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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

It was bad enough when Duncan Hines did it. And those Coke Blak things are weird anyway.

But THIS is a tragedy of operatic proportions!

Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :

I'm not even sure I know what after eight mints are.

Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :

I think they are the thin chocolate covered mints in little square packages. A lot like York Patties but better.

Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :

NOOOOOOOOOOO!

Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :

[Frown]

Can't see morbo's link from school. Adult content.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

A sample box.
This review has a good picture showing both exterior and interior. I disagree with him about their quality though. They're marvelous!
Another good image.

They are York Patties that have been to prep school, spent a year in Europe, worked with a trainer to be simply fabulous, and are now grown up and sophisticated. And oh so very delicious.

Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :

I love After Eights.

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

I'm assuming that having butterfat in them makes them non-kosher somehow, right?

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

quote:
They are York Patties that have been to prep school, spent a year in Europe, worked with a trainer to be simply fabulous, and are now grown up and sophisticated. And oh so very delicious.

I don't even like York Patties, and your post made me salivate.

Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :

How is this bad? Is it because they now can't be eaten after meals with meat or something else?

Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :

quote:
Originally posted by rivka:

They are York Patties that have been to prep school, spent a year in Europe, worked with a trainer to be simply fabulous, and are now grown up and sophisticated. And oh so very delicious.

Hmmm, sound sorta gay.

Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :

Beware, eating After Eight chocolate might have an affect on your sexual orientation.

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

The anti-transfat movement is going to affect the dairy status of a lot of foods.

Posted by maui babe (Member # 1894) on :

quote:
Originally posted by kojabu:
How is this bad? Is it because they now can't be eaten after meals with meat or something else?

I'm curious too. Does this mean you can never eat them again ever, or just in certain contexts?

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

quote:
Originally posted by kojabu:
How is this bad? Is it because they now can't be eaten after meals with meat or something else?

Yup. Which means, for example, not being able to serve them after Shabbos or holiday meals, which are almost always meat. That's when I usually have them. (Not that I have them so very often.)

quote:
Originally posted by Dagonee:
The anti-transfat movement is going to affect the dairy status of a lot of foods.

I bet you're right. [Frown]

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

Rivka:

quote:
They are York Patties that have been to prep school, spent a year in Europe, worked with a trainer to be simply fabulous, and are now grown up and sophisticated. And oh so very delicious.

Porteiro:

quote:
I don't even like York Patties, and your post made me salivate.

Karl:

quote:
Hmmm, sound sorta gay.

Erm...

Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :

Is there any chocolate mint that doesn't include milk now? Do Andes mints? I like them better than After Eight, but I don't know the contents.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

mph, [ROFL]

koj, I have no idea what Andes mints contain. AFAIK, they're not kosher.

There are plenty of kosher-niche brands that make non-dairy chocolate mints of assorted types. (There's even at least one After Eight imitator, but they are a pale reflection of the perfection of After Eights. And way more expensive.) Some are ok, some are even pretty good; almost all are considerably more expensive than After Eights. Which are not only delicious, but quite inexpensive.

Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :

breyerchic, I don't know what the adult content was in my link--it's a video with many "NOOOOOO!"s taken from movies.

I've never tried them, but your poetic description makes me want to, Rivka.

One bit of trivia: Weird that chocolate mints became an ubiquitous digestif , because both chocolate and mint can (for some people) trigger heartburn (I think they relax the valve on top of the stomach).

quote:
Myth: After-dinner mints offer a soothing way to drift off to sleep.
Fact: Mints on the pillow are generally not a good way to ensure a peaceful night for heartburn sufferers. In fact, bedtime mints combine three common heartburn triggers—chocolate, mint and lying down—making them more likely to inspire heartburn than pleasant dreams for some sufferers.

http://www.heartburnalliance.com/section3/1010.jsp

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Mint is both a digestive irritant AND a digestive soother. It can settle some types of mild indigestion (particularly those caused by overindulgence, IIRC), but as you say, it can cause relaxation of the cardiac sphincter. Which effect predominates varies -- I often notice both effects.

Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :

Weird, it's both? I didn't know that. Nothing is ever simple in medicine. [Wall Bash]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Different parts of the digestive tract react differently to relaxation. At least, I think that's the reasoning I remember learning A Long Time Ago.