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Post by chitchatgirl on Sept 25, 2020 15:30:53 GMT
DH told me about this story. I love all licorice, but not that much. I was the weird kid who only like the black jelly beans. A friend got me to try salty licorice and I generally like it (some are way too salty for me). I had this great stuff from Denmark that were soft and a little salty. I had to stop eating licorice a few years ago when I noticed it was making my tongue and mouth go numb though. Figured that was a bad sign
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iluvpink
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Post by iluvpink on Sept 25, 2020 15:34:36 GMT
No, I can't stand it.
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Post by Patter on Sept 25, 2020 16:10:10 GMT
auntkelly I too do not like Twizzlers. Ick! That's why I said Australian red licorice. Totally different taste.
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Post by lydia on Sept 25, 2020 17:20:50 GMT
Funnily enough I love real licorice (i.e. black; red Twizzlers aren't licorice, have none in them) but I can no longer eat it as I have a hypokalemic condition, which is what killed the man in the story. Hypokalemia. It probably wouldn't kill me, but might paralyze me temporarily. I've been very good about avoiding it since my diagnosis but I do miss it. Licorice and anise are taste British kids of my generation grew up with.
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Post by mollycoddle on Sept 25, 2020 17:28:24 GMT
Yes, but I limit it to a few pieces several times a year.
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Post by tampascrapper on Sept 25, 2020 17:37:55 GMT
Red yes. Black no.
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Jan 15, 2023 21:58:30 GMT
This thread reminded me of a candy we had as a child (70's-80's) called Good & Plenty. They were pill/tablet shaped with pink or white coating and licorice inside. I think licorice is ok, but I don't love it. If you could die from eating chocolate in huge amounts, I would be in trouble! Good and Plenty was one of my favorites as a kid. Remember Choo Choo Charlie? We always made the train noises with the box LOL. m.youtube.com/watch?v=ExSlyoVTX3I
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Jan 15, 2023 22:01:15 GMT
My SIL loves it so much, she buys bags of entirely black jellybeans at Easter. Yuck! Say, WHAT? A bag of entirely black jelly beans? BAGS of entirely black jelly beans? A pox on both you and your damn SIL for helping me learn this exists in Retail America. These are almost always still available after Easter at Walmart so I get a couple of bags 50-75% off
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jan 15, 2023 22:02:10 GMT
I had a sore throat in Spain and the tour guide gave me some licorice flavoured throat candies. They were amazing! I can smell them still in my head. They were awesome!
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Post by gar on Jan 15, 2023 22:13:29 GMT
This is an unfortunate thread to bump…not sure why it was…?
Did a bot delete a post?
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Post by Lexica on Jan 15, 2023 22:18:17 GMT
Another old thread bumped. And I had read this about black licorice years ago. But many of the kinds of black licorice available is not flavored with the real stuff, so it is not a danger. Some types are flavored with anise oil instead, which tastes very similar and doesn't have the affect on the body that the Glycyrrhiza glabra does.
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Post by elaine on Jan 15, 2023 23:43:40 GMT
Lexica , I deleted because… (((hugs))) to you and Craftykitten.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jan 15, 2023 23:50:49 GMT
I cannot stand it.
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Post by elaine on Jan 15, 2023 23:58:28 GMT
](((Hugs))) I know that you didn’t mean anything bad by it.
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Post by Lexica on Jan 16, 2023 0:01:09 GMT
No, I certainly didn't, but I sure appreciate you pointing it out to me.
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Post by elaine on Jan 16, 2023 0:55:50 GMT
elaine Lexica both delete your related posts.. I'll just come back and delete mine in a bit.. I did that as soon as Lexica read mine.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jan 16, 2023 1:07:33 GMT
No I don’t like red or black licorice.
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SweetieBsMom
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Jan 16, 2023 14:15:04 GMT
Nope. I don't like it and don't like anything that has the taste of liquorice.
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