My mother's been bulk buying international licorice

[conuly]

I do love licorice, but it's getting a bit alarming.

At least, unlike the yarn, it doesn't get tangled up if left carelessly out.

Poll #25693 Licorice poll

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When it comes to black licorice, you can

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Take it
39 (40.6%)

Leave it
57 (59.4%)

Comments

[thewayne]

Third poll option: Licorice should be banned by the Geneva Convention.

[conuly]

You're dead to me, as of this comment. DEAD TO ME.

[thewayne]

Red licorice is marginally acceptable, can't stand the smell or taste of black or anise.  BLECH licorice is what it should be called!

[conuly]

Joking aside, the only place to yuck my yum is in the poll, not the comments. I'll gladly take all the licorice you don't eat :)

[thewayne]

You are most welcome to any allotment apportioned to me!

[marahmarie]

*takes notes on how to become dead to conuly*

[melannen]

It's better with ammonium chloride on it.

[spikethemuffin]

Salt licorice increased my visceral understanding of the Christian concept of hell. The only way out of the horrible sticky death taste was through, and the more you chewed, the more was waiting for you.

The second piece was better, though.

[ruuger]

Depends on what you mean by black licorice. If you mean proper soft "lakritsi", then yes. If you mean any kind of random "black candy", then no.

(if you mean salmiakki, which is sometimes called salty licorice even though it doesn't always even have licorice root in it, then maybe, depending on the brand)

[calimac]

I like licorice that's got interesting flavors over it, like cinnamon or apple. I found a store in Lincoln, Nebraska, that sells dozens of interesting flavors of licorice.

[waterfall8484]

Besides chocolate, licorice is my favourite candy of all time, especially the salty salmiakk kind. I have no idea how to spell that word in English! Then again, I'm Scadinavian, so I suppose it's expected :D

[oloriel]

... is your mother trying to self treat against hypotension or something?

[conuly]

My mother is coping with stress in her usual way, which is buying stuff.

[agoodwinsmith]

Yum.

Licorice icecream is so good. Also Tiger icecream (orange and licorice).

[darkoshi]

It depends if it is the nice sweet lightly anise-y black licorice, or the unsweet strong bitter black licorice.

[spikethemuffin]

I actively like real licorice, but not anise-flavored jelly beans and sticks (which is what one sees marketed as licorice in the States), which is odd, because I like aniseseed and fennel. I could eat that stuff with the pandas on it and the creamy, Starburst 2.0 mouthfeel all day, and the sticks of the actual root are quite good.