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The Rise of Malört, an Unexpected Midwest princess

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79 points mooreds | 4 comments | 20 Nov 24 14:48 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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0points ◴[20 Nov 24 15:15 UTC] No.42194586[source]▶
Malört is the name of the herb wormwood in Swedish. The swedish name means "clothing moth herb", and has been used to fight cloth moths among other uses. Also especially popular spirit flavoring, which it's latin name hints of.

Artemisia absinthium

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tptacek ◴[20 Nov 24 15:39 UTC] No.42194852[source]▶
I'd imagine there's as much actual wormwood in Malort as there is fruit in a Froot Loops.
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nate ◴[20 Nov 24 18:27 UTC] No.42196766[source]▶
Wait. Fruit loops are made of corn. Corn is a fruit! :)
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1. nate ◴[20 Nov 24 18:29 UTC] No.42196784[source]▶
Jesus. I'm also today years old when I learned they're spelled Froot loops, not Fruit loops.
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2. jknoepfler ◴[20 Nov 24 21:24 UTC] No.42198268[source]▶
Yes, corn is a Froot, not a fruit. It's a common dietary misconception.
3. twic ◴[20 Nov 24 21:35 UTC] No.42198344[source]▶
It's actually even worse - they're Froot Luips.
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4. dllthomas ◴[21 Nov 24 22:18 UTC] No.42209268[source]▶
It's never Luips.