Finding Joy In Daily Holidays. Let's Celebrate National Chocolate Mint Day! Celebrated Every February 19th.

 Let's Celebrate National Chocolate Mint Day!

Celebrated Every February 19th.



National Chocolate Mint Day is a day to celebrate 
foods, desserts, treats, and drinks that contain chocolate mint.

A Few Chocolate Mint Facts...
  • The mint flavors used in chocolate mint are typically Peppermint, Spearmint, and creme de menthe.
  • An early chocolate mint was Frango Mints, first made in 1918.
  • Early Greeks and Romans loved mint to aid digestion and freshen breath.
  • Early Greeks believed mint could cure hiccups.
  • Huyler's in NY was an early producer of chocolate mints.
  • In 1973, Marilyn Ricketts invented Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream.
  • The York Peppermint Patty was introduced in the 1940s.
  • There is a plant called chocolate mint that is related to the regular peppermint plant.

A Few Ways to Celebrate National Chocolate Mint Day...

1-Enjoy eating something that contains Chocolate Mint.
2-Buy some Peppermint Patties for family and friends.
3-Start your day with Chocolate Mint Coffee.
4-Make a chocolate mint dessert

How will I celebrate National Chocolate Mint Day? I am going to fill my candy dish with Peppermint Pattys, and I will go out and get a Peppermint Mocha at Starbucks.


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