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Mint julep—a drink that is made with bourbon and crushed mint and is the "official" drink of the Kentucky Derby [17] Mock turtle soup—Welsh and English settlers brought this recipe with them when they settled in Clay County; Modjeska—a gooey caramel candy with a marshmallow center named for a 19th-century Polish actress who once visited ...
Mentha canadensis is a species of mint native to North America (from the Northwest Territories to central Mexico) and the eastern part of Asia (from Siberia to Java).In North America, it is commonly known as Canada mint, [4] American wild mint, [5] and in Asia as Chinese mint, Sakhalin mint, [6] Japanese mint, [7] and East Asian wild mint. [8]
Mint julep Kentucky’s finest bourbon or a refreshing mint julep offers a taste of the state’s legendary distilling tradition. Shaker lemon pie — a tangy, sweet pie made from thinly sliced ...
The original grandstand at the racetrack known today as Churchill Downs did not have the iconic Twin Spires. When the track opened in 1875 for the first Kentucky Derby 150 years ago, things were ...
A "scotch mint", "pan drop", [15] granny sooker [15] [16] or "mint imperial" is a white round candy with a hard shell but fairly soft middle, popular in Great Britain and other Commonwealth nations and in Europe. Scotch mints were traditionally spheroids, more recently moving toward a larger, discoid shape.
Today, nearly 120,000 mint juleps are sold at the racetrack for the Kentucky Derby (that takes about 10,000 bottles of bourbon and 1,000 pounds of fresh mint!). Tips for Making a Mint Julep
Mint was originally used as a medicinal herb to treat stomach ache and chest pains. [33] There are several uses in traditional medicine [34] and preliminary research for possible use of peppermint in treating irritable bowel syndrome. [33] Menthol from mint essential oil (40–90%) is an ingredient of many cosmetics and some perfumes.
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