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These days, sour candy is the thing, but back when I was a kid, cinnamon was our favorite form of taste-bud masochism. I had never seen cinnamon toothpicks for sale on a store shelf, but the other children would bring bunches of toothpicks that they had soaked in cinnamon oil (the longer, the better) and preserved in aluminum foil.These dealers would sell just a few toothpicks to each of us for a considerable amount, making an enormous profit. (This dealer's price is MUCH, MUCH more reasonable.) The cinnamon toothpick was a rite of passage. The longer you could keep one in your mouth the cooler you were. Often we would chew the toothpick into splinters, trying to extract all of the tasty cinnamon oil.

If you were really brave, you would try cinnamon toilet-paper. The highly-absorbent toilet-paper was perfectly-suited to soaking up cinnamon oil. Just a spit-wad-sized bit tucked behind your lip felt like it was burning a hole through the inside of your mouth and bring tears to your eyes.Like many such pursuits (pencil-fighting and miniature motorized 4x4 truck pulls, for example), the school leadership would ban cinnamon toothpicks for no other apparent reason than that they supposedly disrupted the learning environment. Drugs in school were unheard of, at the time. ~ Clifton in Florida

Average Rating    Nothing Compares!   I've ordered cinnamon tooth pics from other companies and found myself disappointed by the lack of taste. Thankfull I stumbled upon this great product!! Amazing taste and fast delivery! What more could you ask for?   Reviewed by:  Crystal from Colorado. on 3/22/2012 Instead of Smoking   My daughter joined the Navy and wanted to stop smoking. Her Commander gave her a toothpick which started her on them instead of smoking. I remembered these as a kid and thought they might like the cinnamon and mint one instead of just regular toothpicks. Everyone loved them, and you never know who will quit smoking because of them. Good Luck to All.   Reviewed by:  Susan Duncan from Long Beach, California. on 10/1/2011 Cinnamon Toothpicks   Ordered them to assist me in quitting smoking. Plain tooth picks do not work but the cinnamon toothpicks are spicy and falvorful enough to chew on and keep your hands and mouth occupied. They are hot but they are supposed to be. Price is correct but shipping seems a little high. I give them 5 stars   Reviewed by:  David Hutchison from Hopki ns SC. on 8/23/2011 Great!   just as we remembered them from back in the day. i bought this as a gift for my husband. he has been looking for them for a long time!   Reviewed by:  Victoria from Florida. on 8/7/2011 Cinnamon toothpicks.   This is the perfect diet aid. No calories and it sort of anesthetizes your mouth so you don't want to eat. Lost 5 lbs. already!   Reviewed by:  Diane M. from New Jersey . on 8/4/2011

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