History Salty liquorice
a sample of ammonium chloride gives salty liquorice distinctive flavour.
the words salmiak , salmiakki derived archaic latin name ammonium chloride, sal ammoniacus, meaning salt of ammon . ammon in turn refers temple of ammon @ siwa oasis, ancient greeks found ammonium chloride. word ammonia has same origin. ammonium chloride has history of being used cough medicine, works expectorant. finnish author jukka annala (fi) speculates salty liquorice has origins @ drug stores manufactured own cough medicine. , when ammonium chloride , liquorice first combined produce salty liquorice unclear, 1930s produced in sweden, finland, norway, denmark, , netherlands candy.
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