Comments on: Is It Okay To Eat 50 Year Old Cough Drops?

By: Edward Loebs

Edward Loebs — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 16:01:06 +0000

i THOUGHT I PUT A COMMENT HERE YEARS AGO BUT MAYBE NOT….I’VE EATEN ABOUT 4 BOXES OF PINE BROTHERS THAT I WON ON EBAY…THE OLDEST MAYBE FROM THE 40″S HAD A WHITE FILM COVERING THEM THAT WASHED RIGHT OFF…THEY TASTED SO GOOD I ATE THEM ALL ANE ENDED UP SEARCHING FOR MORE….THE SUGAR IN THEM PERSERVES THEM AND YOU WONT GET SICK, AT ALL.

By: Dizmo

Dizmo — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:21:49 +0000

I found a bag of SUGAR FREE Pine Bros.Drops within my stored items. “Softish Throat Relief”. I couldn’t find an expiration date, so I did a quick search to see if they were safe to eat. And…I stumbled across this silly blog. (Me likes silly.) Normally, I would have not hesitated to toss these out because I hate clutter, but the red packaging and SUPERIOR THROAT COATING ACTION made me want to research it. Plus, I do not recall ever purchasing these??? Maybe another version of me ate (or sucked) a 50-year old drop and tore a hole between our universes and placed them amongst my belongings. Now if I can just find those dang keys…

By: Marlene Schell

Marlene Schell — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 07:40:39 +0000

Most cough drops are mostly sugar and menthol……
Sugar can act like a preservative…..Like jams and jelly ….a batch of homemade jelly and jam can have six cups of granulated sugar maybe more. I doubt that you will get sick.

By: marstea

marstea — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:27:12 +0000

you all made me chuckle, thanks for the read.

By: Steve Lynch

Steve Lynch — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:26:49 +0000

Yay!

Since eating the 50 year old one a year or two ago (whenever that was) I’ve been craving them..

I’m sooo happy to say that I strolled into CVS today, bought 3 bags, and sat and ate a whole bag while answering e-mails.

They were just as good as I remembered..

You know, one thing that no one mentioned ever, that I just realized today?

Upon eating the first one, I immediately made a realization. These taste exactly like red Ju Ju Bees.

I ran back in to buy a box, and sure enough, not only were they almost identical in texture, they were almost identical in flavor…

All these years I’ve been buying all these nasty english pastilles, and black currant lozenges, and all this other stuff that tasted nothing like my beloved Pine Bros, a reasonable ersatz product was staring me in the face every time I went to the movies.

Oh well, the search is over, Pine Bros are back!

Thank you Victoria!

By: Kathy D

Kathy D — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:02:11 +0000

Messaline, Thanks for the update. I just got back from CVS and bought a bag of Pine Bros. wild cherry. I almost didn’t buy them because they were so pricy: $3.65 for 32 drops. But then I couldn’t resist buying them. I opened the bag and popped one in my mouth as soon as I got to my car. It was like a little piece of heaven… brought me back about 25 years. The drops are little smaller than I remember, but the taste is the same! Thanks Victoria for bringing them back.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:09:01 +0000

Thank you Messaline. Your post is music to my ears. I checked out the website and sure enough, Pine Bros. IS BACK!!!. I hope they are as good as I remember. And thanks to Victoria Knight-McDowell for bringing them back.

By: Messaline

Messaline — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:37:36 +0000

For those of you who don’t know this yet, Pine Brothers is back in business as of Feb 2011, bought by the woman who developed Airborne, and using the original recipies.

So Far Honey and Cherry are available, but the Lemon and Licorace are on their agenda too.

Their website is http://www.pinebrothers.com. supposedly CVS picked up the line and Pine Brothers site advises that if your local CVS doesn’t have it, ask the manager to get them.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:25:38 +0000

To Lauren F.- You would have to invent a time machine in order to buy these delicious cough drops and set it for the late 1950’s and early 60’s. I don’t know when they stopped making them, but its a shame they did.

By: Lauren F.

Lauren F. — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:09:11 +0000

I live in Greenfield, Massachusetts. My mother purchased this product, but she does not remember when nor does she remember where she had seen it.
Now, I am seeking this product around the Western Massachusetts area or near Brattleboro, VT.
How much are these cough drops? And where would I find them.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:18:15 +0000

Also a Pine Brothers Honey fan, I can recommend this substitute, which sits in your mouth and dissolves the same way, although it comes in Blackcurrant flavor only – Boots Glycerine Blackcurrant Pastilles. I think you can order them online from UK Boots drugstores, and they’re much cheaper than Grether’s.

http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Glycerine-Pastilles-Blackcurrant-Flavour-60g_4911/

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:21:07 +0000

I should have watched the video first, but in fairness, Steve L. gets his kudos on his own:

K U D O S!!!!!!

You’re a very brave man, Steve, and congratulations on the birth of your twins! (You are also lucky to have been able to sample the yummy honey cough drop, in case no one mentioned that to you, nudge nudge, wink, wink). All the best to you and your family.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:08:57 +0000

It never ceases to amaze me that no matter how bizarre my obsession, someone else seems to share it! I take great comfort in this. I was recently describing the chewy honey delectable to my husband, and happily, he, too remembered it fondly, so we both embarked on the same sad journey that has ultimately united all of us right here.

I have had a particularly miserable day today after having herniated a disk (yet another joy of being old enough to remember Pine Brothers’ Honey cough drops in the first place ), so I want to thank all of you who have taken the time to post here because through the pain, I have had a broad smile across my face–reliving moments of my youth. I can still feel the tension of the cough drop between my molars as I gnawed and gnawed every luscious bit of flavor. Geez, I can almost feel the ache in my jaw now–I mean, after all, who among us ate only one at a time???

Fight the good fight, folks. Let’s get them to bring them BACK!!!

Thank you all for making me smile and even for making me laugh out loud in places. Now I have to go back and actually watch the video. I can’t wait to see it!

Mike, you’re a riot! You have a great way with words. (This is coming from a former English teacher.)

By: Juliana

Juliana — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:57:44 +0000

i applaud the new year and preservation of the life of this post. for i have been updated since 2008 – dear god, this is awesome.

By: NewYear

NewYear — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:27:06 +0000

It’s 2010.
Had to keep this post alive as this might be the most informative post about Pine Bros. Cough Drops on the net.
Happy pineing everyone.