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What was it called?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:12 pm
by bill.inger
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?.
Re: What was it called?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:38 pm
by jaws1
Liquorice root you can still buy them today chemist at Worsley Mesnes have them.
Re: What was it called?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:38 pm
by medlocke
Liqorice root?
Re: What was it called?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:57 pm
by keptinthedarkfans
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.
Re: What was it called?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:02 pm
by BriH
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
Re: What was it called?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:04 pm
by BriH
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)
Re: What was it called?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:34 pm
by josie andrews
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 ????
Re: What was it called?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:03 pm
by Wintergreen
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:
Re: What was it called?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:34 pm
by Kittwazzer
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!
Re: What was it called?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 9:43 pm
by platt-warrior
On a slightly different vein does anyone remember TIGER NUTS those wierd little shrivelled up things,or am i going daft? que:WW