I'm eating a giant jawbreaker (super good) right now and I randomly wondered why they're so darn hard. Can they be smashed with a hammer?
2007-12-11 06:29:31 · 8 answers · asked by suzy 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Holy crap people! I'm not stupid, so be nice. I want to know the process of what makes them hard. I already know they're called jawbreakers cuz they're hard!
2007-12-11 06:44:57 · update #1
If they were soft they wouldn't be called jawbreakers, and yes, they can be smashed w/ a hammer.
2007-12-11 06:33:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
because if they weren't so hard, they couldn't be called Jawbreakers, and then they'd have to come up with a different name for their product now wouldn't they.
but mostly because they're just a ball of melted and cooled sugar - the hardness is a natural product of such a process.
2007-12-11 06:37:39 · answer #2 · answered by shag82 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Basically it is because they are made of several layers. Read the article at the site below which also explains what happens when you heat them in a microwave. Forget the hammer!!!! LOL
2007-12-11 06:40:26 · answer #3 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hence the whole Jaw Breaking name came about.
2007-12-11 06:40:03 · answer #4 · answered by BlueSea 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That's why they're called Jawbreakers.
It can BREAK your JAWS.
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2007-12-11 06:37:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
when you make candy, the sugar is melted and it caramalizes as it cooks. the longer you let it cook, the harder it is when you take it off the heat.
2007-12-11 06:38:50 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah <333 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because there called JAWBREAKERS
2007-12-11 06:48:01 · answer #7 · answered by lexy l 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
if thy were softer thy would be jaw sprainers
2007-12-11 06:36:14 · answer #8 · answered by irish_matt 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