Like year old candy canes...
2007-01-11 20:24:30 · 6 answers · asked by LUCKY3 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Over time, as air and oxygen continue to come in contact with the candy, the chemical bonds which make the candy hard, slowly get broken down causing the candy to become soft. But it takes such a long time to break down these bonds, after a short period of time, the surface of the candy feels sticky or gooey, while the interior is still solid.
Also, some hard candies become soft in time because of heat. Due to this, the hard candies literally melt.
2007-01-11 20:34:52 · answer #1 · answered by yitogwa 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sugar (and sucrose) are colloidal; they attract water and swell: thus: they become soft & chewy.
2007-01-11 21:05:55 · answer #2 · answered by soxrcat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah it usually stays hard.
2007-01-11 20:28:39 · answer #3 · answered by Frank R 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah it happens quite often.... probably the contact with air
2007-01-11 20:46:32 · answer #4 · answered by nadezdha87 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dunno but last night i ate an old throat lozenge from last winter and it was better chewy!! they need to start making them chewy!!
2007-01-12 04:21:04 · answer #5 · answered by jencat 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It melts?
2007-01-11 20:42:20 · answer #6 · answered by d.t. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