Anise, also known as aniseed or sweet cumin, Pimpinella anisum (sometimes labelled Anisum vulgare), is the herb from which aniseed is collected. It's a member of the same family as cumin, but that's about as far as it goes. It is not related to anise hyssop or anise root (another name for the American Sweet Cicely) or to star anise. Back in the days when herbalists used to make sweets from local herbs (possibly to deliver medicine in a tasty form), aniseed would be boiled in sugar to make
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