Method for a enhancing the desirability of a breakfast cereal

1 . A method for a consumer to enhance the desirability of a breakfast cereal comprising the steps of:

selecting a breakfast cereal to be consumed,

dispensing said breakfast cereal into a suitable container,

obtaining a quantity of cereal thrillers,

said cereal thrillers being liquid,

said cereal thrillers containing a highly concentrated flavoring,

said highly concentrated flavoring being excessively strong for direct consumption,

said cereal thrillers being contained in a reservoir of a container,

dispensing a desired quantity of said cereal thrillers directly onto said breakfast cereal,

ingesting a quantity of said breakfast cereal with cereal thrillers, and

enjoying the flavor of said cereal thrillers and said breakfast cereal,

the flavor of said breakfast cereal with cereal thrillers being strong enough for detection by a human palate, and

said flavor of said breakfast cereal with cereal thrillers on it being different from the flavor of said breakfast cereal absent said cereal thrillers.

2 . A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the step of adding a liquid to said breakfast cereal prior to consumption.

3 . A method as recited in claim 2 wherein said liquid is milk.

4 . A method as recited in claim 1 wherein said cereal thrillers contain a sweetener.

5 . A method as recited in claim 1 wherein said cereal thrillers contain an ingredient selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, citric acid, glycerin and sodium benzoate.

6 . A method as recited in claim 1 wherein said drops include a humectant.

7 . A method as recited in claim 1 wherein said container is capable of dispensing small measured unit doses of cereal thrillers.

8 . A method as recited in claim 7 wherein said measured unit doses are of a predetermined strength and amount to impart a desired flavoring effect to a breakfast cereal.

9 . A method as recited in claim 1 wherein said container is a squeeze bottle.

10 . A method as recited in claim 1 wherein said container is a spray bottle.

11 . A method as recited in claim 10 wherein said container includes a nozzle through which cereal thrillers may be dispensed when said container is squeezed by a human hand.

12 . A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising a finger pump on said container for dispensing cereal thrillers from said container to said breakfast cereal.

13 . A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising a spray head on said container for dispensing cereal thrillers from said container to said breakfast cereal.

14 . A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising a squeeze dropper for dispensing cereal thrillers from said container to said breakfast cereal.

15 . A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising a dispenser on said container, said dispenser serving to provide a generally uniform dosage of cereal thrillers each time said dispenser is actuated.

16 . A method as recited in claim 1 wherein said cereal thrillers include ingredients selected from the group consisting of acids, artificial sweeteners, natural sweeteners, colorants, thickeners, surfactants, and humectants.

17 . A method as recited in claim 1 wherein said container is portable.

18 . A method as recited in claim 17 wherein said container is sized to be able to be carried in a consumer's pocket.

19 . A method as recited in claim 18 further comprising the step of removing said container of drink drops from the consumer's pocket prior to dispensing said cereal thrillers onto said breakfast cereal.

20 . A method as recited in claim 19 wherein said container has a greatest dimension of less than 4 inches.

21 . A method as recited in claim 19 wherein said container has a greatest dimension of less than 3 inches.

22 . A method as recited in claim 19 wherein said container has a greatest dimension of less than 2 inches.

23 . A method for a consumer to create and immediately consume his own supplementally-flavored breakfast cereal comprising the steps of:

selecting a breakfast cereal desired by the consumer,

obtaining a quantity of cereal thriller,

said cereal thriller being liquid,

said cereal thriller containing a highly concentrated flavoring,

said highly concentrated flavoring being excessively strong for direct consumption,

said cereal thriller being contained in a reservoir of a portable container,

dispensing a predetermined measured dose of said cereal thriller onto said breakfast cereal,

ingesting a quantity of said thrilled breakfast cereal, and

enjoying the thrilling enhanced flavor of said thrilled breakfast cereal.

24 . A method as recited in claim 23 wherein said breakfast cereal is hot.

25 . A method as recited in claim 23 wherein said breakfast cereal has a temperature not exceeding ambient air temperature.

26 . A flavoring as recited in claim 23 further comprising a buffer to increase pH of the mixture and stabilize it to avoid flavor degradation.

27 . A flavoring as recited in claim 26 wherein said buffer is potassium citrate.

28 . A flavoring as recited in claim 26 wherein said buffer sodium citrate.

29 . A flavoring as recited in claim 23 wherein said sweetener contains a combination of Acesulfame potassium and Sucrlose to stabilize it against degradation.