Posted on 08/24/2012 5:00:12 AM PDT by Daffynition
In case you needed more reason not to eat the worst “candy” in existence, a recent batch of black Red Vines licorice from Union City, Calif. has just been found to contain dangerous amounts of lead.
According to a recall issued yesterday, all one-pound bags of black Red Vines labeled “Best Before 020413″ should not be eaten and can be returned to their place of purchase for a full refund, after health officials found the batch to contain up to 13.2 micrograms of lead, or more than twice the state-recommended safe amount.
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder...
Well, either that or the EPA declares them a Supersite.
I always had it warm with three coffee beans (tradition for luck, also enhances the anise flavor) and then lit on fire. I have an interesting sea-story about this in reply to Kenton...
You’re right it was 3 coffee beans, it’s been awhile. Never lit it on fire tho. I think Ouzo is the one they light on fire when they do flaming cheese and shout Opa! (or whatever it is they shout, I might misremember, I haven’t eaten any in awhile, but now I want some!)
Do they still make the medicinal licorice? It came in a round stick about 3/8 thick and 4 inches long. There was a flat spot on it where the name brand was stamped. It think it was IDEAL brand and was packed in a small rectangular box.
It was definitely NOT CANDY as there was no sugar in it.
Well, I dropped that shot glass post-haste, and all the remnants of the previous shots (glasses turned upside down of course to commemorate their passing) ignited on the bar surface, resulting in a fairly scary wall of blue flame.
Needless to say, we were 86ed pretty quickly.
http://www.amazon.com/RJs-Natural-Eating-Licorice-10-6-Ounce/dp/B001EO5UVK/ref=pd_bxgy_gro_img_z
*nom nom nom*
ROFL... glad to see ya made it home alive! It’s good to hear those great old sea stories, that’s stuff we’ll always remember, even if other folks don’t get the humor...
Finally got around to picking up a bottle of Lucid. Not bad at all... ;-)
As an aficiando of black licorice (or liquorice as I’d prefer to spell it) I strongly object to the title: not because it was written by a liquorice-hater and avers that liquorice is “nasty”, but because it gives the false impression that the candy (or flavor) is in itself a health risk, when the article is about a batch of lead-tainted liquorice.
The only sort of liquorice I really don’t like are the ammonium-chloride-laced “salty” liquorices popular in Scandinavia. I’ve found one very mildly salted variety that uses ordinary salt — Trolledrop (”Troll sticks”) from Denmark — that’s really good. I do agree that “Red Vines” brand is perhaps pessimal among American brands of the confection, but I’m not sure they’re so bad that the company should be dealt with in an updated version of Rome’s treatment of Carthage as one poster suggested. My favorite, is proper British Allsorts (the Aussie variant is garishly colored and too sweet).
There’s a store in Lincoln, NE, Licorice International, with an amazing variety of different liquorice flavored confections. I think it’s mostly a warehouse for an online business, but they have a small retail space in the front where they’ll give out samples to promote sales. Liquorice-lovers in the Great Plains should beat a path to their door to encourage them.
Yeah, my favorite part of FC ‘A’ school was listening to the instructor’s sea stories as a wide-eyed boot, couldn’t wait to get out of training to the fleet.
me too!
Well, OK, but do they eat it?
It's all beginning to make sense now. I'm growing concerned.
≤}B^)
LOVE black licorice. When I was growing up ate a lot. Don’t remember the brand but it came in a red and yellow box. Also bought a lot of Black Jack gum. Now the only good kind available IMO is Crows and we order it a case at a time on the internet because no one carries it in their store any more.
Frequent an Italian restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona, when we are there. They used to serve a flaming shot of Anisette after dinner until one of their customers didn’t have the good sense to put the fire out before she attempted to drink it. Of course she filed a lawsuit against them and so no more blue flame. Stupid woman!
I think the recipes that have been passed down are the MOST special recipes of all. I know my friend now bakes her cookies for her elderly relatives (they no longer can bake so she send them each a decorated box). Beautiful!
My dearly departed Mother was a black licorice lover until her cardiologist told her not to eat it anymore. Supposedly, it's not good for people with heart conditions.
Sorry about your mom. My grandson once told me that they don’t have licorice in heaven because all things there are white and licorice is black so it’s not allowed. Re things not being good for you, I have decided that if you want to try hard enough you can find something on the internet that says something is bad for you and something else that says it is good for you.
So, since the course of one’s life is so unknown, always eat dessert first and keep a box of licorice in your bedside table so you can have a snack before you go to bed.
Regarding the flaming Sambuca, the last time we visited our special Italian restaurant I expressed disappointment that it wasn’t flaming anymore. The waiter, who is also one of the owner’s sons, told us the story about the ban then he left but reappeared shortly with a lighter in his hand so we did get to enjoy it after all. BTW, the owner used to sing opera in Italy and if often known to stand in the middle of the restaurant and burst into song. It’s an awesome place to go if you are ever in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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