I've always been intrigued with Altoids candies. A good part of that intrigue is due to the cute little tins and the fact that they are "Curiously Strong".
The other day I came across a new flavor - Creme de Menthe. The Curiously Strong Peppermint and Spearmint, Ginger, Licorice and Cinnamon have all been tried. I haven't liked any of them very much. But I continue to buy them. Good for clearing out the nasal passages (and the brain), and of course for freshening breath - yet strong enough that I'm not tempted to eat a bunch like I would with regular candy. Altoids fall more into the category of "medicine".
So anywhoo - when I saw the new brand I just had to buy it. The "Creme de Menthe" name made me think they'd be kind of creamy/minty like those little butter mints that you can actually eat just like candy.
I was wrong. These taste very similar to the regular peppermint variety. I can barely eat one.
The boy loves the smell of them. He asked if I would give him the tin when it was empty so he could have it as a "sniff box". A sniff box? What you don't know what one is? Doesn't everyone have a little box of yummy smells that they carry around and pull out at intervals to sniff? Hope this doesn't mean he's a candidate for "smokeless tobacco" :)
And I have to admit - I enjoy opening the box and taking a sniff...that alone clears out the nasal passages.
One other item that I like to just randomly smell when I come across it, are cloves. I guess I could use an empty cleaned out Altoid tin and fill it with cloves - then I could have my own little sniff box.
Any items you like to sniff at random? Legal substances only ;)
The other day I came across a new flavor - Creme de Menthe. The Curiously Strong Peppermint and Spearmint, Ginger, Licorice and Cinnamon have all been tried. I haven't liked any of them very much. But I continue to buy them. Good for clearing out the nasal passages (and the brain), and of course for freshening breath - yet strong enough that I'm not tempted to eat a bunch like I would with regular candy. Altoids fall more into the category of "medicine".
So anywhoo - when I saw the new brand I just had to buy it. The "Creme de Menthe" name made me think they'd be kind of creamy/minty like those little butter mints that you can actually eat just like candy.
I was wrong. These taste very similar to the regular peppermint variety. I can barely eat one.
The boy loves the smell of them. He asked if I would give him the tin when it was empty so he could have it as a "sniff box". A sniff box? What you don't know what one is? Doesn't everyone have a little box of yummy smells that they carry around and pull out at intervals to sniff? Hope this doesn't mean he's a candidate for "smokeless tobacco" :)
And I have to admit - I enjoy opening the box and taking a sniff...that alone clears out the nasal passages.
One other item that I like to just randomly smell when I come across it, are cloves. I guess I could use an empty cleaned out Altoid tin and fill it with cloves - then I could have my own little sniff box.
Any items you like to sniff at random? Legal substances only ;)
