We had Florence Fennel in the garden on the island. As I've said before, there was no corner store. My kids had to go without candy (poor darlings). We had to devise treats from what was around. One of their favorite treats was to pull a stalk of fennel to suck and chew. We called it 'green licorice'. Another was to fill their pockets with poppers from the bull kelp. They'd happily munch on them all day long because they were crunchy and salty. I called them 'island chips'.