Title: Licorice Cough Candy
Categories: Herb Candy
Yield: 1 Recipe

Break two ounces of licorice 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 elestic 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.

Source: Twenthieth Century Cookbook, 1921

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