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[edit] Rock Candy Rules!

Rock candy is so good. That is because it is made from pure sugar! I know how to make rock candy. GO on my talk page if you want to know what it is made of. My username is jlg23hershy! GO now! Check it out!Jlg23hershy (talk) 23:58, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

There is also a Rock (candy) already, i note. -- Morwen 22:44, 10 November 2003

oh yes, these 2 need to be merged (or the UK information moved out of Rock Candy). Does anyone know whether US rock candy is the same as UK rock? It doesn't sound like it from the description.... seglea at 0344utc on 031111

it sounds like the same substance - ie solid crystallised sugar, just packaged rather differently in the uk. Morwen 07:40, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Not sure about that - which one have you eaten? British rock is hard when you first bite it but then gets very chewy (if I remember rightly, must be 30 years since I ate any). And it doesn't have any visible crystals. Also it is virtually always flavoured with peppermint. I've never had US rock candy so have no idea whether any of this applies. seglea at 0752utc on 031111

the uk one. hmm. Morwen 07:59, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)

I've also had (in the US) a third kind of rock candy, which was licorice-flavored jelly beans that were colored and shaped to look like little smooth gray rocks. I think it was meant to be a sort of pun on the name "rock candy". I guess these are often called "candy rocks" to differentiate them: http://frankysattic.home.comcast.net/rockcandy.html

[edit] Candy as Cash

I removed the following from the article:

It was also used in Thailand as money, for it was easily accessed and distributed. You could bet the candy on many things, and bet pieces or pounds.

This seems dubious to me since currency is normally something that is minted by the government or some large organization. Using something that could be made in bulk at someone's home doesn't sound like an adequate means of currency. I've moved the comment here until someone can come up with a source for this claim. Dismas|^(talk) 20:28, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

At one time salt was used as currency in Africa and was worth more than gold in Europe. I don't think it's that far fetched if sugar was hard to come by and valuable, since a date is not given. One would assume that this is in ancient times around 500 BCE when the first sugar extraction methods were being used in SE asia. See sugarcane. However the statement still rings sour to me and I agree it needs a citation.63.197.134.209 (talk) 23:56, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

rock candy is made of smal particel the make you tastebads taste good

i dont know were realy stated so dont worrie about it