. ▁In ▁North ▁America , ▁black ▁lic or ice ▁is ▁distinguished ▁from ▁similar ▁con fection ery ▁vari eties ▁that ▁are ▁not ▁flav oured ▁and ▁col oured ▁black ▁with ▁liqu or ice ▁extract ▁but ▁commonly ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁che wy ▁ro pes ▁or ▁tub es . ▁So ▁called ▁" black ▁lic or ice " ▁together ▁with ▁an ise ▁extract ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁w ides p read ▁flav our ▁in ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁con fection ery ▁such ▁as ▁jel ly beans . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁these , ▁various ▁other ▁liqu or ice - based ▁swe ets ▁are ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁such ▁as ▁liqu or ice ▁all sort s . ▁Dutch ▁and ▁Nord ic ▁liqu or ice ▁character ist ically ▁contains ▁am mon ium ▁ch lor ide ▁instead ▁of ▁sod ium ▁ch lor ide , ▁prom in ently ▁so ▁in ▁sal ty ▁liqu or ice . ▁ ▁The ▁essential ▁ing red ients ▁of ▁black ▁liqu or ice ▁con fection ery ▁are ▁liqu or ice ▁extract , ▁sugar , ▁and ▁a ▁b inder . ▁The ▁base ▁is ▁typically ▁st arch / fl our , ▁g um ▁arab ic , ▁gel atin ▁or ▁a ▁combination ▁there of . ▁Add itional ▁ing red ients ▁are ▁extra ▁flav our ing , ▁be es w ax ▁for ▁a ▁sh iny ▁surface , ▁am mon ium ▁ch lor ide ▁and ▁mol ass es . ▁Am mon ium ▁ch lor ide ▁is ▁mainly ▁used ▁in ▁sal ty ▁liqu or ice ▁c andy , ▁with ▁concentr ations ▁up