David Gillespie - Wonka Gobstoppers

01 Nov 2010 11:59 PM

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David, have read your children's birthday party menu which was excellent - it really is "do-able" if you are prepared to put the time into it. Congratulations to you & Lizzie for your efforts. I have one question - where do you buy the Wonka Gobstoppers? Not being a lolly eater, I have never even looked but my partner has a sweet tooth & since he is sugar free with me, he would like to try the gobstoppers for a treat. Thanks

02 Nov 2010 2:19 AM

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Anne Boon wrote:
David, have read your children's birthday party menu which was excellent - it really is "do-able" if you are prepared to put the time into it. Congratulations to you & Lizzie for your efforts. I have one question - where do you buy the Wonka Gobstoppers? Not being a lolly eater, I have never even looked but my partner has a sweet tooth & since he is sugar free with me, he would like to try the gobstoppers for a treat. Thanks

Glad you like it Anne ... you should be able to get the gobstoppers just about anywhere that sells lollies - my kids seem to be able to get them at the 7-11 across from the school ...

Cheers

David.

02 Nov 2010 6:39 PM

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David Gillespie wrote:
Anne Boon wrote:
David, have read your children's birthday party menu which was excellent - it really is "do-able" if you are prepared to put the time into it. Congratulations to you & Lizzie for your efforts. I have one question - where do you buy the Wonka Gobstoppers? Not being a lolly eater, I have never even looked but my partner has a sweet tooth & since he is sugar free with me, he would like to try the gobstoppers for a treat. Thanks

Glad you like it Anne ... you should be able to get the gobstoppers just about anywhere that sells lollies - my kids seem to be able to get them at the 7-11 across from the school ...

Cheers

David.

Thanks also for the party guide, I am very excited the sherbet lollipops are dextrose as they are a favourite with 12, I have looked up the ingredients on the Gobstoppers and it lists Corn Syrup so I am a bit confused as to how these are acceptable (?). I made dextrose lollipops on the weekend for halloween, some kids liked them, others not so. I used a sugar toffee recipe, 1.5 cups dextrose, half cup of water, 1.5 tablespoons of white vinegar. Like toffees, I heated until these were combined, and then brought to a boil and left it without stirring until reached hard crack stage on candy thermometer. I checked the mix in iced water and it needed more boiling. It tended to keep going without burning like sugar. I flavoured with a passionfruit flavour (for icing at shops like spotlight) and poured into silicon ice cube shaped moulds. After 5 mins you can stand half a paddlepop stick in them. When set, they just pull out and become shaped lollipops!

David, let me know about the corn syrup in the gobstoppers.

Thanks

Sarah

03 Nov 2010 2:51 AM

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Sarah Andersson wrote:
David Gillespie wrote:
Anne Boon wrote:
David, have read your children's birthday party menu which was excellent - it really is "do-able" if you are prepared to put the time into it. Congratulations to you & Lizzie for your efforts. I have one question - where do you buy the Wonka Gobstoppers? Not being a lolly eater, I have never even looked but my partner has a sweet tooth & since he is sugar free with me, he would like to try the gobstoppers for a treat. Thanks

Glad you like it Anne ... you should be able to get the gobstoppers just about anywhere that sells lollies - my kids seem to be able to get them at the 7-11 across from the school ...

Cheers

David.

Thanks also for the party guide, I am very excited the sherbet lollipops are dextrose as they are a favourite with 12, I have looked up the ingredients on the Gobstoppers and it lists Corn Syrup so I am a bit confused as to how these are acceptable (?). I made dextrose lollipops on the weekend for halloween, some kids liked them, others not so. I used a sugar toffee recipe, 1.5 cups dextrose, half cup of water, 1.5 tablespoons of white vinegar. Like toffees, I heated until these were combined, and then brought to a boil and left it without stirring until reached hard crack stage on candy thermometer. I checked the mix in iced water and it needed more boiling. It tended to keep going without burning like sugar. I flavoured with a passionfruit flavour (for icing at shops like spotlight) and poured into silicon ice cube shaped moulds. After 5 mins you can stand half a paddlepop stick in them. When set, they just pull out and become shaped lollipops!
David, let me know about the corn syrup in the gobstoppers.

Thanks

Sarah

Hang on, I just bought a packet and it says Glucose Syrup (from Corn) in the Australian packaging, so it all makes sense now as this corn/glucose syrup question has been done to death!

Sarah

09 Nov 2010 11:24 PM

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David Gillespie wrote:
Anne Boon wrote:
David, have read your children's birthday party menu which was excellent - it really is "do-able" if you are prepared to put the time into it. Congratulations to you & Lizzie for your efforts. I have one question - where do you buy the Wonka Gobstoppers? Not being a lolly eater, I have never even looked but my partner has a sweet tooth & since he is sugar free with me, he would like to try the gobstoppers for a treat. Thanks

Glad you like it Anne ... you should be able to get the gobstoppers just about anywhere that sells lollies - my kids seem to be able to get them at the 7-11 across from the school ...

Cheers

David.

Thanks David, I live in Townsville & unfortunately, it isn't easy to get these types of things here. I still haven't found goaties anywhere here yet either. I may have to source these online.

Anne