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Susanna10 10-16-2013 08:18 AM

I am 67 and I had a girl friend in high school that ate them all the time. I thought they were nasty. Old memories!!!!!!!!!!!

lynnie 10-16-2013 08:22 AM

i remember them, the neighbor lady had them and she always gave them to me. i still love licorice, she also had horehound, anyone remember them??? they were gret for a sore throat. loved that flavor. oh and violets, they take one or two to get used to, then i'm addicted to them. i love that flavor. Got my son hooked on them too. they're great.

Nell Dwyer 10-16-2013 08:32 AM

Yes-I remember them too-I'm 65 yr old-loved them-sorry they don't make them anymore-such a loss

Letty 10-16-2013 09:47 AM


Originally Posted by sewingsuz (Post 6351369)
Does anyone that is old like me remember a small black little 1/4 inch piece if gin-sing or licorice or it may have ben anise that came in a small envelope or box. You would just put one on your tongue? This came to mind last night and I have not seen these for years. It is bugging me. thanks My oldest daughter is 63 and she does not remember this.

Hi, yes indeed, here in the U.K they were called meloids, I think that was the spelling, they were like tiny cushions of licorice or something similar.I remember my mum had an evening bag covered with tiny jet beads,and thinking they were the same thing, pulling them off and eating them!! No harm done, I was stopped before the bag was bare. Letty

Jingle 10-16-2013 01:25 PM

I hate anything licorice. I don't remember them.

aronel 10-16-2013 04:10 PM

Yep it was SenSen. I used to love it!

Quilting Grandma 10-16-2013 05:54 PM

They are Sen-Sen. The package says
" Created in the mid 1890's. Sen-Sen "Throat Ease and Breath Perfume" is the first commercial breath freshner in the USA. Valuable to "Singers and Speakers". Sen-Sen's blend of licorice and rare herbs effectively mask odors from smoke, food or drink."

leaha 10-16-2013 06:11 PM

my gramps always had them, very fond memory, sen-sens also brings Black Jack, & clover gum,

ShirlR 10-16-2013 11:35 PM

Oh, yes, how well I remember Sen Sen as a child. I remember the adults using it as a breath freshener, but I used to ask for some of it as a candy treat. I also remember my grandmother using some sort of powdered tooth powder (not toothpaste) to brush her teeth. Thanks for the memory, lol!

cactusmomma 10-17-2013 04:39 AM

absolutely. last time I saw some was Vermont Country Store catalog.


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