Today my family and I went down to Pearl Street in Boulder and stopped by a candy store. Lo and behold, what was inside but dill pickle mints. These mints are made by the Artie McPhee company, a company that seems to specialize in gag gifts and silly products. Quite honestly, the mints scared me a little. Turns out the Artie Mcphee company also has an actual physical retail store as well. In addition to pickle mints they sell other pickles products like pickle picks (toothpicks) and pickle soap. Artie McPhee also carries a lot of things that are not pickle related such as bacon paraphernalia. Next time I am in Seattle, Washington, I am definitely going to visit this place!
After sticking the scary pickle mints into my purse and debating for about an hour as to whether I would really eat them, I finally opened the tin. Let me start by saying I love mints. When you are a daily pickle eater, such as myself, and work in a public place, you either need to have immediate access to teeth brushing or you need to like mints and/or gum. So, in addition to the pickles I usually keep in my purse, I keep mints too. Despite the fact that I do enjoy a good mint, I was not so sure dill mint was a good idea. Much to my surprise, they were okay. Not great, but not gag worthy. The dill flavor was the strongest part of the mint. The actual mint part was very mild. These interesting, more than one and a half calorie breath mints, would probably not actually freshen your breath. If you need something to suck on because you are bored, the dill pickle mints will do the trick. They sound weird, but don’t be afraid, they are pretty close to harmless. If you happen to see a tin, pick them up!
So no new pickle to review today, just the mints. I need to think of a new way to get a hold of pickles. Maybe start reviewing different restaurant pickles, pickles at street fairs, etc. The jars I am buying are starting to take over my house. Alberto loves to complain about the pile of books I insist must stay next to my bed. He may not like the fact we have to buy a second fridge just for pickles. J
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