Licorice. And a tea link.

I love licorice.  If my kids buy a bag of jelly beans or spice drops, I'm sure to hover over, begging for all the black ones.  (Purple too, if it's clove flavor.)  I don't keep a lot of candy around for myself, and am trying to develop a  taste for the obligatory Daily Square of Dark Chocolate that is supposed to be my antioxidant-packed sweet-tooth indulgence; but every once in a while, black licorice calls out to me. 

 Lately I can't get the idea of eating an entire bag of black gumdrops out of my mind.  So I got a little bag of Hershey's boutique licorice at Target and have been allowing myself ONE after dinner, leaving the dark chocolate to Mark.  (Believe me, sticking to one is a good idea.  I have a fighting chance of stopping after one.  I count licorice as prehistoric people are said to have counted:  "one, two, many.")  I can report that it is very nice licorice, but I am still unsatisfied.

I think it's time for me to investigate other sources of licorice flavor, like xylitol gum or herb tea or flavored black tea.

By the way, the two tea links go to TeaSource, a St. Paul tea merchant that I totally recommend.  Check out the herbal teas -- especially Margaret's Soother (peppermint, clove, and licorice!) and Evening in Missoula, which are two of my favorites.  If you need a random emergency gift to take home with you for Christmas, just in case you forgot somebody, it's hard to go wrong with a packet or two of boutique herb tea.

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[Margaret in Minnesota]

So I'm going through some of your archives and am gearing up for the next week's worth of motivation. (You would tell me to take it one day at a time, though, wouldn't you.)

Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for the link to TeaSource and am planning to stop by the next time I'm in the neighborhood. I can't exactly resist a tea with a name like Margaret's Soother!