The freebie local newspaper arrived yesterday and tells me that "Pontefract Liquorice Fesival is promising allsorts of tasty treats over a spectacular nine days." July 7 to 15th this year.

Web site : http://www.pontefractliquorice.co.uk/

And it was used as a sweetener because liquorice is, if I recall correctly, the sweetest natural subsance known.

Quack!
GtD.