Guest guest Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 Maybe just our black sense of humour ;-)) Judith [ ] Wine gums > Wine gums > > These are fruit-flavoured, tough, chewy, translucent sweets which have > been in production in the UK since 1909. Although they contain no wine > (or alcohol) whatever, and were invented by the son of a strict > teetotaller, they have the names of various wines, from " CLARET " to > " CHAMPAGNE " embossed on them. The question is: why were they ever called > " wine gums " in the first place? > > http://www.wordwizard.com/clubhouse/founddiscuss1.asp?Num=5944 > > > > Maynards Wine Gums: > > http://www.britishdelights.com/images/c42.JPG > > > > > I'll tell you where to go! > > Mayo Clinic in Rochester > http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester > > s Hopkins Medicine > http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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