Posted on 12/18/2021 9:58:25 PM PST by ProfessorGoldiloxx
"Peppermint production in the United States has declined nearly 25 percent over the past decade
It’s the great Candy Cane Crisis of 2021.
Weakness in peppermint crops and COVID-caused logistical issues have created a problem for Big Candy.
"We only received half of our candy cane order for the holiday season and sold out almost immediately. We currently have zero in stock," Mitchell Cohen, the owner of Economy Candy on the Lower East Side, told The Post. "Raw material and ingredient shortages globally have had quite an impact."
It was a first for the store, which has been in business since 1937. Cohen said they sold more than 12,000 candy canes before running dry.
"Since candy canes were invented, we’ve had candy canes," he said. ..."
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Weeds growing in a garden are not the same as a commercial crop, however hardy the plants might be. You’re right that mint can never be eradicated once it’s established.
Peppermint is by far my least favorite mint. I haven’t eaten a candy cane since I was six or so.
Amen
I love black licorice, but haven't found a sugar-free product that tastes good. When we were kids, we ate Sen-Sen candies. Their main ingredients were liquorice, anise, and sugar. They stopped making them in 2013. Like a lot of the candies from my youth, they are just memories now.
That's it! That's! IT!. I'm going to have to break down and get the needle....... (fat chance that!)
I honestly thought this was going to be a Babylon Bee article.
Biden screw-ups sure are far-reaching.
Clove is underrated. There was a clove gum made by the same company that did Blackjack gum (anise flavor). Don’t know if they still do it, but they used to bring those back once in a while.
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