Licorice

Black licorice stick tastes very good. Each day for three weeks ate all she could. How dumb could she be? Very dumb was she — with its toxicity like wormwood. 4/29/2021

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Jan Allison

Date: 4/30/2021 11:53:00 AM

got to say i adore liquorice I wasnt aware of any issues with it , not that i would eat it for 3 weeks lol:-) hugs jan xx

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 4/30/2021 2:23:00 PM

Right?! You have to think about what you eat, how much, how often. Thanks and hugs...Kim

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 4/30/2021 3:28:00 AM

I had no idea; did not need this warning though, never liked any of it unless it was red.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 4/30/2021 3:44:00 AM

I like the red too but would never eat it for three weeks in a row. It is a rare treat not sustenance...lol. Hugs, lady!

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 4/29/2021 10:57:00 PM

Too much of a good thing. I used to love it but grew out of it. Didn't know how it was made.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 4/30/2021 3:43:00 AM

Too much of a good thing! I like the cherry licorice but in limited quantity. I would eat some at the movies. Hugs.

Judy Ball

Date: 4/29/2021 8:43:00 PM

WoW! You learn something new every day. All I knew about it was that it is a candy I like and that it will give you the runs if you eat too much. Nice job here Kim. God Bless, JB

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 4/30/2021 3:42:00 AM

I was shocked but I would never eat such things for that long! God bless you too!

Robert Pettit

Date: 4/29/2021 8:34:00 PM

Wormwood is the reason why the liquor called absinthe was prohibited from sale until just recently. I was not aware it was used in the making of licorice. I only know it was flavored with anise seeds and colored black with charcoal. Good poem.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 4/30/2021 3:44:00 AM

It is just a comparison. Read a newspaper article where a woman ate a pack of black licorice for three weeks, ended up in hospital and found out a man had died from doing the same thing. Phew...

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 4/30/2021 3:41:00 AM

It is just a comparison. Read a newspaper article where a woman ate a pack of black licorice for three weeks, ended up in hospital and found out a man had died from doing the same thing. Phew...