauce, modern plumbing, rain slickers and the encouragement to shake your "John Madden" like it was "flounder rounder than a giant quarter- pounder?"
The result: dangling stalactites and raised stalagmites These spiky formations grow at an average rate of about one cubic inch (about the size of a big
gum ball) every 100 years.
Almost every child has seen a
gum ball machine at the exit of a supermarket.
RAPPER 50 Cent is feeling the need for speed he's signed up for this year's
Gum ball 3000 car rally.
Give them plenty of bobbles to practice 'up dos' with the Gotcha Girls
Gum Ball machine.