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What flavour are pear drops?

Post 1

Pink Paisley

Because they sure as hell don't taste like pears.

PP.


What flavour are pear drops?

Post 2

bobstafford

It appears the flavor is apparently composed of
1 - ethyl acetate
2 - isoamyl acetate

Sounds very yummy


What flavour are pear drops?

Post 3

paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant

Isoamyl acetate and ethyl acetate are used for flavoring. The first tastes like banana, the second like pear. Maybe the ones you tasted were made to taste like banana.


What flavour are pear drops?

Post 4

Icy North

I once bought some sweets called 'drop'' in Netherlands. I didn't realise that 'drop' is Dutch for liquorice smiley - yuk


What flavour are pear drops?

Post 5

paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant

For some reason, your post made me think of a hard candy called horehound, which has medicinal properties. smiley - laugh

Licorice has some of the same antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties as horehound. It is mostly used in cigarettes because it dilates lung tissues to let smoke get in.smiley - sadface


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