Rock
I’m sure all my UK contacts know what ‘rock’ is, but I don’t know about those from over the pond. Rock must be the most tooth damaging confectionery ever invented. Heaven knows what my parents were thinking when they bought me this stuff. There used to be a rock maker in Folkestone and it was fascinating to see it made. The whole family were involved in the making, but when ‘dad’ retired, nobody wanted to carry on the business. For those that don’t know, it’s a type of hard stick-shaped confectionery made using boiled granulated sugar and glucose syrup most usually flavoured with peppermint or spearmint. The sticks usually have a name running through it like "BLACKPOOL ROCK". To make stick rock with the lettering running through it is pretty much a task done by hand by skilled workers using various mechanical aids. The whole process is rather complicated. Smaller sticks of rock, without letters can be machine manufactured.
As you can see in the photo, rock doesn’t have to come in the form of sticks. This rock shop in Whitby must make dentists very happy….
Rock
I’m sure all my UK contacts know what ‘rock’ is, but I don’t know about those from over the pond. Rock must be the most tooth damaging confectionery ever invented. Heaven knows what my parents were thinking when they bought me this stuff. There used to be a rock maker in Folkestone and it was fascinating to see it made. The whole family were involved in the making, but when ‘dad’ retired, nobody wanted to carry on the business. For those that don’t know, it’s a type of hard stick-shaped confectionery made using boiled granulated sugar and glucose syrup most usually flavoured with peppermint or spearmint. The sticks usually have a name running through it like "BLACKPOOL ROCK". To make stick rock with the lettering running through it is pretty much a task done by hand by skilled workers using various mechanical aids. The whole process is rather complicated. Smaller sticks of rock, without letters can be machine manufactured.
As you can see in the photo, rock doesn’t have to come in the form of sticks. This rock shop in Whitby must make dentists very happy….