Army and navy retro wrapped sweets 300g

Army and Navy Wrapped are individually wrapped, black, hard-boiled lozenge-shaped sweets with a strong, distinctive liquorice and herb flavour, often described as a "winter warmer" or soother due to its medicinal, cough-sweet-like quality. The name of the sweet likely comes from its historical use in the British military, possibly containing opium during the First World War, though modern versions include ingredients like sugar, glucose syrup, citric acid, liquorice extract, and a black food colouring like Carbon Black (E153). 

Description

• Appearance: Black, hard-boiled, lozenge-shaped sweets. 

• Flavor: A distinctive and punchy liquorice and herb flavour. 

• Purpose: Often associated with cold weather and winter, they have a medicinal quality similar to cough sweets. 

Ingredients

Ingredients can vary slightly by manufacturer, but common components include: 

• Sugar: The primary sweetener.

• Glucose Syrup: Another sweetener that contributes to the hard-boiled texture.

• Citric Acid: An acidifier.

• Liquorice Extract/Flavouring: Provides the characteristic taste.

• Aniseed: Aniseed may be present in some traditional formulations.

• Colour (Carbon Black/E153): Gives the sweets their black colour.

• Paregoric: A traditional ingredient in some older formulations, containing opium.

History 

• The sweets are believed to have been given to soldiers during World War I for their energy-boosting and soothing properties.

• The name "Army and Navy" is a reference to their connection with military personnel.