Three Bears Soft Licorice
Historically speaking, licorice – which comes from the root of a flowering pea plant that originates from countries such as Turkey, Iraq and China – has been eaten for thousands of years.
The Chinese, for instance, believed that licorice made you strong and helped you to live longer. Licorice root was used by Roman soldiers to stave off thirst, and Napoleon also allegedly liked to chew a stick of licorice root before he went into battle to help calm his nerves.
However the licorice sweets we’re familiar with today were developed in the late 18th century by Yorkshire apothecary George Dunhill, who added sugar and flour to licorice extract to make it last longer.
At just £1.69 per 200g bag, Three Bears Traditional Soft Licorice isn’t going to cause a personal financial meltdown. Nor will it benefit the boom in January-based dieting and gym membership sign-ups: compared to an average of 60 calories in a typical single Christmas box chocolate, there are just 23 cals in each piece of Three Bears Traditional Soft Licorice.
This traditional black licorice, which is suitable for vegetarians and vegans, contains real licorice extract, pineapple juice and natural colours and flavours – in fact, all the ingredients are natural, with no nasty E numbers (even the small amount of vegetable fat it contains is non-hydrogenated).
Three Bears Traditional Soft Licorice is available from health food stores or by mail order (01782 825 323) priced £1.69 for 200g.
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