English sweet

[janedavitt]

Anyone from GB around my age (49) remember this sweet? It was a stick, about 4-5 inches long, kind of a weird pale beige colour, fluted sides, and hard. It had a herbal taste to it. We just had a cinnamon flavored matcha chai mint that reminded me of them, though it must be 40 years since I ate one but David says I'm making them up. Tried googling got nowhere.

ETA Might be these:

http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/liquorice-rock-sticks-p-272.html

ETA 2 No! Found!

http://www.stockleys-sweets.co.uk/department/coltsfoot_rock/

Thanks, Mum!

Comments

[copracat]

They sound a bit like musk sticks: http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/musk_sticks/ but with a different flavour.

[janedavitt]

That is the right shape but they might be these:

http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/liquorice-rock-sticks-p-272.html

[copracat]

I love a new-to-me lolly! I've never had licorice like that before.

[janedavitt]

We had way more fun sweets as a kid than we do now. I guess the additives and such helped, lol.

[jdjunkie]

Hmmm. I'm pretty sure I know the sweets you're talking about but I can't for the life of me remember what they're called. (I blame age: 52!).

Personally, I've never got over the loss of Texan bars ...

[janedavitt]

Not heard of those....but Curly Wurleys are smaller than they used to be :-)

[jdjunkie]

... and Wagon Wheels and Cadbury's Creme Eggs. :-)

[janedavitt]

Totally!!