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The naiad Minthe, daughter of the infernal river-god Cocytus, became concubine to Hades, the lord of the underworld and god of the dead. [9] [10] In jealousy, his wife Persephone intervened and metamorphosed Minthe, in the words of Strabo's account, "into the garden mint, which some call hedyosmos (lit. 'sweet-smelling')".
Crème de menthe (pronounced [kʁɛm də mɑ̃t], French for "mint cream") is a sweet, mint-flavored alcoholic beverage. It is available commercially in a colorless version (called "white") and a green version (colored by the mint leaves or by added coloring if made from extract instead of leaves). [ 1 ]
Mentha requienii can be used in landscaping as a bedding plant, giving out a desirable mint smell when trodden on. Because it can indeed be walked upon without dying, it is sometimes used to line walkways, growing between stepping stones.
The amaretto stinger uses a 3-to-1 ratio of amaretto to white crème de menthe, [14] while an Irish stinger uses equal parts Irish cream liqueur and white crème de menthe. [15] The Mexican stinger substitutes tequila for brandy. [16] A "vodka stinger", also known as a white spider, [17] uses vodka instead of brandy. [18]
The diabolo drink appeared before 1920, [3] and became popular in France in the 1920s. The drink was around that time described as a mixture of a lemon soda and a 'very light tincture of liqueur', [4] a lemonade and a cassis liquor, [5] or a lemon-lime soda and a syrup.
Mentha, also known as mint (from Greek μίνθα míntha, [2] Linear B mi-ta [3]), is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. [4] It is estimated that 13 to 24 species exist, but the exact distinction between species is unclear.
The corolla is 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) long with four petals extending 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) beyond the ribbed calyx tube that is covered in spreading hairs. Flowering occurs from late spring to summer and the fruit is a mericarp , obovoid-shaped, dry, segmented and about 1 mm (0.039 in) long.
The liquor Alcool de Menthe de Ricqlès was created in 1838 by Heyman de Ricqlès in Lyon, France, and was originally a medicinal mint spirit. [1] The Ricqlès family created a company in the 1860s. In 1954 the Ricqlès company introduced the soft drink version of the beverage.