An "sweet" made out of rotten roots, which tastes like medicine and is sticky enough to pull out fillings ... sounds like an english recipe to me.

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sandworm101 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

And they are also poisonous...

In 2004, healthcare professionals warned against overindulgence in Pontefract cake after a 56-year-old woman was admitted to hospital following an overdose. The woman consumed about 200 grams (7.1 oz) daily, leading to dangerously low potassium levels and subsequent muscle failure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontefract_cake

At that dosage, this "sweet" is one of those things that must be locked away if there are any kids/dogs in the house.

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ginko 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Where do you take the "rotten" part from? I assume it's made out of regular dried liquorice roots.

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ErroneousBosh 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Have you ever tried this stuff called "root beer" that Americans all seem to be into?

Sugary-sticky medicine flavoured stuff made from a poisonous plant. It's the sort of thing I'd expect from a country with absolutely no food culture like the US.

	▲	PowerElectronix 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Ladies, ladies, stop with the quarreling. Both countries are equally terrible when it comes to gastronomy.
	▲	IAmBroom an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		By "poisonous", you mean "slightly increasing the chance of cancer". Not what most people call poisonous. Of course, we mix extracts of that root with the known poison, dihydrogen monoxide.