What was it called?

bill.inger · Post by **bill.inger** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:12 pm

I've been trying to recall the name of the wood we kids in the forties and fifties used to chew. It was a stick about as thick as a pencil and the wood, probably tree root, was yellow. I remember it tasted quite pleasant, a couple of inches lasted for hours and it was supposed to be very good for your teeth.
Can anyone remember what we called it?.

jaws1 · Post by **jaws1** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:38 pm

Liquorice root you can still buy them today chemist at Worsley Mesnes have them.

medlocke · Post by **medlocke** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:38 pm

Liqorice root?

keptinthedarkfans · Post by **keptinthedarkfans** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:57 pm

I actually have 4 sticks of it in my office draw. Been there for months I saw it in lake district and thought I loved thatstuff got to have some. Tried a piece nothing like i remmembered it.Hence still in draw.

Just tried to attach photo of it but can't.

BriH · Post by **BriH** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:02 pm

bill.inger wrote:I've been trying to recall the name of the wood we kids in the forties and fifties used to chew. It was a stick about as thick as a pencil and the wood, probably tree root, was yellow. I remember it tasted quite pleasant, a couple of inches lasted for hours and it was supposed to be very good for your teeth.
Can anyone remember what we called it?.

God, I can remember

BriH · Post by **BriH** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:04 pm

BriH wrote:
bill.inger wrote:I've been trying to recall the name of the wood we kids in the forties and fifties used to chew. It was a stick about as thick as a pencil and the wood, probably tree root, was yellow. I remember it tasted quite pleasant, a couple of inches lasted for hours and it was supposed to be very good for your teeth.
Can anyone remember what we called it?.
God, I can remember

those! Shows our age eh?

(Don't know what happened to my quote)

josie andrews · Post by **josie andrews** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:34 pm

BriH wrote:
BriH wrote:
bill.inger wrote:I've been trying to recall the name of the wood we kids in the forties and fifties used to chew. It was a stick about as thick as a pencil and the wood, probably tree root, was yellow. I remember it tasted quite pleasant, a couple of inches lasted for hours and it was supposed to be very good for your teeth.
Can anyone remember what we called it?.
God, I can remember
those! Shows our age eh?

(Don't know what happened to my quote)

I remember them too, they were disgusting ????

Wintergreen · Post by **Wintergreen** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:03 pm

Yep liquorice roots. Quite liked them, used to swallow them too (but that was a bit weird).

Then again better than the "liquorice paper" (aka Rizzla) we used to chew for a while......... :alie: :alie:

Kittwazzer · Post by **Kittwazzer** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:34 pm

I used to buy them from the stall on Wigan Market that advertised Platt's Foot Paste. I loved em. We just called them liquorice sticks!

platt-warrior · Post by **platt-warrior** » Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:43 pm

On a slightly different vein does anyone remember TIGER NUTS those wierd little shrivelled up things,or am i going daft? que:WW

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