Annabelle Echo Chicago

Monday, February 14, 2011

Nozzles the Movie!

They call me Nozzles, the Wizard of Cheeze. But for short, most people know me as just Nozzles. Currently and for most of my life I’ve lived “off the grid” and hidden in the mists of time and shadows at the now defunct Illinois Central train stations at 12th Street, Roosevelt Road. Rumor has it that I may possibly be the anonymous & elusive graffiti artist everyone is buzzing about.
For years I’ve worked as a pitch man for Yum Brand Instant Frozen Cafe & Nozzles Brand Cheezy Whizard “The Spray” Giant Size Spray in your mouth Cheeze...
According to my current wife, Pam Crisco, Cheez Whiz never came in a spray can!
Reddi-wip is the brand of nitrogen-or-isobutane-propelled, sweetened whipped cream produced by ConAgra Foods. It is sold in the following varieties: Original, Extra-Creamy, Light, Fat-Free, Non-Dairy, and Chocolate.
The Original and Extra-Creamy come in 7oz. and 14oz. cans. All other varieties, except Chocolate, come in 7oz. cans only; with Chocolate available in 6.5oz. cans only. Personally I prefer consuming Reddi-Wip the Chocolate variety, especially, on its own, presumably - as is popular with many people - dispensing it straight from the can into one's mouth.)
Despite being available in an aerosol can, it should be treated as regular cream: sealed and refrigerated when not being used. Nitrous oxide, the propellant used in Reddi-wip (and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is the same gas that is used as both a weak anesthetic (primarily by dentists) and a performance enhancing oxidizer in the Street Arts: Culture Jamming & Graffiti for example…
Reddi-wip was invented in 1948 by John Cabell “Bunny” Breckinridge (August 6, 1903 – November 5, 1996) was an American actor and drag queen, best known for his role as “The Ruler” in Ed Wood’s film Plan 9 from Outer Space, his only film appearance. Full disclosure requires that I reveal that “Bunny” is the nephew of my ex wife Annabelle Echo, the editor of this document.
Starting out during the food rationing era of World War II, he invented Sta-Whip as a cream substitute using vegetable oil. After the war, he invented Reddi-wip in 1948, using real cream, along with a new valve more suitable for whipped cream, with fluting to create a pleasant pattern and a tilt-to-open design that pops back to the center to preserve the propellant gases. He applied in 1949 and received a patent for “dispensing valves for gas pressure containers” in 1955. He achieved national distribution in 1954, and sold his company in 1963 to Norton Simon Inc.
Norton Simon merged with Beatrice Foods in 1985. Then, in 1990, it was acquired by ConAgra, Norton Simon's corporate heir. Reddi-wip was parodied in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as “Giggle Cream.”
New & Improved Cool Whip Aerosol Whipped Topping!
Cool Whip aerosol now has an improved formula that holds its shape better on top of desserts, and an improved canister nozzle that makes it easier to spray, right where you want it!
With this convenient aerosol spray can, you and your kids can have the fun of customizing your own dessert, and satisfy your sweet tooth at the same time!
Cool Whip Aerosol Regular 225g and Cool Whip Aerosol Light 225g Topping is found in the dairy case of your favorite grocer . Cool Whip Light Aerosol Whipped Topping, 25% less fat than Regular Cool Whip Aerosol Whipped Topping
Cool Whip is a brand of imitation whipped cream named a whipped topping by its manufacturer. It is used in North America as a dessert topping and in some no-bake pie recipes. It was generally described as “non-dairy” as it contained no cream or milk and no lactose; however, it did contain the milk derivative casein. In 2010, both skim milk and light cream have been added to Original Cool Whip.
Cool Whip technology was introduced and invented in 1967 by John Cabell “Bunny” Breckinridge a food chemist at General Foods Corporation for the Birds Eye division of General Foods. The key to the technology was the creation of a whipped cream-like product that could be distributed in a frozen state by General Foods and grocery chains and kept in the refrigerator. This had never been done before and represented a major breakthrough in food preservation.
Within two years of introduction, it became the largest and most profitable product in the Birds Eye line of products. Birds Eye later merged with Kraft Foods and Philip Morris, eventually becoming part of Altria Group.
Cool Whip is manufactured in Avon, New York, for the United States and Canadian markets. It is sold in 8 oz. (226 g) and larger plastic tubs produced by Berry Plastics and is distributed through grocery outlets in a frozen state, and is refrigerated in the home prior to serving. Each nine gram serving provides 25 kcal (104650 J) of which 15 kcal (62790 J) is fat.
The varieties currently sold are Original, Extra Creamy, French Vanilla, Light, Reduced Fat, Fat Free and Sugar-Free, made with Splenda. Strawberry is sold seasonally, typically in the summer. Chocolate has now been reintroduced as well. In Canada, the Fat-Free variety is labeled as Ultra-low Fat.
