Original Licorice Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup molasses
1 teaspoon powdered licorice root (or to taste)
1 teaspoon dried anise, root (POWDERED ( or to taste)
1 cup flour (enough to make a workable dough)
icing sugar

Preparation

Warm the molasses and add licorice and anise powder.
Mix in enough flour to make a workable dough.
Roll mixture into small tubes, cut into desired lengths.
Roll in icing sugar if desired. The mixture will harden when cool.