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,
The Mint Extra The Mint Extra The Mint Extra, originally "Extra Mint", was an early evening version of "The Mint", which was developed and was shown on ITV's newly launched ITV Play channel. "Extra Mint" was produced by Granada Productions & Gallowgate and presented by one presenter and gave away much smaller sums of money to winners. It featured very different games than the late-night edition. Understandably, there was no "Mint" to be opened in this version of the show and the vault was covered up by a false wall with a painting hung on it. At a defined point in "Extra Mint"