I heard a rumor about Ginger Altoids on this very board several months ago, and searched high and low for them to no avail. Perhaps, I thought, nothing that yummy-sounding could actually exist. Maybe it was just a figment of my imagination, I thought.
Well, yesterday, I went shopping at a place called Cost Plus World Market (like Pier 1, only better) in search of a shade for my computer room window. Well, I didn’t have much luck finding a shade, so I went over to the foreign candy department. I wasn’t at all expecting Ginger Altoids–after all, I’d looked there before–but there they were! The golden box shone like the Holy Grail. And, they are every bit as good and as curiously strong as I expected them to be, to boot! I’ve been disappointed by some of the other non-peppermint Altoids offereings, but Ginger Altoids deliver. Sweet and spicy! Yummm.
On a related tangent, I found the Holy Trinity of gum: Beechnut, Clove, and Blackjack, all at a local hardware store! Bought four packs each, and wanted to buy the whole section.
Derleth, I wonder if that’s a Montana thing. I used to be able to find those gums every few years or so when I lived there–but, since I moved to Minnesota, I’ve never found them once!
Just to hijack my own thread, I knew a family with the last name of Derleth, too, in the Manhattan area. I know Havre’s nowhere near Manhattan, but I’ve often wondered if there’s a connection.
I’ve been enjoying ginger Altoids for several months. This may mark me as a freak, but I do wish they were a little stronger. Don’t get me wrong, they’re good, but they could use some more, UMPH!
I’m surprised that they seem so scarce elsewhere in the country. I’m pretty sure I saw them at my local Target a few weeks back, sitting there by the cash register with all the normal candies.
FallenAngel, if you want ginger candy with more oomph, go to an Asian grocery. I found a ginger candy at a Korean store a few years ago that about took the top of my head off. Even my son, who likes stuff like that, could hardly eat it, it was so spicy.
Me, I’m a wuss. I’ll leave the ginger altoids to you crazy folks.
Sorry, I’m a dead-end. I took my name from the famous author August Derleth. My real last name bears no resemblence to my screen name, and my family has no roots in the East Coast.
