Original Licorice Candy Recipe #189100
Original licorice candy made with the licorice root.
This is a delicious treat which is mildly laxative and alleviates symptoms of colds and flu.
Warning: Licorice should not be used by those suffering from high blood pressure (it raises the BP quite a lot!), diabetes, glaucoma, heart disease or a history of stroke, kidney disease. Best avoided when pregnant. May cause water retention and loss of potassium. Do not use for more than 4 weeks consecutively.
by Carambola
15 min | 15 min prep
SERVES 15
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon powdered licorice root (or to taste)
- 1 teaspoon dried anise, root (POWDERED ( or to taste)
- 1 cup flour (enough to make a workable dough)
- icing sugar
- Warm the molasses and add licorice and anise powder.
- Mix in enough flour to make a workable dough.
- Roll mixture into small tubes, cut into desired lengths.
- Roll in icing sugar if desired. The mixture will harden when cool.
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