# I cannot be the only one afraid of the Pillsbury pop **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 18, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605 "2013-12-18T00:55:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/41 "2013-12-18T17:13:09Z")
I hate the popping and often make my husband (who also hates the popping, I think) open the cans. I am a wimp. What my coworkers dubbed “Cinnamon Crack Buns.” 2 cans of crescent rolls 2 peaches or 2 apples or 1 of each, cut into 8 pieces each (buy the peaches a little bit unripe) cinnamon dark brown sugar butter Pineapple soda or Mountain Dew (not diet) 9x13 baking pan Slice the fruit into thin wedges, roll in cinnamon sugar, roll up each wedge in a crescent roll. Put 8 dumplings along each long side of the pan, leaving a gap between the rows and a little space along the edges. Sprinkle, pour, or dump cinnamon over each roll. (this step depends on your liking for butter and sweetness) Put 1/2 to 1 stick o’ buttah in a sauce pan with 1/2 to 1 cup of dark brown sugar. Heat until the butter melts, and the sugar and butter mix together in a bubbling caramel. It will smell incredible. Pour the caramel mixture over the rolls. Pour about 8 oz of the pop/soda/whatever you call it along the empty spaces in the pan. Put into a 350 oven until the tops get a little hollow sounding. Serve warm. Spectacular with ice cream. (For those of us who can’t eat gluten, or if you just want to do it a different way, these can also be made with pie crust (regular or gluten free).) ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/42 "2013-12-18T17:16:28Z")
Next time you’ve screwed up the courage to pop open a tube of the croissants 😃 place a small piece of chocolate in the center before rolling up. Et voila - _pain au chocolat_ American-style (e.g. lazy as hell) and you’ll wonder why you didn’t think of it before. Non-chocolate people should play around with putting a small piece of cheese in the middle before rolling for a more savory breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/43 "2013-12-18T17:25:33Z")
I have never even though twice about the pop. If anything, my frustration is trying to find the right amount of force that gets it to pop without completely ripping those things in half. They rarely just pop open when I pull the strip off. > [@Biggirl](#): > > melted herbed butter with plenty of garlic powder (doesn’t cook long enough for fresh garlic to my liking) I’m going to have to try this recipe. As a thought: If you’re using melted butter, you could cook the garlic in the butter for a couple of minutes to give it a good head start. As a perk, the garlic flavor will infuse into the butter nicely. Of course, I’ve got nothing against garlic powder. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/44 "2013-12-18T17:30:16Z")
When you have something that needs a quick hit of garlic (but be cautious because this is a HIT of garlic), check out the little frozen cube things. Dorot. I had to check my fridge for the brand. It’s crushed garlic in oil and it packs a wallop. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/45 "2013-12-18T17:31:24Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > And back on topic… have you ever had one just _detonate_ when you remove the rip cord? I hate that. Oh hell yes. I once had one literally explode in my face, spraying dough all over the kitchen (and me). :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/46 "2013-12-18T18:02:50Z")
I just thought of something: Once the tube has been defused, wrap brie in it. ETA: Not in the tube, duh. In the dough. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/47 "2013-12-18T18:32:40Z")
When I was young we would • take a large marshmallow, roll it in butter, then cinnamon • wrap it in a piece of crescent roo dough • roll the dough in butter and then cinnamon • bake till the dough is cooked (messy, use foil or cupcake tins/wrappers) My mom told me recently that we called them “ghost rolls”. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/48 "2013-12-18T20:57:47Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I just thought of something: Once the tube has been defused, wrap brie in it. > ETA: Not in the tube, duh. In the dough. Ah. I was thinking, “well, _somebody_ is on a high-fiber diet…” ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/49 "2013-12-18T21:10:18Z")
Doesn’t anyone just strike the tube on the square edge of a counter or cutting board? Wasn’t that the way the original commercials showed how? Ah - here ya go [1965 Pillsbury Commercial](http://youtu.be/nR8SBa962Fk) ---
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/50 "2013-12-18T21:27:41Z")
