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Gobstopper
Gobstoppers of various sizes and colors. The largest one is 3 inches (~7.5 cm) in diameter
Alternative names
Jawbreaker, Jawbuster
Type
Confectionery
Place of origin
United Kingdom
Main ingredients
Sugar
Media: Gobstopper
Gobstoppers, also known as jawbreakers in the United States and Canada, are a type of hard candy. They are usually round, and usually range from 1 to 3 cm (0.4 to 1.2 in) across; though gobstoppers billed as having a diameter as large as 3.25 in (83 mm) have been marketed.[1]
The term gobstopper derives from "gob", which is slang in the United Kingdom and Ireland for mouth. The sweet was a favourite among British schoolboys in the first half of the twentieth century—author Roald Dahl, who wrote about a jar of gobstoppers featuring in the prank he played in his local sweet shop in 1924, also referred to them in his fictional Everlasting Gobstopper which was featured in his 1964 children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.[2]
Gobstoppers usually consist of a number of layers, each layer dissolving to reveal a differently colored (and sometimes differently flavored) layer, before dissolving completely. Gobstoppers are too hard to bite without risking dental damage (hence the name "jawbreaker").[citation needed]
Gobstoppers have been sold in traditional sweet shops for at least a century, often sold by weight from jars. As gobstoppers dissolve very slowly, they last a very long time in the mouth, which is a major factor in their popularity.
^Stone, Lillian (September 8, 2021). "Tackling an Ed, Edd n Eddy–sized jawbreaker is a fool's errand". The Takeout. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^Ayto, John (2012). The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink. Oxford: University Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-19-964024-9.
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