Egg scrambled with acidic fruit juices were popular in France in the 17th century; this may have been the origin of lemon curd. The dried egg industry developed in the 19th century, before the rise of the frozen egg industry.
Glycyrrhiza is a genus of about 20 accepted species in the legume family , with a subcosmopolitan distribution in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. The genus is best known for liquorice (British English; licorice in American English), G. glabra, a species native to Eurasia and North Africa, from which most confectionery liquorice is produced.
Botanical and Common Names. 1  Family Fabaceae/Leguminosae. 2  Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice, European Licorice, Sweet Root, Licorice root, Sweet licorice, Sweet wood, Sweet wort. 3  Spanish: OrozÃºs, Regaliz, Yerba Dulce, Palo Cuate, Coahtli) 4  Glycyrrhiza lepidota (American licorice, Wild Licorice, Dessert Root)