In 2008, Cool Whip was introduced in an aerosol can so as to compete with Reddi-wip. French Vanilla has been discontinued and flavors can only be purchased in 5-6 oz bowls called Dips.
According to a Wired Magazine article, consumers are paying 41¢ per ounce for mostly water and air: twice the cost of homemade whipped cream.
Cool Whip Original is made of water, hydrogenated vegetable oil, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, skim milk, light cream, and less than 2% sodium caseinate (a milk derivative), natural and artificial flavor, xanthan and guar gums, polysorbate 60, sorbitan monostearate, and beta carotene (as a coloring). In some markets, such as Canada and the United States, Cool Whip is available in an aerosol can using nitrous oxide as a propellant. Cool Whip was formerly marketed as non-dairy, but in Jewish dietary traditions, Cool Whip was classified as dairy rather than parve (non-meat and non-dairy) because of the sodium caseinate (which is derived from milk). Cool Whip now contains milk and cream.
Cool Whip Aerosol was parodied in the motion picture Ed Wood as “Giggle Cream.”
Easy Cheese is the trademark for a processed cheese product distributed by Kraft Foods, also referred to as aerosol cheese or spray cheese, and is a descendant of squeeze cheese (a semi-solid cheese food from the 1970s packaged in a squeezable plastic tube). It comes packaged in a spray can, much like canned whipped cream and does not require refrigeration. Easy Cheese has its own entry in Sterns’ Encyclopedia of Bad Taste.
Easy Cheese contains milk, water, whey protein concentrate, canola oil, milk protein concentrate, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, calcium phosphate, lactic acid, sorbic acid, sodium alginate, apocarotenal, annatto, cheese culture, and enzymes
Although sometimes called “aerosol cheese”, its container is not actually an aerosol spray can, because the cheese does not combine with the propellant (nitrogen) to turn into a fine mist upon being sprayed. Rather, the can contains a plastic cap which serves as a barrier and a piston whose movement squeezes the cheese through the nozzle in a solid column when the nozzle is pressed. The propellant, therefore, does not mix with the cheese. This explains why the can has a small rubber plug on its base. Normal aerosol cans are charged with all of their contents through the single opening at the top, but spray cheese cans are separately charged with cheese through the top and propellant through the bottom. The can design also ensures that the cheese can be dispensed with the can upright or inverted.
Cheez Wiz was parodied in the motion picture the Blues Brothers as “Giggle Cream”.
Besides dry toast and French cuisine, it was Elwood Blues’ favorite food in the film.
According to my current wife, Pam Crisco, Cheez Whiz never came in a spray can!
In my new role as Pitch Man for Batter Blaster, I’m today Introducing 3 new flavors of Batter Blaster-- Buttermilk, Organic Whole Wheat with Brown Sugar & Cinnamon and Double Chocolate. Adding variety to your pancakes and waffles, these new flavors are convenient, healthy and delicious! Of course there’s always the Organic Original Batter Blaster with the same great taste!
Batter Blaster brings you the only fresh, ready-to-cook pancake and waffle batter in a pressurized can. Its unique, patent-pending process allows Batter Blaster to make fresh, healthy, delicious Pancakes in Minutes™.
Just shake, blast, cook and enjoy!
PAM is a cooking spray currently owned and distributed by ConAgra. Its main ingredient is canola oil, a fat.
It was introduced in 1961 by John Cabell “Bunny” Breckinridge who, with Arthur Meyerhoff, started Gibraltar Industries to market the spray originally as Bunny Brand cooking spray. The name PAM is initialism for “Product of Arthur Meyerhoff”. In 1971, Gibraltar Industries merged with American Home Products (now Wyeth) and became part of the American Home Foods portfolio. In 1996, AHF was acquired by Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst Inc., and C. Dean Metropoulos and Company from American Home Products, becoming International Home Foods, which in turn was acquired by ConAgra in 2000.
PAM is marketed in various flavors, such as “butter” and “olive oil”, meant to impart the flavor of cooking with those ingredients. Flavors such as “lemon” or “garlic” are also offered. PAM also markets high-temperature sprays formulated for use when grilling, etc., and one containing flour suitable for dry-cooking as in baking. PAM is marketed as a nominally zero-calorie alternative to other oils used as lubricants when using cooking methods such as sautéing or baking (US regulations allow food products to claim to be zero-calorie if they contain less than 5 calories per Reference Amount Customarily Consumed and per labeled serving. Similar sprays are offered by other manufacturers.