How To Make Homemade Pop Rocks

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I remember the first time I had Pop Rocks as a kid. It was the weirdest edible treat I had ever tried. Luckily, you can still get them today and in lots of flavors. How about making your own Pop Rocks? This is a cool science project to make with your kids. Jessie Olsen Moore shared this recipe at Craftsy. Get your kids in the kitchen and have some fun together.

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The Pop Rocks tale is extremely intriguing, and it will inform you that the candy was created by a chemist. Pop Rocks, often known as popping candy, were created by accident in 1975 by William Mitchell, a food scientist at General Foods. When he put some sugar flavoring combined with carbon dioxide in his tongue while trying to make a quick soft drink, he discovered the discovery. After it entered the market, the exploding candy became a cultural phenomenon.

Pop rocks first appeared on the confectionery market in 1975 and are still popular today. Pop Rocks are inflated with carbon dioxide, resulting in small pockets of bubbles within the candy.

Pop Rocks explode when they come into touch with moisture.

Tang, a powdered drink created by William, would eventually end up in space. Tang was mostly sugar, with a little vitamin C tossed in for good measure. When blended with water, it produced a brilliant, tangerine-colored drink with a distinct orange flavor.