Candy tasting like borax

[kphoger]

What size bags?  The little packets, or 5 pound bags?

5-pound bags.  (Do they make those?)

And are we talking about a Red Roof Inn bath tub, or a Four Seasons bath tub?

Neither.  The hot tub next to the indoor swimming pool at a Quality Inn in southern Minnesota during spring break.

[Max Rockatansky]

What size bags?  The little packets, or 5 pound bags?

5-pound bags.  (Do they make those?)

And are we talking about a Red Roof Inn bath tub, or a Four Seasons bath tub?

Neither.  The hot tub next to the indoor swimming pool at a Quality Inn in southern Minnesota during spring break.

Was it a Quality Inn that was downgraded from a Comfort Inn?

[tolbs17]

Red Vines.

[kphoger]

Was it a Quality Inn that was downgraded from a Comfort Inn?

This one.

[Brandon]

Was it a Quality Inn that was downgraded from a Comfort Inn?

This one.

And what's the air speed of an unladen sparrow?

[US71]

Anyone else buy candy lately (especially M&M's) that tastes like borax?

Have your meds changed? (seriously)

[hotdogPi]

Anyone else buy candy lately (especially M&M's) that tastes like borax?

Have your meds changed? (seriously)

It's already been determined that it's the expiration date that caused the change in flavor, so it's pretty unlikely that a change in meds would be a reason for the difference in taste.

[Terry]

Not sure about the taste of borax but this Canadian chewing gum proudly proclaims its taste (it's actually rosewater):

[Max Rockatansky]

Was it a Quality Inn that was downgraded from a Comfort Inn?

This one.

That's pretty specific, I'm assuming there is a story behind an I'll fated excursion to Minnesota?

[paulthemapguy]

I didn't know what the hell this group was talking about until about 5 days ago, when I got sick and tasted an expired cough drop.  Good god that was unpleasant.

[kphoger]

So no one's going to satiate curiosity and explain what borax tastes like?

Imagine if you dumped five bags of Sweet'n-Low into a hotel hot tub.  That's what Borax tastes like.

So I went home Friday afternoon and decided to actually taste some borax.  You know, in the interest of science and all that.  Having done that, I'll modify my description a little bit.

The color of this product is a nondescript chalky white, with very subtle variation in hue throughout.  Right off the bat, one is rewarded with big notes of "this stuff is used as cockroach poison" that later give way to hints of motel pool water, artificial sweetener, and bleach.  Quite steely, with a somehow disappointing earthiness and minerality that will you leave you wondering if and when you'll vomit.  For enthusiasts and casual tasters alike, I recommend looking for an American double-acting baking powder instead, such as Calumet or Clabber Girl.    AARoads club score:  0.5 out of 5 stars.

[kphoger]

That's pretty specific, I'm assuming there is a story behind an I'll fated excursion to Minnesota?

Nope, never been there.  I was about to link to a Quality Inn I've actually stayed at, but I wasn't sure if Saint Cloud counted as 'southern' Minnesota.

[Max Rockatansky]

So no one's going to satiate curiosity and explain what borax tastes like?

Imagine if you dumped five bags of Sweet'n-Low into a hotel hot tub.  That's what Borax tastes like.

So I went home Friday afternoon and decided to actually taste some borax.  You know, in the interest of science and all that.  Having done that, I'll modify my description a little bit.

The color of this product is a nondescript chalky white, with very subtle variation in hue throughout.  Right off the bat, one is rewarded with big notes of "this stuff is used as cockroach poison" that later give way to hints of motel pool water, artificial sweetener, and bleach.  Quite steely, with a somehow disappointing earthiness and minerality that will you leave you wondering if and when you'll vomit.  For enthusiasts and casual tasters alike, I recommend looking for an American double-acting baking powder instead, such as Calumet or Clabber Girl.    AARoads club score:  0.5 out of 5 stars.

I don't know why but suddenly I'm reminded Clabber Girl actually sponsored a Stock Car once:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/391602130090364262/

It kind of has me thinking "Weird Race Car Sponsors"  might be a viable thread.  In the case of the Clabber Girl car my Dad had to have the die cast model, he thought the teal paint scheme was the bee's knees for some reason.