Combination package of liquid and solid foodstuff

Abstract

The invention is a new way to present the traditional snack of milk and cookies, all in the convenience of having it in one package. The packaging provides separate compartments to contain milk (liquid) and cookies (solid foodstuff), with the milk compartment accessible through a straw, or a peel-back opening allowing the consumer to dip their cookies in the milk. When packaged with soy milk, or ultra-pasteurized cow milk, the product can be stored on dry shelf with a shelf life of four to six months. For products packaged with organic or regular milk, which have a shorter cold-storage shelf life, the compartment storing the cookies can be detached and re-attached to a new milk compartment of their choice.

1 . A combination package, comprising:
 a 1 st  compartment capable of sealing liquid therein, and having a pair of accessible openings on an upper surface of said compartment so as to access an interior portion of said first compartment, a first one of said pair of openings being sized to accept a drinking straw thrust therethrough, and a second of said pair of openings being slotted so as to be considerably longer than it is wide and having a pull tab cover thereover to facilitate removal of said cover therefrom and exposing only a portion of a surface area of said liquid contained therein, and,   a 2 nd  openable compartment containing non-liquid foodstuffs attached to said 1 st  compartment and having at least one wall portion thereof being easily removed so as to provide rapid access to said foodstuffs contained therein.   
   
   
       2 . A package as in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a sheet cover attached along a single edge of an upper surface of said 1 st  compartment and folding over and covering both 1 st  and 2 nd  compartment accessible openings.   
   
   
       3 . A package as in  claim 2 , wherein:
 said sheet cover includes graphics on an inner surface thereof.   
   
   
       4 . A package as in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said 2 nd  openable compartment further includes at least one wall portion thereof which is translucent providing direct viewing of the foodstuffs contained therein.