Kongen af Danmark (confectionery)

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Kongen af Danmark candy.

Kongen af Danmark (

aniseed flavour. The candy was previously eaten as a cure for cough
and for general "chest pains".

The candy is marketed in Sweden by Karamellpojkarna as "Kungen av Danmark". The candies are hard, deep red or purple in colour and classified as cough drops. They are sold in regular and sugar-free versions.

History

According to history, King Christian V of Denmark (1646-1699) had throat pains and was given aniseed oil by his doctor, as was the case with throat pains at the time. The king thought raw aniseed oil tasted too strong, so the doctor blended it with sugar and a small amount of beetroot juice.

The candy was previously known in Sweden as "Kungens av Danmark bröstkarameller" (literally "the king's of Denmark chest sweets") which was later changed to "Kungen av Danmarks bröstkarameller" (literally "the king of Denmark's chest sweets"), which is even today mentioned when teaching the grammar of the Swedish language.[1] [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bronkit at Project Runeberg
  2. ^ Sigurd, Bengt: Konungens av Danmark bröstkarameller och genitivreglerna, Språkvård #1/1995, pp. 9 - 15.
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