“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested…” -Francis Bacon “Of Studies” (The Essays, 1601)
Among the hundreds of confections crowding three full aisles in our local Dollar Store, two particularly attracted my attention:
CANDICRAFT. Delicious Ink N’ Paper You Can Eat! The packet contains one liquid candy filled pen and three pieces of candy paper in four flavors.
And
TAFFYTOONS. This taffy bar with crunchy bits exclaims on its wrapper: “You can eat the pictures!”
Think of the pedagogical possibilities: “You may eat your paper once you have written a perfect declarative sentence.” Now that is positive reinforcement. Can a Taffytoon graphic novel or short fiction series be far behind? Imagine create-your-own-dessert-buffet haiku parties sweeping the land. And the arts of espionage will be revolutionized when secret messages come in the form of a sweet treat instead of indigestible paper and ink or some dangerous self-immolating media.
Any way you look at it, it’s win-win.
Sweet!