In the Realm of Factoids was found a truly wonderful article about licorice. Since the article appeared in Vogue magazine, of all places, there's no possibility of linking to it. Vogue, along with all the Conde Nast publications, has a virtual non-presence. The person who wrote this great piece must be the same one who wrote about figs not so long ago. That article brought the realization that it's a kadota fig tree that stands in our back yard. Oregon canned fruit is high in the Google ranks when the search is for "kadota fig." This is the company with the beautiful labels.