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Merger proposal

I propose that Misri be merged into Rock candy. I think that the content in the article can easily be explained in the context of this article, and the this article is of a reasonable size that the merging of Misri will not cause any problems as far as article size or undue weight is concerned. Rishabh Tatiraju (talk) 10:22, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Rock Candy Rules!

Rock candy is so good. That is because it is made from pure sugar! I know how to make rock candy. GO on my talk page if you want to know what it is made of. My username is jlg23hershy! GO now! Check it out!Jlg23hershy (talk) 23:58, 3 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There is also a Rock (candy) already, i note. -- Morwen 22:44, 10 November 2003

oh yes, these 2 need to be merged (or the UK information moved out of Rock Candy). Does anyone know whether US rock candy is the same as UK rock? It doesn't sound like it from the description.... seglea at

it sounds like the same substance - ie solid crystallised sugar, just packaged rather differently in the uk. Morwen 07:40, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Not sure about that - which one have you eaten? British rock is hard when you first bite it but then gets very chewy (if I remember rightly, must be 30 years since I ate any). And it doesn't have any visible crystals. Also it is virtually always flavoured with peppermint. I've never had US rock candy so have no idea whether any of this applies. seglea at 0752utc on 031111

the uk one. hmm. Morwen 07:59, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)

I've also had (in the US) a third kind of rock candy, which was licorice-flavored jelly beans that were colored and shaped to look like little smooth gray rocks. I think it was meant to be a sort of pun on the name "rock candy". I guess these are often called "candy rocks" to differentiate them: http://frankysattic.home.comcast.net/rockcandy.html

Candy as Cash

I removed the following from the article:

It was also used in Thailand as money, for it was easily accessed and distributed. You could bet the candy on many things, and bet pieces or pounds.

This seems dubious to me since currency is normally something that is minted by the government or some large organization. Using something that could be made in bulk at someone's home doesn't sound like an adequate means of currency. I've moved the comment here until someone can come up with a source for this claim. Dismas|^(talk) 20:28, 26 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

At one time salt was used as currency in Africa and was worth more than gold in Europe. I don't think it's that far fetched if sugar was hard to come by and valuable, since a date is not given. One would assume that this is in ancient times around 500 BCE when the first sugar extraction methods were being used in SE asia. See sugarcane. However the statement still rings sour to me and I agree it needs a citation.63.197.134.209 (talk) 23:56, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

rock candy is made of smal particel the make you tastebads taste good

i dont know were realy stated so dont worrie about it

Rock Candy's True History

It all started back in HongKong where they use to eat the Rock Candy in their coffee. It was discovered by Autumn Chang Rock Usibania. She discovered Rock Candy(rock sugar) when she got tierd of using plain old confesioner sugar cubes, she wanted rock solid cubes so that it lasted longer. So what she did was she used a string and wet it and rolled it in pure cane sugar. She than pured water mixture,that included sugar in a glass jar. She then let it form into Rock Candy. She then invited her friends over to test it and they all liked it. And now it is now a local coffee item in Hong Kong China.-- Trust me this is true.98.100.6.11 (talk) 19:10, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Kompeito

Does kompeito count as rock candy?

It could maybe go in a 'see also' section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.171.117.18 (talk) 02:50, 30 July 2009 (UTC) Hi — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.250.69.232 (talk) 01:40, 5 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Rock candy/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

We've got two "rock candy" pages.

There's this one and there's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Candy

We need disambigulation

98.210.55.226 (talk) 05:11, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 05:11, 26 November 2008 (UTC). Substituted at 04:45, 30 April 2016 (UTC)