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Looking for chocolate and cinnamon spice perfumes/oils.

immlass — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:23:05 -0800

I've been wearing the Body Shop's cinnamon spice oil, sometimes layered with their chocolate perfume (Amorito) for a couple of years. I've finally run out of both and the local Body Shop tells me they've been discontinued. Now I'm looking for an essential oil or perfume with both chocolate and cinnamon notes to replace the combination that won't break the bank if I wear it daily. I'm aware of BPAL although I've never bought from them, just tried imps I've been given. I'd appreciate specific recommendations for BPAL scents because I find their descriptions difficult to interpret sometimes. Other brands of oils are welcome; BPAL is just the one I know. On the perfume front I've tried Aquolina Chocoholics and it's OK but not quite what I'm looking for.

Where to find Harney & Son cinnamon tea in south Florida?

those are my balloons — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:35:59 -0800

Where can I drink Harney & Sons cinnamon spice tea in the south Florida area? (Broward vicinity) Other than Barnes & Noble and some Whole Foods(?), H&S doesn't seem to disclose their other major private label customers. Do any coffee shops, restaurants, or stores serve this variety in the area?

(I used "drink" because I want to enjoy it somewhere vs. order online)

Un-Fizzy Lifting Drink!

Adelwolf — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:17:54 -0800

Just had the most divine chilled drink made with cinnamon and ginger - how do I make it?! My roommate and I just came from an incredible night of sushi binging at the local Korean/Japanese eatery nearby. Miso and Kimchi, Sapporo and Soju, sushi and sashimi. Spent a fortune, but SO worth it!

After I had signed the check, our waitress Yoo brought us a pair of bowls of this chilled drink. It was cinnamon and ginger and I don't know what else - but I'd LOVE to know!

Could anyone point me in the direction for a recipe to this incredible concoction?

Does the smell of cinnamon really neutralize the smell of decay?

richardh — Sun, 06 May 2007 11:08:05 -0800

Does the smell of cinnamon really neutralize the smell of decay? I recently read "Girlfriend in a Coma" by Douglas Coupland, and in there a character states that cinnamon is the natural anti-smell of decay (I'm sure there are better words to describe this, but I'm not well versed in the field of olfactology).

I've tried looking up whether that is true, but it seems that this is one of the very few questions Google can't answer.

So, hive-mind, can you help?

Am I the only one out there allergic to cinnamon??

globetrotter30 — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 10:30:18 -0800

Am I the only one out there allergic to cinnamon?? Last year I seem to have developed a bad allergy to cinnamon . . . seemingly brought on by chewing an entire pack of Big Red in a single afternoon?!? (big mistake, I know!) Since then even the most trace amounts make my tongue and throat swell up to the size of Tokyo for days, and the doc even gave me an epi-pen to have around just in case. I haven't been able to find out much out about it on the web, and since it's not one of the more "popular" allergies it's not required to be listed on ingredients labels. Instead it just gets lumped under the generic SPICES, and there's no easy way to tell whether or not one of those spices may be cinnamon. So I guess my other question is this: If there's anyone out there in the same situation, have you come across anything out of the ordinary that may have contained cinnamon that I should watch out for? Like obviously Cinnabons and apple pie are out (woe is me!), but I never would have suspected barbeque sauce to contain cinnamon . . . until an hour after I ate that piece of BBQ chicken and could hardly swallow! Just curious if I'm alone in this and/or if there are any pointers. Thanks!

Penguin Mints Cinnamons - non-caffeinated tastealikes?

cyrusdogstar — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:05:48 -0800

OralFixationFilter: Until recently, I had a steady habit of those caffeinated delights, Penguin Mints--specifically the 'Cinnamons' variety. I love the way they taste, but am looking to cut back on my caffeine intake. So I'm wondering: can anyone recommend a brand or variety of cinnamon mints ('cinnamints'? Not too up on my candy terminology) which would taste similar but not have any caffeine?