Jelly like sweets in the shape of watermelon slices.Small wafer like biscuits shaped like fans.The toothpick serves as the handle.The wafers are stuck together with a small molasses like filling.A summer stalwart.Basically its just a pile of shaved ice... ...full story at Porcelain Monkey
from Porcelain Monkey on Fri, Aug 08 2008
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