...I thought when I saw this.
According to the Romney's website it is made from
fiercely boiled sugar, glucose and water.
After cooling, half an ounce of oil of peppermint
is added to every 40 lb of mix.
is added to every 40 lb of mix.
Only the first finest oils are used in preparation,
a blend of the famous
a blend of the famous
American Wayne County brand,
with Brazilian and Chinese types.
with Brazilian and Chinese types.
It has a subtle but stimulating flavour,
cool in summer, fiery in winter.
cool in summer, fiery in winter.
Edmund Hilary and his team carried Romney's Kendal Mint Cake
with them on the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.
with them on the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.
'We sat on the snow and looked at the country far below us ...
we nibbled Kendal Mint Cake'.
Better get some in. More snow is forecast.
The chocolate covered one for preference.
Hmmm. I'd rather eat toothpaste.....
ReplyDeleteBut what is glucose, if not a sugar?!
ReplyDeleteThis is so amazing ...today I went to a local shop called The British Pantry to buy my son-in-law some chocolate hob nobs (he is a NZer but he and our daughter lived in the UK for a few years) and there, right by the till, was a box containing Kendal Mint Cakes and I asked the shop assistant what they were ...and now you have written about them!
ReplyDeleteIt does make your teeth ache just thinking about it.
ReplyDeleteThey should have thrown in some fructose and sucrose for good measure.
I do love a good coincidence. At least I can live up to the useful bit of my blog now.
I actually LIKE Kendal Mint Cake..... there's something about it..........
ReplyDeleteLove the relationship you saw between it and the broken ice......
Ages since I've had Kendal mint cake, I do love it - even if you do feel a bit sick afterwards!
ReplyDeleteFrom the comments, it's a puzzle as to why they would carry it to Mt. Everest.
ReplyDeleteJ of India: I'm guessing that, for some reason, the recipe required glucose and sucrose.
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