I thought peppermints were made with peppers.
A childhood belief about sweeties

others believed things like this
- I thought that Dr. Pepper was made out of hot peppers.Anon
- i thought salt made food cold, since pepper made it *hot* — cattiva
- I used to think that eggs were made in a factory. The oval shell made them fit perfectly in the egg cartons.— Sherry
- I used to think eyedust was made by people who lived in your eyes and made buns.— The world looks to me.
- I used to believe that the twinkling of the stars made the sounds that crickets made.Anon
- when i was little i thought that dim-sims wre made from cats,so never ate them— bikini babe