Posted on 04/12/2023 10:45:34 AM PDT by Red Badger
(Last Updated On: April 11, 2023)
NATIONAL LICORICE DAY
National Licorice Day on April 12th each year celebrates licorice in all its forms. It also recognizes its history, health benefits, and distinction around the world. You won’t be limited when it comes to licorice, either. There are plenty of licorice candies, licorice ropes, jelly beans, jewels, and many others to enjoy!
#NationalLicoriceDay
Of course, the designation has evolved as people savor all types and flavors of licorice to celebrate the day.
If you’re a fan of black licorice and have noticed it makes your tummy feel better, there is a reason. Licorice root can soothe a stomach bothered by heartburn or gastritis. The glycyrrhizic acid in licorice contains immune-boosting and anti-inflammatory properties that can help to restore balance to the stomach lining. That is definitely something worth celebrating! Grab a few black jelly beans from the candy jar for this holiday!
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL LICORICE DAY
Take a world tour taste test of licorice. The variety seems endless! Some combinations included salted licorice or chocolate-covered licorice.
What’s your favorite licorice?
Or try licorice-flavored cookies or ice cream to celebrate the day.
Make sure to enjoy some licorice and share your favorite, too!
Use #NationalLicoriceDay to post on social media.
NATIONAL LICORICE DAY HISTORY Licorice International in coordination with the National Confectioners Association designated April 12th as National Licorice Day in 2004. The company offers nearly 100 types of licorice from all over the world.
Licorice FAQ
Q. Are there any benefits from eating licorice?
A. Eating black licorice can calm an upset stomach. It’s also known to help soothe a sore throat. Licorice also has antibacterial properties.
Q. Can I grow licorice at home?
A. Licorice is hardy in zones 9-11. However, this tropical plant can also be grown in cooler climates when grown in containers.
April 12th Celebrated History
1861
The American Civil War began when Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter, South Carolina. It would be known by various names, including the War Between the States, War of Northern Aggression, War of the Rebellion, Great Rebellion, War for Southern Independence, and Freedom War. Four years later it would end on April 9, 1865, after dividing the country and 620,000 soldiers died.
1915
Charlie Chaplin’s The Tramp released in the United States
1934
The Mount Washington Observatory records winds at 231 miles per hour.
1955
Epidemiologist and virologist Dr. Thomas Francis Jr. announced that the polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk was up to 90% effective in preventing paralytic polio. Dr. Francis, the director of the Poliomyelitis Vaccine Evaluation Center at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, made the announcement in Ann Arbor, Michigan with Dr. Jonas Salk.
1961
Aboard the Vostok 1, Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space. He orbited the Earth once before re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere. Gagarin then ejected from Vostok 1 and parachuted to the ground separately from the spacecraft.
April 12th Celebrated Birthdays
Imogen Cunningham – 1883
The American photographer is remembered for her still life and portrait photography. She experimented with light, double exposure, and many new photographic methods.
Beverly Cleary – 1916
Creator of fictional characters Romona Quimby, Ralph the Mouse, and Henry Higgins, Beverly Cleary authored children’s books with a young reader’s perspective. She captured the angst only child could understand and spun it into an adventure and story form.
Peter Safar – 1924
The Austrian American physician developed the procedure known as mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
David Letterman – 1947
In 1982, the American talk show host launched his first evening talk show, Late Night with David Letterman. His first guest on the comedy talk show was Bill Murray.
Tom Clancy – 1949
The bestselling author is known for his espionage and military thrillers. Included in his best-selling novels are The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, and the Jack Ryan novels.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquorice
Liquorice (British English) or licorice (American English; IPA: /ˈlɪkərɪʃ, -ɪs/ LIK-ər-ish, -iss)[5][6] is the common name of Glycyrrhiza glabra, a flowering plant of the bean family Fabaceae, from the root of which a sweet, aromatic flavouring can be extracted.
The liquorice plant is an herbaceous perennial legume native to Western Asia, North Africa, and Southern Europe.[1] Botanically, it is not closely related to anise or fennel, which are sources of similar flavouring compounds. (Another such source, star anise, is even more distantly related from anise and fennel than liquorice, despite its similar common name.) Liquorice is used as a flavouring in candies and tobacco, particularly in some European and West Asian countries.
Liquorice extracts have been used in herbalism and traditional medicine.[7] Excessive consumption of liquorice (more than 2 mg/kg [3.2×10−5 oz/lb] per day of pure glycyrrhizinic acid, a liquorice component) may result in adverse effects, and overconsumption should be suspected clinically in patients presenting with otherwise unexplained hypokalemia and muscle weakness.[8] In at least one case, death has been attributed to excessive liquorice consumption.[9]
Why didn’t anyone tell me today was licorice day!? Oh wait, nevermind.
I have a licorice flavored tea. It’s great.
I love the stuff, but it is incompatible with hypertension.
My favorite day of the year. It should be a national Federal holiday
I didn’t like it even as a child. I think it tastes yucky......................
Black licorice is outlawed in California..supposedly something in it causes cancer in large quantities.
You can actually OD on it....................
Is there a National Anchovies Day?
I have operated for many years on the principle that all liquorice must be sampled. As an expert in the field, I have two recommendations to pass along:
1. Claey's Old Fashioned Hard Candy. All liquorice fanciers should also try Claey's anise candies. As an afficionade of all things retro, I also recommend the sassafras flavor. Give the horehound candies a try as well; I don't particularly care for them myself, but any company that goes to the trouble to keep horehound hard candies stocked should be rewarded from time to time.
Claeys are hit and miss to find; they are often found in the finer candy emporiums and used to be a staple at the bookstores at civil war battlefield parks. Unfortunately, they seem to have disappeared from the battlefield parks. I don't know when this happened, but I think sometime during the Obama years, so until I learn otherwise, I am tentatively blaming this on Michelle Obama and her dietary fetishism. I lobby for their return every time I visit; what's the point of having a bookstore on a civil war battlefield if you can't get good retro candies as emergency marching rations?
2. My most recent find was a complete surprise: Flavigny candies. Yes, it's a French company, but some things rise above that sort of prejudice. I had never seen Flavigny candies in my life until a few years ago, when I chanced over them at a little shop in Quebec City. All liquorices must be sampled, and the rest is history.
I have recommended Flavigny candies to fine candy emporiums ever since, but only one of them (as far as I know) has followed up. This is the retro candy shop a block south of the town diamond in Gettysburg. I never need an excuse to go to Gettysburg anyhow, and this is now my obligatory non-battlefield stop. They tell me at the store that the Flavignys -- all flavors -- have become local favorites and that they run out regularly. They are slightly expensive, but I am speaking to the connoisseurs here when I say that you owe it to yourself to give them a try. All their flavors are good but do try the liquorice and anise.
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On this revered day, I keep a photo of Walter Bishop on my desk...
You can get cancer from 99.9999% of things used by Americans, including computers, USB drives and other things you aren’t going to eat according to California. 🤓
Sounds delightful!
Thank you.
Tatt
You can get cancer from California as well, if you eat it. Which is just as sensible as California’s labelling requirements.
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