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liquorice Used in confectionery and to flavour medicines; liquorice root and extract are obtained from the plant
Glycyrrhiza glabra; stick liquorice is the evaporated extract of the root. The plant has been grown in the Pontefract district of Yorkshire since the sixteenth century; hence the name Pontefract cakes for the liquorice sugar confectionery. See also
glycyrrhizin.
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 "Pontefract & Castleford Express (Castleford, England)")
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Leaders Pontefract have vital edge.
Newspaper article from: Pontefract & Castleford Express (Castleford, England); 10/25/2006; 700+ words
; Wheatley Hills ....18 Pontefract .....23 PONTEFRACT RUFC carved out an away win in a gritty and mostly disruptive...Yorkshire One. A second minute penalty by Andy Dean gave Pontefract an early lead and moments later hit the bar as Wheatley...
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 "Bridlington Free Press (Bridlington, England)")
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Brid deserved little at Pontefract.
Newspaper article from: Bridlington Free Press (Bridlington, England); 12/23/2006; 700+ words
; Yorkshire One Pontefract 8 Bridlington 5 BRIDLINGTON narrowly lost to high flying Pontefract and perhaps deservedly so as Brid found themselves...defence from Tupea and Wheeldon pressured Pontefract into a hurried clearance which Tinsley ran...
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In-form Pontefract run Rovers ragged.
Newspaper article from: Pontefract & Castleford Express (Castleford, England); 12/18/2007; 700+ words
; Pontefract ...35 Hartlepool Rovers...5 PONTEFRACT RUFC climbed to fifth in North Two East with Saturday...mid-season revival after strengthening their side. Pontefract made a terrific start. They quickly took the game to...
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Pontefract bounce back after hesistant start.
Newspaper article from: Pontefract & Castleford Express (Castleford, England); 4/26/2006; 700+ words
; Pontefract .....36 Goole .......10 A CONVINCING second half performance enabled Pontefract RUFC to finish the campaign with an...Goole missed a penalty opportunity and Pontefract responded by winning a line-out and...
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Exciting times ahead for Pontefract racegoers.
Newspaper article from: Pontefract & Castleford Express (Castleford, England); 3/10/2006; 700+ words
; ...was a genuine sense of anticipation at Pontefract Racecourse's annual launch last week. Pontefract's 16-day campaign, which starts on...for the second running of The totesport Pontefract Castle Stakes on Sunday, June 25 (up...
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'Boom town' hope for Pontefract.
Newspaper article from: Pontefract & Castleford Express (Castleford, England); 1/10/2008; 700+ words
; JUBILANT campaigners say Pontefract is on track to become a "boom town" after...from Bradford to London - calling at either Pontefract's Tanshelf or Monkhill stations along the way. Pontefract councillor Jack Kershaw said: "Pontefract...
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 "The Racing Post (London, England)")
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Tips box Thewhirlingdervish to land Pontefract Cup for fourth time.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 6/22/2008; 700+ words
; ...Lambourn Nick Deacon Wohaida (2.10 Pontefract, nap) Mick Channon's filly failed...00 The Spieler, 5.00 Bob Run. Pontefract: 3.40 Ezdiyaad, 5.10 Connor...Newmarket Tony Elves Tranquil Tiger (3.40 Pontefract, nap) May not have things all his...
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Easter start for Pontefract campaign.
Newspaper article from: Pontefract & Castleford Express (Castleford, England); 3/6/2008; 700+ words
; PONTEFRACT'S 2008 season is under orders earlier than...conjunction with totepool, continue to be Pontefract's main race sponsors, supporting a couple of Listed races - The Pontefract Castle Stakes (Sunday, June 22) and The...
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Pontefract all set to finish the season in style; COME RACING THIS WEEK October 22-28 Focus on Pontefract.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 10/21/2007; 588 words
; Byline: David Lawrence PONTEFRACT'S season closes in style tomorrow...The finale of this campaign's Pontefract Stayers' Championship is included...in the Club Enclosure. Visiting Pontefract could not be easier, as it is situated...
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Pontefract Turf Account
Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 3/13/2002; 700+ words
; Pontefract's 16-day 2002 Flat season runs between...family. The first recorded meeting at Pontefract took place in 1801, although documentary...on the evening of Friday, July 19. Pontefract's impressive programme includes a...
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Pontefract
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pontefract , town (1991 pop. 28,621), Wakefield metropolitan...cakes are licorice lozenges made there. West of Pontefract is a racecourse. Situated on the edge of coal fields, Pontefract grew around a castle built in the 11th cent. on...
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Pontefract cake
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
Pontefract cake A round, flat sweetmeat made from liquorice , originally in Pontefract in England; also called pomfret.
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liquorice
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
...liquorice is the evaporated extract of the root. The plant has been grown in the Pontefract district of Yorkshire since the sixteenth century; hence the name Pontefract cakes for the liquorice sugar confectionery. See also glycyrrhizin .
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Edward II
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...the Welsh marcher lords, and Lancaster marched north from Pontefract, only to be defeated at Boroughbridge . By the time the battle...of the bridge; Lancaster surrendered, to be executed at Pontefract. An unprecedented bloodbath of his supporters followed...
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Thomas of Lancaster
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...In 1322 he was captured at Boroughbridge and executed at Pontefract in the king's presence. Though the experiment with conciliar...have been purely factious. Surprisingly a cult grew up at Pontefract and miracles were said to have been performed. The earldom...
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