Licorice Candy
Source of Recipe
Old cookbook
use two ounces of licorice root powder in a half cup of hot water, leave until it dissolves, and put it with a cup of gum Arabic which has been dissolved in a cup of warm water and strained through a cloth. Heat these in a saucepan with two cups of confectioners sugar, and stir until it has boiled to the stage where a little of it is hard and elastic when dropped into cold water. Pour into a shallow pan, well buttered, and stand this in a warm place to dry. When it is elastic without being brittle, remove to a cool place and leave until cold. Break into small pieces.
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