Licorice candy, made with reallicorice rootand anise, is definitely an acquired taste. It was used traditionally as medicine to alleviate cold and flu symptoms, but it can also be enjoyed as a sweet treat if you're into the distinctive flavor. This recipe yields approximately 15 to 20 six-...
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is a perennial growing, deciduous plant that can grow to between 3 and 4 feet tall. Besides its use in candy and confectionery, licorice extract is reputed to have anti-oxidant, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties. Growing licorice requires a little on-site...
TIP: Add an unwrapped chocolate coin to some of the cupcakes as a mouth. Step 4: Design jack-o'-lantern Design jack-o'-lanterns: make orange icing, then use a craft knife to carve black licorice nibs or chocolate bars into eyes, mouths, and stems. TIP: If you want green stems, cut...
Fennel can help soothe an upset stomach and boost metabolism, and it can also help to encourage or increase milk production for nursing mothers. (Source) Fennel has a very similar taste to black licorice, and even if you don’t like the flavor of licorice, you may enjoy the milder taste...
Carefully placing black shoestring licorice into baked cupcakes will give these spiders legs. Top with frosting, candy corn fangs, and red hots for little eyes to create a dessert that looks like it is ready to crawl off the plate.
Lay lengths of licorice around the top and base of each level, except for the witch’s perch. Using chocolate frosting as glue, affix chocolate bar squares to the center of the bottom layer to make the mansion’s door. Mix 2 cups of chocolate decorator frosting with black food coloring ge...
But the redder they are, the sweeter they are, and though I used to prefer Golden Beets and I still think Candy Cane Beets are just the cutest, if you’re going raw, you’ve got to go red, baby. This isn’t just because of the taste, though it’s mostly that. The other reason...
How To Make A Train Cake INGREDIENTS – flat piece of cardboard or poster board that will fit the length of your cake snack cakes – Twinkies, Singers, Swiss Rolls, etc. black licorice, for the track pretzel sticks, for the track sour straws, to connect the train cars vanilla or but...
the curmudgeonly affect that made Bill Murray such a beloved comedic star is mainly annoying, and Sigourney Weaver (Sigourney Weaver!!) is reduced to ghost-possessed eye candy. For one of the most iconic “horror” movies from the 1980s, it falls flat when you actually sit down and watch...
You can make this candy DNA model with just a few simple ingredients. Red and black licorice sticks Colored marshmallows or gummy bears Toothpicks Needle String Scissors Here's How: Gather together red and black licorice sticks, colored marshmallows or gummy bears, toothpicks, needle, string, an...