Gregory Morrow wrote:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/ma...ood-t-000.html
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> December 7, 2008
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> Recipe Redux
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> 1879: Peppermints
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> By AMANDA HESSER
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> "Peppermints were a popular European candy as early as the mid-19th century.
> "Brandy balls," a sweet made with peppermint and cinnamon - "all the spices
> that warm the tongue, like brandy does," explained Francine Segan, a food
> historian - were sold on the street in London in the 1850s. And peppermint
> candies in all forms were found throughout Europe by then.
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Thanks for the interesting read. I love learning about the anthropology
of food (to include candy!)