Black Licorice Caramels Recipe

It is no secret, to anyone who knows me, that I adore caramel. Years ago, I discovered an English brand of licorice caramels that converted me from a non-loving black licorice eater to one who loved licorice caramels. One day, I discovered they were no longer on the shelves of the store where I found them. Over the years, I've searched in vain for them. Nothin'. They were nowhere to be found.

Once day I discovered, via Pinterest, that there were several bloggers who had posted a recipe for Black Licorice Caramels. I settled on "Mel's Kitchen Cafe", because I feel connected to her recipe collection. They all look so good! Oh, this was a year ago, by the way. To make these caramels, I had to order, on Amazon, the recommended Star…