I am a big fan of mint milkshakes. They are, however, tricky to find. Java, the internet café in Whitby, sells them. I found a stall at Glastonbury that sold them. But that's it.
A while back, I bought some peppermint oil from Culpeper's. I wondered if a few drops, mixed with milk, would be nice.
It wasn't.
It really, really wasn't. It was all the bad stuff mint can be: harsh, and bitter, and making the back of your throat feel like someone was blowing freezing cold air down it. I suspect I put too much in (though it was only a few drops). But I don't think it'd be nice even if you got the quantities right.
Don't do it, kids. I've gone back to the banana Nesquik.
A while back, I bought some peppermint oil from Culpeper's. I wondered if a few drops, mixed with milk, would be nice.
It wasn't.
It really, really wasn't. It was all the bad stuff mint can be: harsh, and bitter, and making the back of your throat feel like someone was blowing freezing cold air down it. I suspect I put too much in (though it was only a few drops). But I don't think it'd be nice even if you got the quantities right.
Don't do it, kids. I've gone back to the banana Nesquik.
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Date: 2005-07-16 06:26 pm (UTC)You want peppermint *essence* - from the cookery section of the supermarket!
Also, if you do want to try making from fresh herbs - remember there are a lot of types of mint - and the common mint you get in your garden isn't peppermint, it's the mint that goes with lamb ;)
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Date: 2005-07-17 11:49 pm (UTC)It doesn't say essential oil on the bottle, and I don't believe it's in the same packaging as their bathing and massing essential oils.
And no, I don't want peppermint essence, that doesn't work very well either :)