@bad Never heard of it.

Pagetopper.

edited 8th Apr '12 4:41:48 PM by SkyStrike

Do you guys have After Eight Mints over in america?

@Bad Ok, that's just scary

edited 8th Apr '12 4:42:06 PM by gingerninja666

Well she was a really old poster. She's the one who created the Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie sockpuppets.

@ Ginger: We're on the same wavelength.

Never heard of After Eights.

I could say the same for unsweet tea, but then again, sweet tea is pretty much the regional drink in the South.

Are they like York Peppermint Patties?

They're these wonderful chocolate mints.

I don't like mints or tea.

these

They're meant to be eaten after tea to make your breath minty. They're REALLY nice

edited 8th Apr '12 4:44:17 PM by gingerninja666

After Eight Thin Mints (After Eights) are a confectionery product described as "mint enrobed in dark chocolate" (although a milk chocolate version became available in 2006) that are intended, as its name suggests, to be used as after-dinner mints. They were created in 1962 by Rowntree and Company Limited. Since the 1988 acquisition of the United Kingdom-based company, the mints have been produced by Nestlé.

The "Thin Mints" have been made in the factory in Castleford, West Yorkshire since 1970, and the Chocolate Truffles are made in York. After Eights are now sold across Europe and North America, and one billion After Eight mints are made annually.[citation needed]

In 1967, After Eights were also manufactured at the Rowntree factory in the Wandsbek district of Hamburg.

After Eights were originally made from dairy-free dark chocolate. However, in 2007, Nestlé started adding butterfat to After Eights, making them a dairy product. Nestlé has also made special editions of After Eights, including orange After Eights and milk chocolate After Eights.

The fondant in the centre of After Eights is made from a stiff paste of saccharose, water, and a small amount of the enzyme invertase. This fondant can readily be coated with dark chocolate. After manufacture, the enzyme gradually splits the saccharose into the much more soluble glucose and fructose, resulting in a more liquid consistency. Maturing of the mint is said to take over three months.

edited 8th Apr '12 4:44:30 PM by crowlover

So do I. I live in the DF/W area of Texas, and I regularly go to the Dublin/Stephenville (a rural area, and where some of the best Dr Pepper can be found) area for visitation with my dad.

Oh yeah, they're really yummy. They're not very common though. And I think it's a slightly different brand, but it looks like basically the same thing.

The interesting thing is that Southern Florida is not part of the American South. You have to go north to get sweet tea.

How come the thread skyrockets whenever we talk about food?

I've had After Eights before (or at least some generic form of it). I don't like mint to begin with, so I didn't like those.

edited 8th Apr '12 4:47:01 PM by PerpetualLurker

Ah, those After Eights look like a cross between York Peppermint Patties and Andes mints.

It isn't even close to our previous record the last time food came up.

I can't stand tea of any sort. We do have those After Eight Mints here, but we don't call them that.

@badwolfwho: Because we all love food.

edited 8th Apr '12 4:47:57 PM by Bluespade

Even Snapple?

@Ginger: I know we've at least got After Eights in Canada, though the purpose seems to be different. The name sort of says it, to me; they're evening mints. A sort of treat if you've got company, I suppose. I didn't care for them as a wee'un, but I might like them better now.

Though, for mostly the same purpose a lot of restaurants have after-dinner mints. I assume Britain must have those as well?

edited 8th Apr '12 4:48:55 PM by kegisak

I thought Snapple was fruit beverage.

Yeah it's not close to our previous record but thread activity seems to pick up when food is brought up.

What about when we discussed caniballism?

Snapple is a fruit/tea beverage.