336:
188:
51:
680:
105:
307:
to earn money to buy the confections. The jawbreakers in the show are depicted as comically oversized, often with a circumference larger than that of the heads of the characters; characters' cheeks would balloon to the same size when these jawbreakers were placed in their mouths. Jawbreakers are also
252:. In Dahl's story, Everlasting Gobstoppers are purported to last forever. Dahl named the sweet after gobstoppers, which were a favourite among British schoolboys between the two World Wars. A jar of gobstoppers featured in the
171:
A gobstopper usually consists of a number of layers, each dissolving to reveal a different color (and sometimes flavor). A gobstopper is too hard to bite without risking dental damage (hence the name "jawbreaker").
213:". The candies take several weeks to manufacture, as the process of adding liquid sugar is repeated multiple times. Natural and artificial colors and flavors are also added during the panning process.
131:. It is usually round, and usually ranges 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.
560:
179:
for at least a century, often 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.
627:
362:
for medical bills resulting from plastic surgery as well as pain and suffering; the matters were later settled outside of court for an undisclosed amount.
518:
358:
that had been refrigerated, left out in the sun, then refrigerated again. Diggs and several other alleged victims' families filed lawsuits against
552:
597:
649:
253:
155:
459:
619:
493:
277:
248:
164:
420:
201:
Gobstoppers are made by slowly depositing layers onto a core (such as a pressed ball of sugar, a single seed of
700:
510:
352:
232:
684:
310:
108:
327:
centers around the main characters accidentally killing their friend after gagging her with a jawbreaker.
705:
35:
17:
150:. The sweet was a favourite among British schoolboys in the first half of the twentieth century—author
583:
371:
355:
286:
236:
222:
159:
449:
303:
revolves around jawbreakers. Most episodes feature the title characters running a variety of
539:
55:
Gobstoppers of various sizes and colors. The largest one is 3 inches (~7.5 cm) in diameter
8:
258:
176:
143:
653:
244:
489:
455:
323:
235:
brand, were first introduced in 1976 by
Breaker Confections, and are named after the
31:
593:
381:
344:
710:
391:
299:
209:). Gobstoppers are made in large, rotating, heated pans in a process known as "
82:
694:
348:
210:
196:
72:
376:
206:
191:
A cross section of a rainbow gobstopper, showing colored layers of sugar
396:
386:
289:," a fictional gobstopper that could never get smaller or be finished.
282:
240:
151:
128:
359:
335:
187:
50:
421:"Tackling an Ed, Edd n Eddy–sized jawbreaker is a fool's errand"
679:
104:
254:
prank Dahl played on the owner of his local sweet shop in 1924
202:
147:
139:
92:
304:
308:
the main subject of one of the show's tie-in video games,
588:
553:"It's 20 Years Since 'Ed, Edd n Eddy' Was First Released"
154:, who wrote about a jar of gobstoppers featuring in the
517:. Chicago's Restaurant & Entertainment Guide, Inc.
443:
441:
451:
The Diner's
Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink
30:"Jawbreakers" redirects here. For the music duo, see
438:
270:
650:"Jawbreaker Candy Explodes, Burns Fla. Girl's Face"
343:In 2003, Taquandra Diggs, a nine-year-old girl in
692:
162:which was featured in his 1964 children's novel
620:"Florida Girl Injured In Bizarre Candy Episode"
156:prank he played in his local sweet shop in 1924
127:in the United States and Canada, is a type of
488:. Athens, GA: Hill Street Press. p. 18.
339:Large gobstoppers sold in a children's store
216:
175:Gobstoppers have been sold in traditional
454:. Oxford: University Press. p. 154.
256:, which he recorded in his autobiography
158:, also referred to them in his fictional
351:, allegedly from biting on an exploding
334:
186:
414:
412:
14:
693:
630:from the original on February 13, 2011
581:
508:
483:
600:from the original on November 3, 2012
521:from the original on November 4, 2009
502:
418:
265:
652:. WKMG Orlando. 2011. Archived from
509:Zeldes, Leah A. (October 30, 2009).
447:
419:Stone, Lillian (September 8, 2021).
409:
563:from the original on August 8, 2019
540:"Blue plaque marks Dahl sweet shop"
24:
542:. BBC. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
511:"Willy Wonka lives in Chicagoland"
25:
722:
672:
474:How it's Made Season 7 Episode 02
292:
278:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
271:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
249:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
165:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
678:
182:
103:
49:
642:
582:Harris, Craig (April 9, 2003).
612:
575:
545:
533:
477:
468:
321:The 1999 American teen comedy
13:
1:
584:"Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers"
402:
316:
138:derives from "gob", which is
311:Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers!
275:In the 1964 children's book
7:
365:
347:, Florida, suffered severe
36:Jawbreaker (disambiguation)
10:
727:
330:
220:
194:
142:in the United Kingdom and
29:
233:Willy Wonka Candy Company
98:
88:
78:
68:
60:
48:
484:Walter, Eugene (2001).
