Word: peppermint
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...Still, that didn't stop Hershey's Reese's Pieces stealing the category for confectionary in the round. In the fourth and final group - filled chocolates - Fry's Peppermint Cream, part of the Cadbury family, comfortably beat all-comers. (Read: "Despite Two Rebuffs, Kraft Is Still Sweet on Cadbury...
...getting their tailgate on for the first time in recent memory this Saturday, serving up the basics in large quantities. They’ll be providing plenty of warm food and drinks to ward off the chilly November air and you can start your 10 a.m. off right with peppermint schnapps and hot chocolate, as well as cider, coffee, and tea. Breakfast and grilled goods will also be in plenty.Pfoho’s tailgate will showcase the House’s winning chili, which is selected annually before the Game at the Master’s Open House. They?...
...Peppermint Bay This is a maritime city so best get out on the water and take the half-day Peppermint Bay Cruise, tel: (61-3) 6231 5113, which departs from the Hobart Cruise Centre at Sullivan's Cove. Heading out into the estuary of the Derwent River can be hair-raising when the Southern Ocean is choppy, but it's bearable on a large, luxury, high-speed catamaran. Soon you enter the tranquil waters of the d'Entrecasteaux Channel - named by early French explorers, who had friendly contact with local Aborigines before the British arrived and devastated the indigenous culture...
...Think Gum Think Gum features a concoction of "brain-boosting" herbs (including gingko biloba, bacopa and peppermint) and naturally occurring caffeine (guarana) that's supposed to help with not only alertness but memory too. I wouldn't discount the placebo effect, but I can't guarantee the instructions on the package - "For best results, chew while learning or studying and again to recall information" - will make you smarter. Still, this gum does deliver an even-keeled, concentrated boost, vs. a spiked buzz. I started chewing the recommended two-piece dose and felt a little more alert but not antsy. Then...
...Italian Bernardino Branca developed a cure-all he called Fernet - an 80-proof concoction containing myrrh (what's with all the myrrh?), rhubarb, chamomile, aloe, cardamom, peppermint oil and a number of other ingredients including a lot of grape-infused spirits and some opiates. Branca used the drink to treat a number of ailments, including hangovers and cholera. Fernet is still available (now opiate-free), although it's usually served as an after dinner drink...