Choo Choo Charlie

"Licorice is the liver of candy." -Michael O'Donoghue (1942--1994)

There are those who love black licorice and there are those who can't understand why anyone would want to eat it. There are very few people in the middle.

I love it.
One of my favorites is "the oldest branded candy in the United States" - Good & Plenty!


Of course any card holding baby boomer can sing the Choo Choo Charlie song...



But recently I found out - if you are vegetarian - stay away from this candy!

The beautiful pink color is bestowed upon this candy by a wonderful, magical coloring called K-Carmine.

What is K-Carmine?
It is made from the crushed bodies of the female cochineal bug!

yum yum!

Oh well, as long as it's crushed.
-It's probably not any worse for you than any artificial coloring!