Black jacks one of the best classic british sweets ever we love them theyre aniseed flavour chewy black rectangles with a delicious and unique taste and they make your tongue go black so not to be munched just before you go out on that hot date i wonder where the name comes from well the answer comes from superstar customer mike are you sitting comfortably then well begin black jacks were called black jacks because the original 1920s labels pictured a grinning gollywog unbeli