Uncle Joe's Mint Balls 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 tin as "suitable for vegans". The words "Gluten Free" are also on the tin lid. The early mint balls were made by William Santus' wife, Ellen, before production moved to a factory near Wigan Wallgate railway station in 1919. The packaging,
Mint (restaurant) his restaurant, saying: "It is not my type of food" and that McGrath was "working his balls off and it is good for the city but it is not my cup of tea". Patrick Guilbaud labelled McGrath "sad" on the RTÉ Radio 1 show, "Conversations with Eamon Dunphy", after witnessing him shouting and swearing at his Mint staff. Mint Restaurant was forced to close down in April 2009 due to the economic recession. Speculation built up after the restaurant failed to reopen after a week when it claimed to be on holiday. However, the lights remained switched off and the