I was looking for some new outdoor lights for the house at Big Lots when I stumbled upon a blue box of Barbara Dee Winter Holiday Mints. It looked like the Thin Mints, and it cost me only a dollar. And then, I ate one and realized it tasted like a Thin Mint, but the cookie part is vanilla-colored not imbued with cocoa powder. So…I went home and gave the Prediger a Barbara Dee mint. He said: “Man, the Girl Scouts won’t be pleased with that! It’s just like the Thin Mint!”
And I say to myself…I’m going to Google up some info on Barbara Dee and its mints…and I’ve found the following information from the Ardmoreite Online:
The Keebler Company owns President Enterprises Corp, which is based in Georgia. President is responsible for 60 percent of the production of Girl Scout Cookies. And what’s more, they also produced under different brands– including Barbara Dee.
From the article:
Other registered trademark brands of President include Marietta’s, Greg’s, Barbara Dee, Chadwick Farms, Jack’s, Jackson’s, Mother’s, Bishop’s and Olde New England. President officers are Eric Wen, vice chairman and CEO, and Jerry Cavitt and Bill Bayers, biscuit and specialty division presidents, respectively.
And if this is not the smoking gun…look at Plunkett’s Food Industry Almanac 2007, in which the Girl Scout-Barbara Dee connection is confirmed. That’s right! With a few cosmetic differences, Holiday Mints are the Thin Mints’ fraternal twin.
Next time you are at Big Lots, ask for Barbara Dee Winter Holiday Mints. That will tide you cookie freaks over until the next cookie drive!