Eating before an inspection

[pargyle]

2kg of globe gobstoppers sounds good value for £1.99 -can't be right, shirley?

Does seem rather good value ... £5.94 if you have it delivered but I think it must be a mistake ....

 

[Erichalfbee]

Yes I remember liquorice roots ... brown sticks that tasted of ... liqourice - you had to chew them forever ... I preferred the black processed stuff we used to call Spanish in Yorkshire. For a couple of years in my school summer holidays I worked at Bassets Liquourice Allsorts factory in Owlerton, Sheffield - at the end of it I thought I would never touch another piece of liquorice or liquorice allsort. You wer allowed to eat as much as you liked whilst at work - as long as you did not put in in your pocket or try and steal it. Most people tired of eating it after a few days ....

You can still buy Liquorice root:

https://www.buywholefoodsonline.co.uk/liquorice-root-125g.html

Mind your blood pressure though !

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I preferred the black processed stuff we used to call Spanish in Yorkshire.

Called spanish in South West Wales too

 

[pargyle]

Mind your blood pressure though !

Yes ... I love liquorice but I take a tablet for blood pressure and the raw root reacts with them to effectively nullify the effect of the tablet so ... it's a rare treat these days. There was a TV programme a fwe years ago where a couple had re-started growing liquorice in Pontefract (Pontefract cakes anyone ?) on their farm and I rather fancied having a crack at it ...another project !

https://www.gardensillustrated.com/plants/growing-liquorice-in-west-yorkshire/

 

[Repwoc]

Called spanish in South West Wales too

And in Carlisle.