An Unlikely Beverage

By Mark -

I looked for a snack in the fridge tonight. I had some low-fat buttermilk that I knew my stomach would handle well, but I wanted to make it more interesting. Then I saw the bottle of diet cream soda and thought, "Why not?" I mixed equal amounts together and tried it, not knowing if it would be disgusting, delicious, or somewhere in between.

It turned out to be pretty good. It's sort of like a drinkable fizzy cheesecake. And, yes, it was easy on my stomach.

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