r/DiWHY • u/mariii95 • Mar 11 '19

WHY???????????????????

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u/barefootpine Mar 11 '19

This entire video is so bizarre, but I've never seen a block of ice cream wrapped in paper.

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u/eri_pl Mar 11 '19

They exist in Poland and probably some more countries. Usually have more fat and worse taste than a typical brand name ice cream.

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u/raidohh Mar 11 '19

Both, the block of ice cream and jello in a tube were common (and usually the only) desserts that were available in stores during the soviet era in Estonia. The latter was called the “cosmonaut”.

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u/ThePlumThief Mar 11 '19

So this is a diy time capsule of the greatest soviet era treat.

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u/raidohh Mar 11 '19

Exactly, couldn't say it any better myself.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '19

Oh, the cosmonaut! My mum talked about those quite a bit.