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Pine Brothers Softish Throat Drops are made in America since 1870. There really an interesting story behind these throat drops. The story goes like this:
“Ulysses S. Grant was President, the population of America hovered at 39 million, and the telephone was still a pipe dream, when in 1870 J. Herman Pine hung out a confectionery shingle on 8th Street above Walnut in Philadelphia and, along with his brother, sold their first batch of what they called ‘Pine Brothers Glycerine Tablets.’ In an attempt to relieve his own sore throat and those of his family members, Mr. Pine, a former German confectionery maker, determined that by combining the soothing natural qualities of glycerin with the healing properties of gum acacia, he could sooth and mitigate the mild discomfort of a sore throat. Add in some natural flavoring and a sweetener and voila, Pine Brothers Softish Throat Drops were born. “I have discovered something,” Pine wrote, “which will give quick throat relief to thousands afflicted as I was.” He added,”Perhaps I won’t make much money out of this. But I can make people happy, and that’s more important than money.” Mr. Pine was being unduly modest, as his “discovery” would become one of the most successful, most delicious and most unique throat lozenges in the world. Nor has the recipe changed appreciably since it was first introduced to the public over 140 years ago.
In 1930 Pine Brothers was sold to the Life Savers Company and continued to flourish. Known for its ‘soft drop consistency,’ Pine Brothers lozenges became a favorite of adults and children alike. The product, which attracted healthiest sales in the eastern and northern states, due to its icy winters, reached its peak popularity in the 1970’s. The company was sold by Life Savers, and then, having been re-sold and acquired a number of times, found itself essentially rudderless and under appreciated; this despite a legion of loyal consumers. Cost cutting changes were made to the original recipes, packaging became stale and marketing non-existent; Pine Brothers began to be made overseas. Sales declined.”
Most recently, Pine Brothers was acquired by former owner of Airborne with her new company, 3 Sisters Home Products. A lot of time and effort was made to locate the original recipe and redesigning the look.
These throat drops come in convenient “pucks” or bags and come in cherry, natural honey, licorice, and lemon citrus flavors. I had the opportunity to try the cherry and natural honey flavors.
These drops are very unique in that they are not a hard lozenge. they have a consistency similar to a firmer gummy but you are supposed to suck on them, not chew them. They are very hard to chew and I would not recommend it. I guess that’s why they’re called “softish” in the title. In my opinion the cherry was the best but the honey is definitely a natural honey flavor. I could feel how the natural honey could be quite soothing for a sore throat.
Pine Brothers Softish Throat Drops can be found at CVS Pharmacies.
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Wow. My son would probably like these better than a hard drop.