Meal plus Club Speaker Micheal Scorgie

Mon, Oct 7th 2019 at 7:15 pm - 9:30 pm

Meal plus Club Speaker Micheal Scorgie - The sweet taste of success

Birstall Luddites Rotary Club
Club Speaker Micheal Scorgie The Sweet taste of success.

Micheal a Rotarian from Pontifract Rotary Club.visited the club and gave a talk about
Pontifract and Liquorice
In the 18th century liquorice was used as a medicine both for humans and for horses. ... In 1760,

Dunhill added sugar to the medicinal liquorice; he was also a grower of liquorice.
With the growth of
Pontefract cakes as confectionery the demand for liquorice outstripped the capacity of Pontefract growers to supply.
Micheal went to work at Ubanks Liquorice factory.
George Dunhill srarted making aproduct as medisinal moving the bowels..
Now there are 2 manufacturers Harribold and Gents.
Pontifract cake are made 30000 a day being stampedout.

He spoke about Liquorice and Spanish were inported from Syria and TurkyMicheal gave out free samples

Link - Pontifract L Industry

Link - Liquorice to grow again in pontifract

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