Vintage Candy Sweeter Than Sugar? This Old-Fashioned Candy Has a History of Healing and Eating

Its history goes all the way back to the time the Bible was being written…. A classic black sweet (or salty) candy enjoyed throughout the world. But it used to be a common treatment for a number of illnesses. Sweeter by far than sugar, it has been recorded for centuries to have quenched the thirsts of armies; and large amounts were even discovered in King Tut’s tomb.