A co-worker of mine got a tube of biscuits as a gag-gift at work. He absentmindedly tossed it into his desk drawer and forgot about them; until, several days lays later, we heard a muffled _thoomp_ come from his desk. ew. ---
**Author:** ![Tara57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Tara57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tara57)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/51 "2013-12-18T23:12:38Z")
> [@For You](#): > > When I was young we would > > • take a large marshmallow, roll it in butter, then cinnamon > • wrap it in a piece of crescent roo dough > • roll the dough in butter and then cinnamon > • bake till the dough is cooked > (messy, use foil or cupcake tins/wrappers) > > My mom told me recently that we called them “ghost rolls”. That same recipe also goes by names like Easter Buns or Ressurection Rolls. Each step of the recipe can represent part of the Easter story: [http://www.eastcobber.com/easter-brunch-recipe-idea-resurrection-bunsempty-tomb-biscuits](http://www.eastcobber.com/easter-brunch-recipe-idea-resurrection-bunsempty-tomb-biscuits) Canned biscuits make easy chicken and dumplings. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/52 "2013-12-18T23:16:00Z")
> [@delphica](#): > > For a variation on the pigs in the blanket, roll up pepperoni slices and shredded cheese in the crescent rolls. Holy Crow - I never THOUGHT of this!! THANK YOU!! Now I know what I’m making for our bar Christmas Party! You are a gnius, **delphica**!!! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/53 "2013-12-18T23:23:31Z")
We loved making crescent roll variations. Add the fillings, roll and bake. Some favorites include: Roast beef and cheddar Nutella Butter and cinnamon sugar Pizza sauce and mozzarella Banana slices and a few chocolate chips. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/54 "2013-12-19T01:20:03Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > OK, being ultra cheap and all, I find a package of Hillshire Farms Li’l Weiners or Li’l Smokies can be wrapped using one package of crescent rolls. Cut EACH triangle into five strips (it doesn’t have to be evenly triangular, even a scrap of dough can be wound around a teeny dog). It works out perfectly even. That’s actually a good idea. Sometimes they turn out awfully “bread-y” when I use 1/2 a dough section. I’m going to try this! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/55 "2013-12-19T02:13:13Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Next time you’ve screwed up the courage to pop open a tube of the croissants 😃 place a small piece of chocolate in the center before rolling up. Et voila - _pain au chocolat_ American-style (e.g. lazy as hell) and you’ll wonder why you didn’t think of it before. > > Non-chocolate people should play around with putting a small piece of cheese in the middle before rolling for a more savory breakfast. Or a slice of marzipan. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/56 "2013-12-19T02:20:20Z")
When opening those things, I just think of something that makes me angry, so I’ll have more energy to pop it open and it’ll be more satisfying. ---
**Author:** ![mage-girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/57 "2013-12-19T02:21:03Z")
Those damn biscuit tubes make me jump every time! ---
**Author:** ![that\_darn\_cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@that\_darn\_cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/that_darn_cat)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/58 "2013-12-19T03:00:43Z")
Both my step-mother and -brother hate the pop. Have to do it for them. I like to wrap them into a ball around chocolate chips, then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and bake. Yum. Only good hot though. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/59 "2013-12-19T04:13:33Z")
They changed the tube. It pops open when you peel off the paper. I recall three types. The earliest needed a whack on the counter. A few years later the directions said to press with a spoon and it popped open. Now it pops just peeling off the paper. > [@JohnGalt](#): > > Doesn’t anyone just strike the tube on the square edge of a counter or cutting board? Wasn’t that the way the original commercials showed how? > > Ah - here ya go [1965 Pillsbury Commercial](http://youtu.be/nR8SBa962Fk) ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605/60 "2013-12-19T04:43:02Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > place a small piece of chocolate in the center before rolling up. Et voila - _pain au chocolat_ American-style We use chocolate chips. No sense wasting time breaking up chocolate bars. That’s like real cooking. > [@Biggirl](#): > > I just thought of something: Once the tube has been defused, wrap brie in it. We use gouda. It’s teh awesome. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605.md?page=4)