I've had a jar of coffee and you can't stop me from sleeping all weekend

[venta]

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.

Comments

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

Further to various people's comments: Although you can get peppermint cordial from (for example) Tesco, by far the easiest way to make nice mint shakes is to stick some milk in a blender with some mint icecream (about two scoops for a tall glass).

If you do want to try finding peppermint cordial, the trick is to realise that unlike the French sirop (mentioned by purple_pen above) it's clear, not green. Also good in cocktails, since it's more concentrated than creme de menthe so you don't have to fill your drink up with sugar syrup if that's not the intention. Mmm... Grasshoppers !

[venta.livejournal.com]

Aye, I've made ice cream milkshakes before. I just don't tend to have ice cream in as a rule, so never thought of it in this case.

Maybe I'll check out the Tesco ice cream range next time I'm there.