Uncle Joe's Mint Balls its home games at the DW Stadium On 16 February 2011, Wm Santus' Dorning Street factory produced the two-billionth Uncle Joe's Mint Ball, which was encased in resin and placed on display at the Museum of Wigan Life until 17 March. Uncle Joe's Mint Balls Uncle Joe's Mint Balls are mints produced by Wm Santus & Co. Ltd. in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England since 1898. Despite their name, the mints are not truly spherical but oblate spheroids. The ingredients of Uncle Joe's Mint Balls are: pure cane sugar, oil of peppermint and cream of tartar and are described on the
Uncle Fred town, but later takes control of the family finances, leaving him only enough for "golf balls, self-respect and tobacco", and insists he stay in the country. This injunction comes as a relief to his nephew Pongo, who considers him a troublemaker and dreads his trips to London. In "Uncle Fred Flits By", we learn that on the previous visit, in June the year before, he dragged Pongo to the Dog Races, and was arrested within ten minutes of arriving ("I still say a wiser Magistrate would have been content with a mere caution"). On this occasion, he involves Pongo in