We had a Mele Kalikimaka in 1983 when we lived in Hawaii. Admittedly, it wasn’t much different from the years we lived in southern California and Phoenix, Az. Of all the “green” Christmas places, Arizona was the best. There’s nothing quite as awesome as a suguaro cactus lit up in christmas lights. (Just google it to see what I mean.)
I agree that there’s no such thing as too much peppermint. My favorite sensation is to take four Altoids. distribute among the back teeth, and crunch, then ride out the peppermint blast.
Pete… So you are a candy cane fan… I am a fan of the mint patties… See’s makes an excellent dark chocolate peppermint patty that is delish! … and it is made in the USA (vs. York, which is way too sweet and is now made in Mexico).
qka… Wow…. you ARE hardcore. You must have the best breath EVER!
I live in an area where mint is grown commercially, spreads everywhere, and where weeding your garden is often a mint-fragrant experience. That’s why I usually have a gallon-size zip-lock bag of dried mint at hand for the times I feel like having a cuppa mint tea. A nice reward for all that weeding.
A. Rat… Oh, the smell of mint in the air must be grand! Apparently, in Salinas, back in the day, there used to be a chocolate factory south of town…. Hershey’s or Nestle’s or something, and on certain days, the town smelled of chocolate. That would be lovely… now the town smells of fertilizer… cow poop… because of the lettuce and strawberry fields. Lettuce doesn’t smell… and the strawberries don’t much either. Now, garlic, just up the road in Gilroy is a different story.
Nah, if there aren’t sprigs popping out of his ears, then there’s no such thing as too much mint. 🙂
Mint’s good, but peppermint is the BEST!
We had a Mele Kalikimaka in 1983 when we lived in Hawaii. Admittedly, it wasn’t much different from the years we lived in southern California and Phoenix, Az. Of all the “green” Christmas places, Arizona was the best. There’s nothing quite as awesome as a suguaro cactus lit up in christmas lights. (Just google it to see what I mean.)
@Pete & Wolf
I agree that there’s no such thing as too much peppermint. My favorite sensation is to take four Altoids. distribute among the back teeth, and crunch, then ride out the peppermint blast.
Grey… Ha! I’m the same way!
Pete… So you are a candy cane fan… I am a fan of the mint patties… See’s makes an excellent dark chocolate peppermint patty that is delish! … and it is made in the USA (vs. York, which is way too sweet and is now made in Mexico).
qka… Wow…. you ARE hardcore. You must have the best breath EVER!
Now that song is stuck in my head. Yes, that one.
I live in an area where mint is grown commercially, spreads everywhere, and where weeding your garden is often a mint-fragrant experience. That’s why I usually have a gallon-size zip-lock bag of dried mint at hand for the times I feel like having a cuppa mint tea. A nice reward for all that weeding.
Mint and gamma radiation. Tasty!
I like the Mint too, but I’d rather have Bullion if the mint is to much to take….take it either way, all Bullion is Gold isn’t it?
EofO… ha haa…. sorry. It’s in mine, too.
A. Rat… Oh, the smell of mint in the air must be grand! Apparently, in Salinas, back in the day, there used to be a chocolate factory south of town…. Hershey’s or Nestle’s or something, and on certain days, the town smelled of chocolate. That would be lovely… now the town smells of fertilizer… cow poop… because of the lettuce and strawberry fields. Lettuce doesn’t smell… and the strawberries don’t much either. Now, garlic, just up the road in Gilroy is a different story.
Dada… Indeed! Tasty to the last drop… dead.
Scott…. Bullion? That’s a bit salty, mate.
Hopefully it wasn’t mint Listerine!
Mele Kalikimaka – I suppose that’s the Hawai’ian pronunciation of “Merry Christmas”?