Rock candy sticks are usually sold as a fancy way to add sugar to your beverage. But they make a perfectly acceptable, if a bit sharp and chunky, lollipop.
I’ve never heard of using rock candy as a drink stirrer before; that’s very clever. We’ve always just treated it as a sucker, and just thinking about it has me feeling nostalgic for some now. :D
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Tintin LaChance on 5/21/10 at 7:58 am #
Never was a big fan of rock candy, but they really are beautiful with all the different colors they come in. I would probably use them as decoration rather than to eat.
They do have flavored rock candy. I know the local candy stores where I live have big buckets full of them in flavors like cotton candy, cherry, grape, root beer, apple, and some others. And I’ve never heard of it for a drink stirrer either. We used to make them at Girl Scout camp.
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Commenting is not available in this channel entry.I’ve never heard of using rock candy as a drink stirrer before; that’s very clever. We’ve always just treated it as a sucker, and just thinking about it has me feeling nostalgic for some now. :D
Never was a big fan of rock candy, but they really are beautiful with all the different colors they come in. I would probably use them as decoration rather than to eat.
hmm why dont they flavor rock candy? would that affect the chemistry of it…that’d be cool..
They do have flavored rock candy. I know the local candy stores where I live have big buckets full of them in flavors like cotton candy, cherry, grape, root beer, apple, and some others. And I’ve never heard of it for a drink stirrer either. We used to make them at Girl Scout camp.
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