Whenever I smell anything with Anise in it, I think back to my childhood. As far back as I can remember when I was a child in the 60's, my father always had Anise squares. I'm sure my mother was the one who bought these but to this day I have never seen her eat one.

None of my friends had ever even heard of these & many spit them out as soon as they taste them. I also remember them making fun of the word anise & we all had a big laugh. They have such a great liquorice taste but even as an adult I have had trouble getting people to try them. My mouth starts to water when I watch a TV show & they cook with fennel & say it taste like anise.

I realize I haven't bought these for some years & now really crave that smooth taste. I'm sure they are still as delicious as they always were. I think I'll have to give some to my dad too. ~ Pam from Wisconsin

Another one of your stories caught my eye as anise squares were a special treat when we visited my grandparents' house in Buffalo, New York. We would spend the night at their house, almost every Saturday night.

As a special treat, my Grandfather would give my sister and me a nickel. We were allowed to walk 'around the block' by ourselves. On the other side of the block was a small corner store. Corner stores are not in evidence, and the ones that are still around do not exist as they were back then. (1950's, early 60's) I would almost shake with the excitement of being able to walk to the store on a sunny day and spend my nickel.

There was a counter full of penny candy to choose from. As young a child as I was, I always took the time to look over each of the candies available for purchase just in case a different one would catch my eye. But always, always, I would end up spending my nickel on anise squares. They were four for a penny so I would end up with a small bag with 20 of these treasures inside.

I would open one piece and such it slowly on my way back to my grandparents' house. Then I would hide my little bag of candy and make it last as long as possible because I never knew if I would have a nickel again the following weekend, or if that would not happen again for a number of weeks. They remain my favorite candy to this day - even more than chocolate! ~ Vicky from Mass.