OLDTIMERS AUTOBOX Brown box, dusted with real licorice root. Sneker Zoethoudertjes is one of my most popular liquorice ever. A delicious spicy sweet liquorice, sprinkled with real liquorice powder. Already in 1953, when the licorice appeared on the market, people talked about a 'taste sensation'. While that word actually did not exist yet! As you know, there is a story behind every licorice.