Sweet liquorice is this nation’s oldest and possibly favourite confection. Little did I know when I started the Saint Valentines Liquorice Co in 1994 to supply the finest quality Italian liquorice, just how passionate we are about it. Our love affair with the sweet black liquorice stuff goes back hundreds of years.
Liquorice root has become the go-to remedy if anyone in our family gets a cold, sore throat or cough. We have found, from twenty years of using it that it gives us great relief and comfort.
Liquorice Root Tea Recipe;You could try a tea made by adding a few teaspoons of chopped dried root per cup of boiling water; steep for about ten minutes.
A Delicious warming soup with a nutty sweet flavour. Liquorice powder is used here to bring out the natural earthy and sweet taste of the squash. This is one of the key attributes of this remarkable plant. It co-ordinates the effects of other ingredients. As you know liquorice has a sweet and bitter taste. Used …
Butter Nut Squash Soup flavoured with Liquorice Powder. Read More »
The history of Liquorice is a long one; that’s why we made this lovely long Liquorice timeline; see above, or read on for more twists to the sweet story. 1. Roots in Nature To start with, our hunter-gatherer ancestors, in touch with nature, would have known all about Liquorice and its uses, but that’s prehistory, …
Natural Liquorice is over 50 times sweeter than sugar, thus making it the sweetest naturally occurring compound on this planet. Herbal Liquorice recipes often use it, because they are versatile and accessible. We have found the benefits of natural liquorice too long to list. What we can say is it contains active compounds that have …
A sweet gift from mother nature Natural Liquorice. Read More »
