Our American cousins call it ‘cotton candy’, our antipodean friends refer to it as ‘fairy floss’ and we know it as good old ‘candy floss’. Whichever way you spin it (pun intended), candy floss is a favourite of children all over the world. For those propecia dosage hair loss of us a little more advanced in years it ovokes memories of past childhood: fairgrounds, themeparks, circuses and summertime treats. How can a sweet that looks like a fluffy pink cloud not be appealing to the young mind? More often than not, candy floss is pink but a trip round any fairground will reveal the array of colours it now comes in such as blue, yellow, green and even purple. Our Viagra Jelly memories of candy floss stretch back only as far as our childhood and it is surprising how few people know the background to this unique treat.

Most of us know that candy floss is mostly sugar combined with water and corn syrup which is then spun quickly. Believe it or not this technique dates back as far as the 14th century where chefs working in the kitchen of the nobility would spin sugar into extravagant looking desserts. In those times it was not uncommon for chefs to suffer burns as a result of practicing their art, however techniques have improved and become much safer since then to the point where sugar spinning is used by world famous chef’s in top restaurants creating spectacular structures out of sugar.

One of the main reasons that such impressive desserts and sweets are no longer reserved for the well-off is down to the improvements that have been made to the sugar production leading to lower prices. Throughout the 1800s in particular the quality of sugar improved greatly, making it much easier and less dangerous to spin sugar. Some of the techniques used in the spinning process became more widely known to other chefs who continued to improve on them. We had to wait until the Americans spotted the potential for using these historic techniques to spin sugar into a product that would be appealing to the mass market. There are debates over who can lay claim to being the first to introduce it commercially however it is believe that it made it’s first rela public appearance at the world famous St Louis World’s fair in 1904 where surprise, surprise – it was a huge hit. It was sold at 25 cents per box which was an expensive price for the time, yet that didn’t prevent it from selling nearly 69,000 units!

These days, special granulated sugar is used when spinning sugar so that the strands become longer and the candy floss has a fluffier texture. At venues all over the world the recipe is added to a large cialis price drum where it is swirled around onto sticks or put into bags for the pleasure of children everywhere. If you are hosting a party at home you can even buy your own candy floss machine so you can spin sugar to the delight of your guests. No doubt these are a huge hit a children’s birthday parties!

Author Bio: Dave Matthews is writing on behalf of American Soda, a UK importer of American Sweets, Candy Floss and Mountain Dew.

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