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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Trader Joe’s English Soft Peppermints
The back of the package didn’t tell me much more except that they were actually a product of The Netherlands (and not English as the name may have led me to believe). The ingredients were pretty simple: Sugar, Cream of Tartar and Natural Peppermint Oil. What what manner of soft mint were they? Open the package and it’s clear. They’re pillow mints. Lovely, king sized pillow mints (not those domestic throw pillow mints you get at the drug store!). They smell of sweet peppermint and at first as light and cool on the tongue. Then the blistering peppermint kicks in. It’s like the word “English” is code for"Altoid" or something. I enjoy pillow mints and their Butter Mint brethren, but the intensity of these doesn’t make for popping them one after the other very pleasant. Perhaps that’s a good thing, I could learn a little self control through negative feedback behavior modification. With fresh breath as a side effect whether I’ve learned anything or not. As a breath mint, these are fine and dandy. As a candy, they’re not quite munchable. Related Candies
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Have you tried the TJ’s peppermint marshmallows? We just got some yesterday and they’re soooo good.
I wish I had access to a Trader Joe’s!
Like you, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I brought these home, but with the name “soft peppermints” I had to find out. I ended up really enjoying them; they reminded me of the after-dinner mints that steak houses used to provide in jars near the register. Mine didn’t have quite the “Altoid” kick yours did, but the peppermint flavor was nonetheless quite aromatic. A definite winner in my book!
I’ve been trying to find good peppermint candy this holiday but have found very little. Usually the boxes of candy canes at the grocery store are appealing looking and fairly satisfying but this year all I seem to find is super-generic discount canes that are more pink-and-white than the classic red-and-white I’ve come to expect.
I found a box of King Leo peppermints that are a described as “soft peppermints” and were almost what I was hoping to find except for a slight chalky aftertaste.
Any recommendation for good peppermint candy canes or sticks? Thanks!
I also enjoyed the Trader Joe Soft Peppermints and yesterday went to buy another tin and they don’t have them anymore. I have had this problem with Trader Joes more than once. They seem to carry new items only briefly. It is very frustrating.
I had previously purchased a similar product under a different name from England/Netherlands. But the store stopped carrying it, said company no longer making product. Then “voila”, found the same product “soft peppermints” at Trader Joe’s. Needless to say I bought a bunch, they are so gooooooood!!! But like some of you, when I went back again, they were all out. They carry them sort of in a hit-miss way. Wish they would keep it stocked all the time. Yum-Yum
I love these peppermints. The problem is that my Trader Joe’s keeps shifting them around or hiding them or just doesn’t stock them all the time.
I wish that we could purchase some items on-line and get TJ’s to ship them to us.
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