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Vigroids (also Mighty Imps, formerly Nigroids) was a brand of liquorice sweet. The small black pellets were particularly marketed as an expectorant lozenge for singers, using the slogan "for clarity of voice". The Nigroids/Vigroids brand was acquired by Ernest Jackson & Company Ltd of Crediton, Devon, England in 1974.
Liquorice (Commonwealth English) or licorice (American English; see spelling differences; IPA: / ˈ l ɪ k ər ɪ ʃ,-ɪ s / LIK-ər-ish, -iss) [1] is a confection usually flavoured and coloured black with the extract of the roots of the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra. A variety of liquorice sweets are produced around the world.
This is a list of brand name confectionery products. Sugar confectionery includes candies ( sweets in British English), candied nuts, chocolates, chewing gum, bubble gum, pastillage , and other confections that are made primarily of sugar.
The course usually consists of sweet foods, but may include other items. The word "dessert" originated from the French word desservir "to clear the table" and the negative of the Latin word servire . [ 2 ]
Most liquorice (licorice) confectionery is heavily flavoured by aniseed (anise) and relies on true liquorice for only a small part of its flavouring, if any. Confections and candies called liquorice or widely considered to be liquorice-flavoured may be listed here.
Confectionery is the art [1] [2] of making confections, or sweet foods. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Confections are items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates although exact definitions are difficult. [ 3 ] In general, however, confections are divided into two broad and somewhat overlapping categories: bakers' confections and sugar confections .
Good & Plenty is a brand of licorice candy. The candy is a narrow cylinder of sweet black licorice , coated in a hard candy shell to form a capsule shape. The pieces are colored bright pink and white and presented in a purple box or bag.
The Liquorice Allsorts variety was created by accident when Bassett salesman Charlie Thompson dropped the samples of several different products in front of a prospective client. The client was taken by the idea of selling the sweets all mixed up and in return for the success, the company allowed the client to name the new brand.