Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain · source
Dried · From Bladwijzer
Liquorice sticks for chewing
- Makes: ± 20 sticks
- Time: 20 min + 2 to 3 weeks drying
- From: Liquorice
Ingredients
- ± 250 g fresh liquorice roots and runners
- a brush and a sharp knife
Method
- Scrub the roots well under running water and trim off the fine rootlets.
- Cut them into sticks of 10 to 15 cm, from pencil to finger thickness; split thicker pieces lengthways.
- Lay the sticks side by side on a rack somewhere airy and warm, out of the sun, and leave to dry for 2 to 3 weeks until hard.
- Chew the end until it frays like a small brush: that releases the sweet flavour. Cut off the chewed part.
Storing: At least a year in a closed jar. A stick now and then, not all day long: liquorice is something to use in moderation.