"Henriette Kress" > wrote in message
...
> " 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.

That sounds about right to me - my uncle was at pains to explain that it was
for medicinal purposes, not a sweet at all, just the closest thing to one he
could get his hands on at the time. No sugar added, no additives whatsoever.

Colin L