You'd think an ex-teacher such as Mrs. HM would be able to learn lessons. That does not appear to be the case. If Mrs. HM could learn a lesson, she would not have a sore mouth right now.
Last year, Farmer H and I went on a Oklahoma casino trip with my sister the ex-mayor's wife, and the ex-mayor. We drove separately. It takes five hours to get there. To pass the time, Farmer H and I eat candy. Not the whole trip, mind you! And his IS sugar-free. But every hour or 90 minutes, a piece of candy is a nice treat. A distraction. Not that I want my driver distracted, of course. But I get bored, even with a book. The last 80 miles is torture. It seems to take the same amount of time as the whole rest of the trip.
Anyhoo...on this gambling trip with Sis and the Ex-Mayor, I noticed that the roof of my mouth was really sore. My tongue, too. In fact, drinking the hot chocolate at the only casino that offers it was TORTURE! To come all that way, during hot chocolate season, and not be able to enjoy the hot chocolate!
I finally deduced that my sore mouth was caused by CINNAMON DISK candy! I had some Brach's Cinnamon Disks in the car, and had eaten three or four of them during the ride. It only occurred to me when Sis offered me a cinnamon candy from her purse.
"NO! I think that's what made my mouth so sore! It's on fire! I really want one, but I'd better not."
Of course I relented on the second day, and took one that Sis offered me. It wasn't so bad!
"Well, mine are just store brand. The Ex-Mayor likes me to carry candy in my purse, and I picked them up when I saw them. Yours are probably name-brand."
Yes. Mine were. This recent bag I got last week, in Country Mart. Brach's Cinnamon Disks. They must use extra cinnamon! I only wanted something to have in the car, when it's getting late and I haven't had lunch. Sometimes I have a cough drop, because that's all there is. So I thought hard candy would be a better option to carry in the console.
Over the past 3 days, I've not finished one cinnamon disk. I started it, then put it back in the wrapper TWICE! It will be going on its fourth day tomorrow. I'm not doing it because I'm cheap. I thought that limiting my cinnamon exposure would protect my mouth. SWEET GUMMI MARY! It's not like I'm eating three or four a day!
Of course, the crispy chicken tenders I had for lunch yesterday probably didn't help the roof of my mouth heal. Nor the tortilla chips I had with a salad loaded with tomatoes last night.
Those cinnamon discs are wicked! HeWho has finally gotten past the sore mouth. Jolly ranchers replaced the cigarettes and he sucks on them constantly. Sometimes he switches to life savers, you know in case he might get bored. Juicy fruit sugarless gum fills out the rest of the time. Maybe I should look into a pacifier?
ReplyDeleteThat'll teach you. A box of chocolates (with cream centers) would never do such damage.
ReplyDeleteCinnamon or any kind of hard candy over chocolate? It's YOUR fault.
Kathy,
ReplyDeleteRemember WARHEADS candy? They are also wicked. Wicked, Wicked Warheads. That should be their name! The Jolly Ranchers will do it too, if you eat enough of them, not just the cinnamon. Yes. A pacifier. You might start with those candy Baby Bottle Pops, which you stick into a sour powder.
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Sioux,
I can't keep a box of chocolates in T-Hoe! I'll never know what I'm going to get!
They burned your mouth and you are STILL eating them?? You are one tough lady! Anything that burns my mouth doesn't get eaten or even bought again and the remainder of the first burning would be thrown out.
ReplyDeleteI once tried cinnamon gum that my daughter bought from Amazon I think or somewhere in the USA, maybe it was in the box of treats she gets from all different countries each month and it spat that nasty stuff out almost immediately. I'm not sure what they're using as cinnamon, but it didn't taste like any cinnamon I know.
River,
ReplyDeleteI thought I just had too many at once! Surely having 1/4 of a piece of hard candy per day is reasonable! But NO! It is not! I must have developed a sensitivity when I overdosed, heh, heh!
Ooh! There's some kind of gum that the students at Newmentia were always competing with. I think the flavor they had was mint, but I bet it came in different flavors. They'd see how many pieces they could stand before spitting it out.