Simple Saturdays: Learning a new trick…

During Amber’s Bachelorette party last night, some of us tried to tie a cherry stem with our tongues.  Many failed and very few succeeded.  I wasn’t able to try it last night, so I tried it while in Atlanta today at the Hard Rock Cafe. 

And it appears to me that I have a new talent.  =)

So, for those wanting to know how to do it, I found a tutorial to share with you.  Enjoy!

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How to Tie a Knot in a Cherry Stem With Your Tongue

Steps

1. Work the stem around in your mouth so it becomes more malleable (meaning easier to shape or change form).
2. Fold the stem in half around the tip of your tongue; the easiest way to do this is lengthwise, so the folded stem lies along the length of the tongue, one end on the top of the tongue, one end on the bottom.
3. Take the folded stem between your front teeth and bite down gently until the two ends cross over, forming a loop.
4. Use the tip of your tongue to push one end of the stem through the loop you’ve made. Try using your teeth to rotate the looped stem toward the end you are trying to push through. This might take a few minutes, but it is possible, especially with practice.

 

Tips

• For an extra flourish, push the cherry stone through the knotted stem (brace the knotted stem against your front teeth and push the stone halfway through using the tip of your tongue). People invariably believe that you’ve actually tied the stem around the stone. Those poor, poor fools!
• Use the longest stem you can find, especially if you intend to push the stone through it.
• The cherry with stem attached can be placed in the mouth and eaten, retaining the stem and stone for the trick.

Warnings

• Be careful not to choke on your cherry stem or pit.

~ by fireflydreamer on October 25, 2008.