02-21-2012, 10:40 PM
(02-21-2012, 05:49 PM)username Wrote: A day or two later, we got a mass email from the school saying cinnamon can blister the throat and get in the lungs and any kids caught with it at school would get suspended.
I can see cinnamon burning as in spicy, but I don't see it causing blisters. It isn't hot. We got the note about it causing severe problems if it is inhaled by kids with asthma.
Just tell your kids a shot of vanilla extract is Jager. That should be much safer.
Huh:
Cinnamaldehyde/cinnamic aldehyde: give cinnamon its flavor, used as a pesticide and dog/cat repellent and CAN cause blisters in some people
I say let the damn kids do it. Sometimes you gotta learn the hard way.