I have a recipe for a wonderful sounding hot chocolate mix, but it calls for ground anise, which I can't find?

Unfortunately, I cannot use extract, it is for a gift that I want to put in a canister in a gift basket...
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you can roll it with a rolling pin until crushed, or if you don't have a rolling pin use a thick glass or jar. Put the whole seeds on a piece of paper and roll hard. That is how it is done for many Christmas cookie recipes using anise seeds, it breaks the seed coats enough to release the flavor.
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