Talk:Gibraltar rock (candy)

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Just a note: this is an article whose content is mostly quotations--because that happens to be appropriate here. When possible, it is better to use the actual words of a source, rather than a paraphrase or rewording. The quotations are not decorative; they are the information content of the article.

The sources are also important in demonstrating the cultural significance and the importance of the topic.

I would hate to have the quotations removed and then have the article deleted for failing to cite sources--as nearly happened once.Dpbsmith (talk) 01:06, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not taffy like[edit]

I am removing that phrase because Gibralters are not at all taffy like, in any "stage of its existence." The process of making them may itself be taffy-like, but the result certainly isn't. At the "soft" stage they are not stretchy like taffy, but firm and easily crumbling. ("Soft" in relation to hard candy.) At the hard stage, the texture is perhaps comparable to the texture of a candy cane.

They can still be purchased at the candy store, the historic "Ye Olde Pepper Companie LTD", which is actually across the street from the House of Seven Gables in Salem. It's a bit of a crap shoot which stage of the candy they are selling. I suspect it depends on how recently it was made, and the weather. (Humidity can get them back to the soft stage.) Ericjs (talk) 21:26, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Merger Proposal[edit]

The article "Salem Gibraltar" is an identical subject matter, with a bit more history on the producing/selling company. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.237.30.147 (talk) 04:33, 26 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 13:47, 17 July 2014 (UTC).

Spelling[edit]

It's spelled "Gibralter," not "Gibraltar."