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Pontefract Cakes
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Item Number: pntfrctckes
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Pontefract cakes are a type of small, roughly circular black sweet measuring approximately 2cm in diameter and 4mm thick, made of licorice, originally manufactured in the Yorkshire town of Pontefract, England.
They are soft, chewy and full of rich licorice flavor. Monks in the 16th Century created these disks as a medicine for coughs and stomach complaints. When sugar was added to them in 1760 they became immensely popular. A rare and special licorice treat!
Originally, the sweets were embossed by hand with a stamp, to form their traditional look, but now they are machinery formed. The embossed stamp was originally a stylized image of Pontefract Castle.
Ingredients:
Molasses, glucose syrup, sugar, food starch-modified, caramel syrup, wheat flour, gelatin, licorice extract, salt, artificial and natural flavors, vegetable oil, beeswax, carnauba wax
* Texture - Soft
* Flavor - Sweet
* Price Per Pound
The Sweet Life in New York City offers gourmet chocolate from around the world. We bring to you Licorice Pontefract Cakes. Licorice Pontefract Cakes is part of our large assortment of licorices. At The Sweet Life, rated among the best candy and chocolate shops in New York City, we have a large selection of gourmet chocolates, nuts, dried fruits, licorices, gummies, Jelly Belly beans, Glitterati candy, Halvah, sugar free candy and chocolates, European candy, lollipops, organic dried fruits and chocolates, Puntini candy, gourmet fudge, Halloween candy, Christmas candy, Easter candy. We offer a large variety of gourmet gift baskets, party and wedding favors. Licorice Pontefract Cakes.
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