My Kendal mint cake just arrived!
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Last month I started using KMC in my tea. Two squares broken up into a mug of black tea is delicious.
I tried using Polo Mints and the Irish Silvermints but they left a white residue which is probably corn starch floating on top.
KMC is great in tea.
Happy trails...torc.
I tried using Polo Mints and the Irish Silvermints but they left a white residue which is probably corn starch floating on top.
KMC is great in tea.
Happy trails...torc.
Try it in coffee!!!! mmmmmmmmm
My eldest sometimes puts one end of a block of mint cake into his hot coffee and uses it like a straw (capillary action or somesuch I guess)
My eldest sometimes puts one end of a block of mint cake into his hot coffee and uses it like a straw (capillary action or somesuch I guess)
mmmm.....
I made a batch of peppermint creams for Xmas pressies.
They were so good, Pinky had to make up another load a couple of weeks ago
Maybe I'll make some up to bring to the Dartmoor gathering
I made a batch of peppermint creams for Xmas pressies.
They were so good, Pinky had to make up another load a couple of weeks ago
Maybe I'll make some up to bring to the Dartmoor gathering
I see aldi are selling kendall mint cake, i bought myself some as a treat and decided to let the kids try some that was a bad idea the kids are addicted to it now lol, so my treat went quite fast lol
Wow....I haven't had Kendall Mint Cake since I was a child! My dad used to take us up to the hills of snowdonia back in the day (he was RAF Mountain rescue too), and we'd always have some. Aaaaarrrgh!! I need kendall mint cake!!!!!!! mmmmmmmmmm.
Ahem. She says She's Done That, it's the 10g ones she's chasing. (Mine not to reason why.) So, more info on Just Where You Place The Order, please?!
I got mine from http://www.kendalcorner.com/Wedding Favours.htm (no connection to seller etc). They are perfect for sticking in your pocket to have as a small treat!
I discoverd this stuff in the Yorkshire Dales in 1977. Romney's brown sugar version was my favorite then and still is. It never fails to give me a boost, especially when the weather is grim. On an unexpected overnight bivvy last year it was a big hit when I dug out a bar, especially since there was little actual food between four of us. I always liked the little note on the back of the wrapper recalling the 1953 Eversest Expedition;
"We sat on the snow and looked at the country far below us ... we nibbled Kendal Mint cake" "It was easily the most popular item on our high altitude ration - our only criticism was that we did not have enough of it"
"We sat on the snow and looked at the country far below us ... we nibbled Kendal Mint cake" "It was easily the most popular item on our high altitude ration - our only criticism was that we did not have enough of it"
The chocolate covered version is superb - reminiscent of Fry's Chocolate Cream (for those children of the sixties) but firmer.
I hav had a pack of the regular stuff in my rucksack as an emergency food for a few years. Interestingly it has now turned to a paste within its wrapper. I expect it will still do the job though.
I hav had a pack of the regular stuff in my rucksack as an emergency food for a few years. Interestingly it has now turned to a paste within its wrapper. I expect it will still do the job though.
I have found that Quiggins kendal mint cake does that, much quicker than Romney's. Romney's is more firm and less crumbly than Quiggins, which is why I prefer Romney's kendal mint cake.
Its the perfect survival energy boost cos its so bloody manky that you manage to leave it in the bottom of your rucksack till you are really in deep.
I've run out and going to order in some more so I will order some extra and send some over to you Gordy Because it's full of sugar it lasts for ages and is commonly used in survival and emergency ration packs in lifeboats, aircraft and such like. High energy and tastes good too, but a cautionary note.... eating it can become addictive it's really yummy.
Whittler Kev
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
You've made me buy some 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KENDAL-MINT-CAKE-White-Brown-Chocolate-Rum-Butter-/120571943064?pt=UK_Sweets_Chocolate&hash=item1c12a5d898
. We only get white or brown around here and then I found the website (from the side of that van)
http://www.kendal.mintcake.co.uk/product-range.htm
Got white, brown, chocolate and Rum & rasin flavours coming
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Anyone seen the other flavours about:Extra strong, Buttermint Candy, Winter Candy?
