This kinda shows how random my brain is at times!

What are Crunchies made from? Do bee's play any part?

Was in the bath there thinking about how much I hate bee's (the fan sounds a bit like a swarm lol) and how I wish they were wiped out.... then I thought nah but who would make my crunchies then? Honestly I know they prob made from sugar but my head is trying to rationalise that bee's make honeycomb and crunchies are chocolate covered honeycomb therefore it is possible that bee's are necessary to make crunchies?! Iv got myself all confused now as to whats real and whats nonsense!
Surely there must be more to it than cadburys covering bee's honeycomb in chocolate?

yeh it's honeycomb. but its only frothed up sugar that has set hard xx

Pmsl, bees have nothing to do with honeycomb!
The honeycomb in crunches is made with sugar, golden syrup, baking powder and a few other ingredients!

Haha you have given me a giggle though

Whats the honeycomb bee's make then? And more importantly how do you know the recipe to crunchies ?

Oh and im not the only knob to have pondered the origin of crunchies

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091130130819AAmD9pk

that's too many questions for a sunday night - you are only allowed one

Honeycomb is the structure that the bees store their collected honey in.

The toffee version is really easy to make, just heat golden syrup and sugar then pour on either baking powder or bicarbonate of soda and it all froths up as it reacts with the acid, then you just stir it up and leave it to set. Yum yum

I just read that recipe (especially the reacts with acid part!) and thought it sounds like a disaster waiting to happen in my kitchen - id end up with honeycomb eyebrows and a ruined ceiling!

Thanx for clearing up my confusion but, im now getting mental pictures of bee's hives and can see its not like a crunchie bar

Lol honey comb is actually called cinder toffee. Its honeycomb because of the structural similarities

Lol, I love the way your mind works, it's very random!

lol bless ya, your almost...almost..as blonde as me



ps why would you want bees wiped out?? we wouldnt have pretty flowers then...its wasps we want rid of, nasty lil buggers them!!! x

You need to watch Bee movie Snoopy, then you will see what a world without bees would look like

I'l have to get bee movie for Caitlin then You lot are so knowledgeable!

Gemz I think it was your post about wasps in the bathroom that put it in my head tonight. Did you ever get rid of them?

LMAO!!! your so random

LMAO !!! were you born blonde ?

Dark blonde/dirty fair I think I was last in queue when god gave out common sense sometimes

Final thought on the matter... so there is NO honey whatsoever in a crunchie bar? I think its false advertising

snoopy21 wrote:

I'l have to get bee movie for Caitlin then You lot are so knowledgeable!

Gemz I think it was your post about wasps in the bathroom that put it in my head tonight. Did you ever get rid of them?

lol errrm no, i think theres only afew hanging about now, but i just avoid opening the bathroom window for long lol, but i do keep meaning to ring someone lol x

I will hold my hands up and admit I also though bees made honeycomb, in fact I havent eaten a cruchy since I made the connection when I was about 8 I thought it was very unhygeniec

You lot make me giggle

olliesmammy wrote:

I will hold my hands up and admit I also though bees made honeycomb, in fact I havent eaten a cruchy since I made the connection when I was about 8 I thought it was very unhygeniec

I love you! Im not the only dummy!