[Sca-cooks] food on St Val's day

[Olwen the Odd]

> > >tain't licorice at all.... i  don't care what anybody says!   if
> > >it's not black, it's not licorice.  and i shall remain pigheaded in
> > >this opinion.
> >
> > That's okay. I was trying to express no opinion other than that the
> > two are inexorably linked. Obviously candy that contains no licorice
> > isn't licorice, but tell that to a candy manufacturer.
> >
> > >but the red twizzlers seem to be pretty popular in the southwest....
> > >even in broad daylight or office candy jars.   why, i don't know.
> > >(shakes head bemusedly)
> > >
> > >cailte
> >
> > Pink has fans. Reality TV. Why not red licorice? Actually, compared
> > to those others, red licorice looks pretty darned good. But then so
> > does a root canal.
>
>Red "licorice" is ok as long as you consider it red chewy candy with
>vaguely fruit-related artificial flavoring. And you can tie knots with it,
>and it's useful in making gingerbread houses.
> >
> > I think the ultimate licorice treat (obviously you have to like the
> > stuff) is a bar of brewer's licorice, which is sometimes melted and
> > dissolved (i.e. boiled) into beer as a heading agent.
> >
> > Adamantius
>
>I found Sen-Sen at a highway gas station a couple of years ago. The packet
>I bought is still mostly full, because I don't often get a licorice jones
>(except, of course, for now).
>
>Margaret

Is that the blacks Sen-Sen or the lavender?  The lavender was {{horrid}}, 
the black not much better.
Olwen

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