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Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) is a hybrid species of mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. [1] Indigenous to Europe and the Middle East, [ 2 ] the plant is now widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world. [ 3 ]
Candy canes are a peppermint treat long associated with Christmas. Learn their history, including why they were first made with red and white stripes.
This, in turn, ultimately derived from a proto-Indo-European root that is also the origin of the Sanskrit-mantha, mathana (premna serratifolia). References to "mint leaves", without a qualifier like "peppermint" or "apple mint", generally refer to spearmint leaves. In Spain and Central and South America, mint is known as menta.
An early 1900s Christmas card image of candy canes. A common story of the origin of candy canes says that in 1670, in Cologne, Germany, the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral, wishing to remedy the noise caused by children in his church during the Living Crèche tradition of Christmas Eve, asked a local candy maker for some "sugar sticks" for them.
The recipe for peppermint bark uses few ingredients, with only chocolate and mint candies required. Some recipes also add peppermint flavoring. [8] The candies used may be candy canes. [9] The candies should be broken up, and the chocolate is melted. [10] These two ingredients are combined on a baking sheet and then chilled until firm.
Although news articles commonly have it that the York Peppermint Pattie was first produced in York, Pennsylvania by Henry Kessler at his York Cone Company in 1940, [3] a trademark application for “York Peppermint Pattie Mint (Candy)” filed by York Cone Company Corporation on February 10, 1949, shows a first use in commerce date of January ...
Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares Peppermint Bark Assorted Chocolates This bag comes with individually wrapped peppermint bark pieces that can be tossed into as many stocking as you need to fill.
However, since the lower esophageal sphincter may be relaxed, peppermint may aggravate "heartburn" or GERD. Peppermint also seems to be effective in relieving intestinal gas and indigestion. [2] According to the German Commission E Monograph, real peppermint oil or extract has been used for cramp-like complaints in the gastrointestinal tract.