Springtime! The season marked by the time-honored traditions of allergies, marshmallow Peeps (though I'm more of a Cadbury Creme Egg guy myself), and new episodes of Game of Thrones. As we stow our snow shovels and re-acquaint our lower legs with sunlight, I have two new Nomecules to help celebrate the seasonal swing. We'll start by bidding farewell to winter with one cool customer... Menthol!
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| Menthol |
Name: l-Menthol
Other names: (1R,2S,5R)-5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylcyclohexan-1-ol, menthomenthol, peppermint camphor
Chemical formula: C10H20O
Found in: Mint, peppermint oil, oral hygiene products, topical analgesics, cigarettes
Key: Mint Green=C, Dark Green=H, Lime Green=O
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| Let's hold off on that orange juice... |
We can't have a post about mint without discussing Thin Mints. We're talking about an all-time top five cookie (for the curious: Thin Mints, homemade chocolate chip cookies, Nilla Wafers, snickerdoodles, and Mother's Taffy cookies, in some order). If you are in the 0.1% of people that don't like Thin Mints, I think Ygritte put it best:
Please join my petition asking the Girl Scouts to start selling Thick Mints. Every signature counts, people.
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| So fresh and so clean clean |
Winter is coming gone. Tune in next time when we turn up the heat...
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| Smoke on the horizon |
To Be Continued...
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