Anise is used if baking of cakes, and other bakery goods, such as rye breads, also in many liqueurs, and is the true taste of licorice. Anisette is a liqueur flavored with aniseed, and Artemisia Wormwood, (Absinthe, Artemisia absinthium). The ground seeds form an ingredient of sachet powders. Anise is also, one of the herbs that was supposed to avert the “Evil Eye” (which is someone with Blue Eyes, and amulets were made to wear for this protection.
