Black Jacks have been around a long, long time and are an all time favourite sweet with many generations for having the combined brilliance of a unique and delicious taste and the ability to make your tongue turn black!

Black Jacks unlike their fruity cousin, The Fruit Salad, have a much stronger aniseed flavour and the sweet itself is jet black.

The name comes from much less enlightened times when (much like Robinsons Jam) the use of "Golly Wogs" was prevelent in packaging and marketing.

In fact it wasn't until the 80s that the Golly Wog logo was eventually dropped, being replaced by a much more racially acceptable Pirate.

Despite all the controvesy though, they're still a very tasty treat, and a treat you can still buy today!