Peppermint Puffs

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  1. Beth Gallagher

    Beth Gallagher Supreme Member
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    Though I don't care much for traditional peppermint sticks or candies, I have an unseemly obsession with the "puffy" peppermints that melt away in your mouth. I buy a tub of them from Costco (30 gallons or something, haha) and my husband and I are obsessed. We eat one of those containers in about a month, so I order a new one when I order a kcups delivery.

    OK, this isn't much of a discussion topic, but a revelation of personal weakness. Carry on.
     
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    Additional peppermint treats:

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    I bought a tub of those a while ago because I couldn't find any smaller packages.
    Almost immediately after buying them, I saw a pack for 99 cents.

    Fireballs come in tubs like that too, but I found those in a small package.
    I was having a fireball whenever I cut the grass, until I swallowed one
    completely whole. Very uncomfortable for a few minutes.
    I've given them up.
    For now.
     
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    I love these. I just bought a tub of Wintergreen ones.

    There used to be a candy I cannot find anymore that was like these peppermint puffs, only bigger (golf ball size instead of like marbles), and they melted in your mouth real fast like cotton candy.
     
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    Can't imagine ruining chocolate with peppermint. Recall a circular "bar" York Peppermint Patty. What a waste of chocolate.
     
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    Does diabetic coma ever cross your mind:D
     
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    Peppermint can give me heart burn if eaten too much. I do like the peppermint bark at Christmas time.
     
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    OOoooh, I do love peppermint bark!
     
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