“York peppermint patties are chocolate covered toothpaste”

Many people think that Junior Mints and York Peppermint Patties taste like chocolate covered toothpaste.
 
Wikipedia: Junior Mints
Junior Mints are a candy brand consisting of small rounds of mint filling inside a semi-sweet chocolate coating, with a dimple on one side. The mints are produced by Tootsie Roll Industries, and packaged in varying amounts from the so-called ‘fun-size box’ to the much larger 12 oz. box.
 
Wikipedia: York Peppermint Pattie
York Peppermint Pattie is an American dark chocolate enrobed peppermint confection introduced in 1940 and currently produced by the Hershey Company.
       
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lindsay gigs
@LindsayGigs
junior mints do NOT taste like chocolate covered toothpaste. thats just blasphemy.
12:47 AM · Nov 14, 2009
   
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CAL KNAPP
@calknapp
junior mints are really delicious if you enjoy chocolate covered toothpaste…
1:23 PM · Jun 20, 2010
 
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Posted by u/ratsrule67 November 2, 2019
York peppermint patties are chocolate covered toothpaste.
 
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Posted by u/IrishNSketchy November 20, 2019
A York peppermint patty is a good insight as to what dark chocolate toothpaste would taste like.