SCARY SPICE: Pumpkin air freshener sparks school evacuation A high school in Baltimore, USA, was evacuated this week after a pumpkin spice air freshener made four people ill and triggered a hazardous materials scare. Cristo Rey Jesuit High School was emptied out Thursday and searched by police after they got a call that two students and two adults had gotten sick after inhaling strong …
Enter the luxurious world of Victoria Beckham with the beautifully floral scent of Intimately. The romantic aroma of fresh flowers dominates this fragrance, with top notes of citrusy bergamot and pure rose petals giving way to sweet tuberose and lily.
Sorry to disappoint - it says here "We no longer sell this product."
https://www.tesco.com/direct/intimately-beckham-for-her-75ml-edt/210-2961.prd
"Too bad the word "fresh" has no legally defined meaning..."
It is interesting that Swedish has a nuance for "fresh" that is lacking in English. They have two words that differentiate something like "fresh fish" from something that is pleasantly "fresh smelling".
Google Translate gives "färsk" which I believe is the former - but it doesn't give me the other word which I think is "friska". The Swedish translation of "Asterix in America" used the two words for a pun. The "fresh" fish for the village shop came the long way via Paris suppliers - rather than being caught in the village's nearby sea.
"Today saw a store selling pumpkin muffins. Best before 10 October!"
I was Aldi on Friday and they have Xmas puddings and Xmas mince pies on sale. I assume the best before, at least on the mince pies, is well before Xmas otherwise they must be just chemical recreations or look-a-like mince pies.
A lot of winter foods contain natural preservatives (vinegar and shit loads of sugar) and are also quite dry. All these thing slow bacterial action and mean that they will last a long time even without refrigeration. My mum uses to panic if the Xmas cake was not done by August. I've had 2 year old xmas pud and its no worse than a fresh one. A good chutney takes at least a year to mature.
" I've had 2 year old xmas pud and its no worse than a fresh one. "
On the contrary they have to improve with age - if they are made with decent ingredients. Shops now sell "12 month matured" Xmas puddings. My friend often gives me home made ones that have been matured for two years. Similar maturing is needed with Xmas cake.
My local Tesco has been selling them since early september.
All I need now is the cheesy christmas songs being playes as musak while we shop. Before the end of the month I recon.
Some TV channels are already outputting Chistmans films 24/7 and have been for several weeks. Already saw a listing for 'It's a wonderful life'. no, I didn't watch it.
I refuse to have anything to do with Christmas until 1st Dec.
"I assume the best before, at least on the mince pies, is well before Xmas [...]"
I made the mistake last year of buying mince pies from Aldi in early December - getting ready for the local food bank's Xmas special appeal. Not only were they very close to expiry - some packs were two weeks past their "best" date. They didn't refresh their stock until it was almost too late for the food bank's last Xmas collection.
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Wasn't that one of the Spice Girls. At least that is what I thought.
p.s. I really don't like pumpkin for eating AT ALL. They are bet for carving weird faces to scare people. Candles for illuminating optional. Oh, yes, they don't last long so you do it a couple of days before. Be sure to throw away sometime on November 1.
So is this a Harry Potter or just a US influence...?
When I were a kid, we had to make-do with turnip. At least for carving, I can't see anyone starting their day with a tall glass of turnip juice (unless it's their final day), or make anything (except maybe enemies *) with turnip muffins.
* Baldrick might love you though...
When I were a lad we had no carrots, no parsnips and no cabbage. We were the true anti-thesis of luxury.
That said we did have peas.
There'd at least be novelty value in, if not a few guineas for a good boy who could carve halloween masks from garden peas....
Trying the same trick with carrots or parsnips would likely result in inappropriate results...
No Turnips?Luxury.
When I were a lad we had no carrots, no parsnips and no cabbage. We were the true anti-thesis of luxury.
That said we did have peas.
Bringing it back on topic, I heard that peas are going to be banned for halloween. The witches won't allow them.
Because, you know, there's no peas for the wicked.
I seem to recall from 'A'-level chemistry, that some of the 'air-freshener' fragrances are extracted from petroleum in the same factories as pesticides and fertilizers;
they allegedly contain phthalates (DEP, DBP) and other endocrine disruptors';
have been tested as subliming 1,4-dichlorobenzene (1,4-DCB) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,4-Dichlorobenzene (febreze? - blocks your nose function!);
release nano-particles of ???$undefined into your local environment;
typically make asthmatic kids WORSE
Don't forget that pumpkin pie spice is a mixed spice, typically consisting of Cinnamon and Nutmeg, perhaps with a few other spices thrown in (Ginger, Cloves).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin_pie_spice
Then, remember that Nutmeg is a hallucinogen!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg#Psychoactivity_and_toxicity
I had a buddy who ate a small spice can of Nutmeg one weekend. He said he was seeing pink elephants floating around the room for the next week.
Do you really want your kids snorting the stuff?!?
Dave
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