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Thursday 19 August 2010

Gobstoppers

Gobstoppers, known as jawbreakers in the United States and Canada, are a hard type of sweet or candy. They are normally round in shape, and are produced in various colours and sizes.
The word ‘gob’ is a slang word in the United Kingdom and Ireland for mouth.
In most cases, gobstoppers or jawbreakers are made into different coatings, with each of these coatings melting to reveal the ne layer and even taste, until you finally reach the centre.
The best way to consume jawbreakers is by licking or sucking. They are so hard that they cannot be bitten without putting your teeth at risk. This is the main reason why they are known as jawbreakers in the United States and Canada.
Children like them a lot because it takes such a long time to finish gobstoppers. The bigger versions such as Globestoppers can take days to finish. Commonly sold by weight, they are packed in jars and sold in candy shops.
The production process is known as spanning. Sugar or anise seed are heated and coatings of these are constantly deposited on one another to get the desired size. Flavouring and colouring are also employed.

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