Showing posts with label licorice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label licorice. Show all posts

Saturday, January 01, 2011

Gimbal's Fine Candies Scottie Dogs


Gimbal's Fine Candies has been crafting candies since 1898. The recipes have been handed down through 4 generations. They cook their candies in small kettles. I came across this what looked to be All Natural Licorice; I do like licorice. These, however, are different than Panda Licorice, in that they are mostly sugar (corn syrup and sugar are the first two ingredients). It does have a good licorice flavour, and the Scottie dogs are kind of cute, but they stick to your teeth awfully, something I don't like. They also have carnauba wax and caramel colour. I don't think that I will try these again anytime soon.



Panda Soft Licorice


I like the flavour of licorice and anise, so I'm a fan of real soft licorice candy. This one from Finland's Panda Licorice is made from only four ingredients, molasses, wheat flour, licorice extract and aniseed oil. People have been enjoying their licorice since 1927; I'm a latecomer to this bandwagon. I like that there are no artificial ingredients, a simple ingredient listing, and real flavours and colours. You can find Panda Licorice in most health food stores.