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Licorice
Licorice has long been used as a herb and a herbal medicine – even as far back as 5000 years ago in China. Commercial licorice comes from the sweet-tasting roots of a leguminous plant called Glycyrrhiza glabra. The roots are pulped and boiled and the extract evaporated. Once upon a time, licorice was sold as a pure, hardened extract. Now it is mixed with other ingredients to produce commercial sweets. Flour is a major ingredient in licorice, along with molasses, powdered licorice root, raw sugar, glucose and aniseed oil.
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