Comments on: Victory

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:56:01 +0000

I guess this issue has never come up for me before. I’m definitely more of a black licorice fan but my kids like red licorice, as does my husband. I esp. like the violet pastilles with the tiny litte anise seed in center. Anyway, after reading this post, imagine my excitement when I opened a Lucky magazine that had been sitting around, to discover an entire page devoted to different licorice scented creams, etc. These will not make nice gifts for Heather (though apparently, licorice has good properties for the skin), nor will you likely be tempted but, it was appropo.

By: karyn

karyn — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 18:55:38 +0000

I’ve seen reference to you trying to get Heather to try Swedish and Danish black licorice, but what you really need to try is Icelandic black licorice. Even I, hater of black licorice, love Icelandic licorice.

I mean, come on, Iceland made Bjˆrk and Sigur RÛs and the word “berserk”. How can it not make everything, including black licorice, awesome?

By: jackr

jackr — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:48:09 +0000

“Close to swaying Heather”? “Close”? Jon, your language skills leave me black-licorice-breath-less!

By: ToonGrL

ToonGrL — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:39:01 +0000

Jon, you will be pleased to know that this place has a 'Licorice of the Month Club'. You can choose from red and black, or ALL BLACK. http://www.licoriceinternational.com

By: ToonGrL

ToonGrL — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 17:23:02 +0000

Oooh, Lap…Black Jack gum kicks ass. And I agree, Panda is much, much better than Twizzlers where black is concerned. Unlike most of the people here(who only like one or the other), I like every type of licorice known to man: black, red, green apple, grape, blue raspberry….MMMM. Now I have to go buy some.

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 04:25:10 +0000

I used to hate black licorice, but my Dad always bought a little white bag full of hard black licorice nubs from our local ice cream store. Since we didn’t get a lot of candy, and he wouldn’t buy anything else, I decided to give it a try. I eventually came to love it, though only that kind of black licorice.

You and Leta should enjoy your shared passion for black licorice. Tell Heather to find some other candy to eat with Leta!

By: SeaOrchid

SeaOrchid — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 03:56:14 +0000

Red licorice *isn’t* real licorice. Black licorice is yummmmmy. Especially the Panda kind (you can get it in the health food store/aisle usually).

By: Th√©r√®se

Aside:

My name looks funny; it ought to read “ThÈrËse.”

I may be pretentious for insisting on accents, but that doesn’t mean my name is fucked up to that extreme, with copywrighted symbols and umlauts hangin’ out in mid air like that. Just wanted to let you know.

By: JDB

JDB — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:58:07 +0000

My daughter went through a black licorice blitz when she was 5. My husband adores it: I can’t stand it. Perhaps because it was the only candy available (we were on a cruising sailboat) she devoured about a pound of the stuff and you can guess how much she pooped while on that boat. I don’t know if she still likes it, but she does like Pernod and anise. So do I – just not licorice.

By: cake

cake — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 02:27:26 +0000

My theory about licorice liking is that it is dependent on your genetic background. Scandinavians and Dutch (like myself) LOVE it- the rest of the world hates it…so if your ancestors were from Northern Europe- that explains it. Leta’s got your genes on this one. It is truly an inherited taste.