(1) The Christmas season features a plethora of dairy foods, from eggnog to peppermint ice cream to featured cheeses for entertaining.(2) peppermint tea(3) Add several splashes of peppermint extract or essential oil and a few drops of vanilla.(4) I smoothed my dress and placed the peppermint stick back on the tree.(5) Moroccan mint tea is a brisk blend of gunpowder green tea and peppermint leaves, while Earl Grey, a famous British tea, is made up of black tea leaves flavored with bergamot orange oil.(6) Crush the peppermint candy in a heavy plastic bag with a hammer or rolling pin.(7) Aroma advocates claim that rosemary, peppermint , basil and jasmine scents, alone or in combination, may improve your mental alertness.(8) For relief in minutes, add 1 to 2 drops of peppermint essential oil to 4 to 6 ounces of water.(9) I was on my best behavior the whole time, licking my delicious peppermint stick.(10) For an extra kick, add a few drops of peppermint oil to the mixture.(11) Dull a tension headache by massaging a few drops of peppermint essential oil into your temples.(12) The sky was icy blue and the chill wind made it feel like everyone in the whole world was sucking on a moon-sized peppermint every time we breathed in.(13) So I graduated to chocolate-dipped peppermint creams - so elegant that Mum would serve them with pride (mine and hers) with the coffee at the end of her dinner parties.(14) Investigators have examined the pharmacokinetic parameters of menthol, the main component of peppermint oil.(15) That includes peppermint (keep the candy canes on the trees and out of your mouth), caffeine, garlic, onions, and such acidic foods as orange juice and tomatoes.(16) It feels cool, like how a peppermint does when you suck on it.
