Talk:Mentha × gracilis

Scotchmint candies in Britain?[edit]

The assertion that "In Britain, it is used as the traditional flavouring of Scotchmint candies" seems doubtful. The term "candies" would not be used but I've never heard the term term "Scotchmint sweets" used either. The sweets that are most similar to American Scotchmints are, I believe, what would be termed pan drops or mint imperials abut, as far as I'm aware, they use peppermint. Mutt Lunker (talk) 23:12, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Mutt Lunker: if you follow the reference given, you first get to here, which says "Ginger mint is a main ingredient in Scotch Mint candies from England (4)." This doesn't support the wording used in the article since there's nothing about "traditional" nor "in Britain". The "4" leads to a dead link, but is archived here. It says nothing about England, and anyway it's a blog, not a reliable source. So I will revise the statement in the article. Peter coxhead (talk) 07:09, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In support of the transatlantic origin, the only "scotch mints" I could find for sale in the UK are imported from Canada: [1]. At £18 per 100 g or about £5 per oz, they had better be good! Peter coxhead (talk) 07:26, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]