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After dinner chocolates - still a thing?

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WhyOY · 11/11/2022 19:23

Are after dinner chocolates still a thing? I remember having those Elizabeth Shaw ones after a roast dinner when my gran came round.

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XenoBitch · 11/11/2022 19:26

Also, After Eight mints.

Mint is a palate cleanser. I would just eat the whole box tbh.

Many eateries give a mint with your receipt.

WhyOY · 11/11/2022 19:28

XenoBitch · 11/11/2022 19:26

Also, After Eight mints.

Mint is a palate cleanser. I would just eat the whole box tbh.

Many eateries give a mint with your receipt.

I haven't been anywhere fancy enough for a mint for a long time.

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AverageMillennial · 11/11/2022 19:31

A relative (in her 70s) always tells a story of how when she was a girl, her elderly grandmother would devour an entire box of Black Magic after Christmas dinner.

The children in the family would not be permitted to eat any of them - but they were allowed to line up and sniff them Grin

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AverageMillennial · 11/11/2022 19:31

A relative (in her 70s) always tells a story of how when she was a girl, her elderly grandmother would devour an entire box of Black Magic after Christmas dinner.

The children in the family would not be permitted to eat any of them - but they were allowed to line up and sniff them Grin

This is hilarious 😆

BamBamBilla · 11/11/2022 19:37

I miss Mingles. They don't make them anymore.

startfresh · 11/11/2022 19:38

AverageMillennial · 11/11/2022 19:31

A relative (in her 70s) always tells a story of how when she was a girl, her elderly grandmother would devour an entire box of Black Magic after Christmas dinner.

The children in the family would not be permitted to eat any of them - but they were allowed to line up and sniff them Grin

Had she been watching Matilda? 😂

DeliberatelyObtuse · 11/11/2022 19:39

Toffifee (sp?) every time Smile

Sparkletastic · 11/11/2022 19:40

Bendicks Bittermints. Elite.

ErrolTheDragon · 11/11/2022 19:41

We went to a nice Nepalese restaurant this week, we got chocolate cream mint each with the bill. First one I've had for ages, a pleasant finish to the meal.

jamontoastaddict · 11/11/2022 19:50

Sparkletastic · 11/11/2022 19:40

Bendicks Bittermints. Elite.

Correct

WhyOY · 11/11/2022 19:52

AverageMillennial · 11/11/2022 19:31

A relative (in her 70s) always tells a story of how when she was a girl, her elderly grandmother would devour an entire box of Black Magic after Christmas dinner.

The children in the family would not be permitted to eat any of them - but they were allowed to line up and sniff them Grin

😆

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WhyOY · 11/11/2022 19:53

Do you think the royal family have after dinner mints?

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dizzydizzydizzy · 11/11/2022 19:54

I hope so!

MichelleScarn · 11/11/2022 19:56

BamBamBilla · 11/11/2022 19:37

I miss Mingles. They don't make them anymore.

Now I want these!! Why don't they make them now?!

After dinner chocolates - still a thing?
stepfordwifey · 11/11/2022 19:56

Just paid a bloody fortune for fancy Royal Xmas truffles from Holyrood palace today! They're for a relative who will appreciate them after Xmas dinner.

WhyOY · 11/11/2022 19:57

Sparkletastic · 11/11/2022 19:40

Bendicks Bittermints. Elite.

www.hellomagazine.com/cuisine/20220217133398/the-queen-secret-snack-revealed/

Aparantly the queen liked those!

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MovinOnUp · 11/11/2022 19:57

Always have a box of after eights on the table after Christmas dinner, They have their own special tin 🙂

WhyOY · 11/11/2022 20:10

@MovinOnUp That's cute! Is it a branded tin?

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KendallRoysRabbit · 11/11/2022 20:19

I love After Eights!! Smile

Dilbertian · 11/11/2022 20:24

We have just had some!

Only, as 3 of us don't like mint, we don't have after-dinner mints. Instead we indulge in a bar of Lindt 70%, or similar.

NB I am not one of the anti-minters. To be left alone with dh and a box of After Eights is one of my life's delights.

Lindy2 · 11/11/2022 20:26

I do like After Eights. Especially if they've been kept in the fridge.

This thread has inspired me to add after dinner mints to my Christmas food shopping list.

WhyOY · 11/11/2022 20:27

@Lindy2 I was just doing mine when I wondered if they were still a thing. I like the ones in foil.

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LoveAngelLove · 11/11/2022 20:29

Yes, definitely. Coffee/more wine with good chocolates, like truffles.

MovinOnUp · 12/11/2022 23:44

@WhyOY sorry just seen this.
Yes it's a branded tin, Think they did it as a gift set a couple years ago.

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