Nick Cramer wrote:
> The Licorice Root Extract is obtained by pounding the root of the plant,
> boiling it in water, then evaporating the liquid. Partial evaporation
> results in a syrup; further evaporation results in a gold-brown crystalline
> powder. The licorice powder is 50 times sweeter than sugar.
>


Aha! The Thai way - pounding the root! I never thought of that. It will
open up the pulp better than any other way.

I got two packets of the roots, so I'll try this with one of them. I'm
thinking I might use it as a partial sweetener in sweet & sour dishes,
and maybe in Phad Thai.

Thanks,

Ian