A sad day indeed. Doreen Lofthouse has gone. You know “Losthouse’s Original”? No?. Fisherman’s Friends?
She was the woman who made them famous around the world. In Greenland they even have Fisherman’s Friend flavoured vodka. My COVID medicine chest is a packet of paracetamol and three packets of Fisherman’s Friends.
I know a lot of people don’t like them, but I do. In fact I will always have one or two on my late night walks. I seem to have a Scandinavian taste. Have you ever tried salt liquorice?
I love salt liquorice. Salmiak. In particular Lakerol. They are a bit of a Marmite food = you tend to either hate them or love them. The liquorice content seems to be a little higher than normal UK liquorice (well a lot more).
I discovered they affect people in different ways (nice way of putting it). Somebody I know tried one and discovered they no longer needed a doctors appointment for constipation – just one – in 10 minutes.
And now I discover there is Fisherman’s Friends salmiak flavour.
Thank you Doreen. My world is now complete.