On Tuesday, November 25, 2014 7:16:50 AM UTC-7, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Jon" > wrote in message ...
> > On 25/11/2014 11:26 am, Julie Bove wrote:
> >> Now I am confused! I posted in a reply in another thread about Scotch
> >> Mints that I used to buy in Canada. But as soon as I had posted this I
> >> thought... Wait! Was that the name? Maybe it was Imperial Mints? And
> >> now when I look them up, I am even more confused. It would seem that
> >> they are similar but different.
> >>
> >> The first many times that I bought them, they were at the candy counter,
> >> sold by the pound in the Eaton's department store in Vancouver. And
> >> then I was no longer buying them there but I can't remember why. Either
> >> that store closed or they got rid of the candy counter. I do remember
> >> someone directing us to a candy store that sold them. I think it was in
> >> the downtown area but it may have been the gastown area as we often went
> >> there too.
> >>
> >> IIRC, these mints were roundish but not total orbs. Slightly more flat.
> >> But not as flat as a Mentos. Although in looking this up, the Internet
> >> says that Mentos are in fact Scotch Mints. And while I do love Mentos,
> >> what I bought in Canada did not quite seem the same. The way I remember
> >> them, the hard coating was harder and thicker. You couldn't really bite
> >> into them at first because you might break a tooth. You had to suck on
> >> them for a time and then you could finally get to the chewy inside but I
> >> remember it being harder inside than a Mentos as well.
> >>
> >> Some years went by and I didn't go to Canada. Then when I did, I didn't
> >> run across any candy counters. I did find bags of similar looking candy
> >> which was sometimes flatter, like a Mentos, but I remember them not
> >> being as good as I remembered. Perhaps less mint flavor? I can't
> >> remember. I just remember that they were not as good as I remembered
> >> them to be. But perhaps these were the Imperial Mints?
> >>
> >> In looking them up, I see people saying that they are similar but the
> >> Imperial Mints are more chalky. Then to further confuse matters, in
> >> Australia there are Kool mints that people say are really good and the
> >> same as the other two or at least similar. And in this country, we have
> >> Canada Mints, sometimes called Canadian Mints. Necco is one company
> >> that makes them. They have the same chalky texture as Necco wafers but
> >> are much thicker. I was never very fond of those. I thought the
> >> peppermint were okay but not nearly as good as Altoids. I have never
> >> actually seen the Spearmint. Only pictures. And you couldn't pay me to
> >> eat the Wintergreen ones which for some reason are pink.
> >>
> >> So now I am Jonesing for some of these mints! I see Imperial Mints
> >> online. I did not see any fScotch Mints for sale at a place like
> >> Amazon. I would have to get them from another country. And they are
> >> expensive! If I could get a small amount for about $3 to try, it would
> >> be no problem. But I don't want to pay $30 for yucky candy. So...
> >> Help! Have you eaten either Scotch or Imperial mints? What's the
> >> difference?
> >
> > Mint Imperials are usually white or sometimes with blue or green if ether
> > Peppermint or Spearmint...
> >
> > http://internationalfoodsonline.com/...ls-500x500.jpg
> >
> > I think "Scotch" mints are just the US name for Mint Imperials, the only
> > other kind of mint are Glacier mints.
>
> I can not currently find anything in this country, online or otherwise that
> are labeled as Scotch. I do remember getting some in bulk in a store that
> is no longer there but can't remember what they called them. They tasted
> and looked just like what I got in Canada.
>
> The ones in your pic look flatter and bigger around than the ones I
> remember.

Jule...you know damned well that you are DIABETIC. Forget the mints and chew on a carrot.
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