2006-06-18 14:03:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
Gumballs are made by scoring a cylinder of gum twice to form balls, which are then stored several hours at 55-60 degrees Fahrenheit (13-16 degrees Celsius) to harden. The balls are put into huge kettles to be coated with a flavored and colored sucrose solution. After seven hours, the coated balls are dried with hot air, then rolled in beeswax or other wax to make them shiny. The nature of gumball machines determined the next step. An enclosed plastic globe is subject to interior condensation. The water collected ruins untreated gumballs, so they are usually coated with a plastic, water-repellent glaze to protect them. Candy-coated gums are made in essentially the same way, their final destination being boxes, not gum-ball machines.
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2006-06-18 14:10:32 · answer #1 · answered by laurennn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By a gumball maker with a gumball machine.
2006-06-18 15:38:44 · answer #2 · answered by cheeky chic 379 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gum can be made naturally through the use of a gum tree, or can be made with petroleum based polymers.
2006-06-18 14:08:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
out of sugar candy
2006-06-18 15:14:04 · answer #4 · answered by amberharris20022000 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