" Colin Lamond" > wrote:

> Anyway, what he described (IIRC) was more like a thick black lump you could
> chew at for a whole day.

Which probably is juice from the boiled-down root. Which they used to make
licorice the candy from, but most licorice candy on the market is anise oil +
flour + sugar + salt, these days.

Henriette

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