Eating Ice Cream while Reedmaking: Cons: Slows down the process, makes my mouth and hands sticky, turns my reed an unhealthy shade of sorta-brown? (chocolate ice cream), gets gunk in my reed when i test it, gets gunk in my oboe when i test the reed, adds one more dish to clean up. Pros: It’s ICE CREAM. Clearly I will be reedmaking and enjoying a bowl of ice cream more often.