287:Everlasting Gobstoppers
259:Boy: Tales of Childhood
237:Everlasting Gobstoppers
229:Everlasting Gobstoppers
217:Everlasting Gobstoppers
372:Everlasting Gobstopper
356:Everlasting Gobstopper
340:
231:, sold under Nestlé's
223:Everlasting Gobstopper
192:
160:Everlasting Gobstopper
34:. For other uses, see
701:British confectionery
338:
190:
109:Media: Gobstopper
64:Jawbreaker, Jawbuster
687:at Wikimedia Commons
297:The animated series
27:A type of hard candy
559:. January 5, 2019.
486:Hints & pinches
448:Ayto, John (2012).
45:
706:British inventions
656:on August 11, 2011
341:
266:In popular culture
193:
123:, also known as a
41:
683:Media related to
461:978-0-19-964024-9
281:, British author
117:
116:
61:Alternative names
32:Jawbreakers (duo)
16:(Redirected from
718:
682:
666:
665:
663:
661:
646:
640:
639:
637:
635:
616:
610:
609:
607:
605:
594:News Corporation
579:
573:
572:
570:
568:
549:
543:
537:
531:
530:
528:
526:
506:
500:
499:
481:
475:
472:
466:
465:
445:
436:
435:
433:
431:
416:
107:
89:Main ingredients
53:
46:
44:
40:
21:
726:
725:
721:
720:
719:
717:
716:
715:
691:
690:
675:
670:
669:
659:
657:
648:
647:
643:
633:
631:
624:The Smoking Gun
618:
617:
613:
603:
601:
580:
576:
566:
564:
551:
550:
546:
538:
534:
524:
522:
507:
503:
496:
482:
478:
473:
469:
462:
446:
439:
429:
427:
417:
410:
405:
382:Atomic Fireball
368:
333:
319:
295:
273:
268:
245:children's book
225:
219:
199:
185:
113:
79:Place of origin
56:
42:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
724:
714:
713:
708:
703:
689:
688:
674:
673:External links
671:
668:
667:
641:
611:
574:
544:
532:
515:Dining Chicago
501:
494:
476:
467:
460:
437:
407:
406:
404:
401:
400:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
374:
367:
364:
332:
329:
318:
315:
300:Ed, Edd n Eddy
294:
293:Ed, Edd n Eddy
291:
272:
269:
267:
264:
221:Main article:
218:
215:
195:Main article:
184:
181:
115:
114:
112:
111:
99:
96:
95:
90:
86:
85:
83:United Kingdom
80:
76:
75:
70:
66:
65:
62:
58:
57:
54:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
723:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
698:
696:
686:
681:
677:
676:
655:
651:
645:
629:
625:
621:
615:
599:
595:
591:
590:
585:
578:
562:
558:
554:
548:
541:
536:
520:
516:
512:
505:
497:
495:9781892514981
491:
487:
480:
471:
463:
457:
453:
452:
444:
442:
426:
422:
415:
413:
408:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
369:
363:
361:
357:
354:
350:
346:
337:
328:
326:
325:
314:
313:
312:
306:
302:
301:
290:
288:
284:
280:
279:
263:
261:
260:
255:
251:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
224:
214:
212:
208:
204:
198:
197:Sugar panning
189:
183:Manufacturing
180:
178:
173:
169:
167:
166:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
132:
130:
126:
122:
110:
106:
101:
100:
97:
94:
91:
87:
84:
81:
77:
74:
73:Confectionery
71:
67:
63:
59:
52:
47:
37:
33:
19:
660:February 21,
658:. Retrieved
654:the original
644:
634:February 21,
632:. Retrieved
623:
614:
602:. Retrieved
587:
577:
565:. Retrieved
557:LadBible.com
556:
547:
535:
523:. Retrieved
514:
504:
485:
479:
470:
450:
428:. Retrieved
424:
377:Aniseed ball
342:
322:
320:
309:
298:
296:
276:
274:
257:
247:
228:
226:
200:
174:
170:
163:
135:
133:
124:
120:
118:
685:Gobstoppers
525:November 4,
425:The Takeout
285:described "
211:hot panning
177:sweet shops
18:Jawbreakers
695:Categories
403:References
397:Hard candy
387:Benne ball
324:Jawbreaker
317:Jawbreaker
283:Roald Dahl
241:Roald Dahl
152:Roald Dahl
136:gobstopper
129:hard candy
125:jawbreaker
121:gobstopper
43:Gobstopper
134:The term
628:Archived
626:. 2011.
604:June 25,
598:Archived
567:June 25,
561:Archived
519:Archived
430:June 25,
366:See also
331:Lawsuit
207:gumball
144:Ireland
492:
458:
392:Humbug
360:Nestlé
345:Starke
102:
711:Candy
353:Wonka
349:burns
305:scams
205:or a
203:anise
148:mouth
140:slang
93:Sugar
662:2011
636:2011
606:2023
569:2023
527:2009
490:ISBN
456:ISBN
432:2023
227:The
146:for
69:Type
589:IGN
243:'s
239:in
697::
622:.
596:.
592:.
586:.
555:.
513:.
440:^
423:.
411:^
262:.
168:.
119:A
664:.
638:.
608:.
571:.
529:.
498:.
464:.
434:.
38:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
