How do they put the words in rock?!
How do they put the words in rock?
Like for blackpool Rock the sweet that is?
Answers:
The process of putting the letters into rock is truly amazing. They make quite large letters out of a sweet, sticky and pliable mixture and then arrange the letters with a message. They then make the outside of the rock from long strips of the mixture, which has been coloured different colours, and then wrap this tightly around the letters.
They then roll this huge length of confectionery, which are usually up to 6 foot in length and up to a foot in diameter, into a tubular shape and place it into a rolling machine. The large tube of mixture is then stretched as it is rolled in the machine and is compressed into the diameter of the finished stick of rock and the length is cut into many sticks of rock.
It is a brilliant process to watch when watching traditional rock making and if you ever get an opportunity to watch it, I would highly recommend it.