Star rock is a distinctive Scottish form of
confectionery rock. It is also sometimes known as starry rock, or starrie.
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starrie
, ''The Concise Scots Dictionary''. Accessed October 1, 2007 It is traditionally handmade in
Kirriemuir
Kirriemuir ( , ; ), sometimes called Kirrie or the ''Wee Red Toon'', is a burgh in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom.
The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and buried here and a statue of Peter Pan is in the town square.
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Angus
Angus may refer to:
*Angus, Scotland, a council area of Scotland, and formerly a province, sheriffdom, county and district of Scotland
* Angus, Canada, a community in Essa, Ontario
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* Angus cattle, various breeds of beef cattle
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Star rock is less hard and brittle than traditional seaside rock, bearing more resemblance to a particularly hard
toffee
Toffee is an English confection made by caramelizing sugar or molasses (creating inverted sugar) along with butter, and occasionally flour. The mixture is heated until its temperature reaches the hard crack stage of . While being prepar ...
. Each stick of rock has a diameter similar to a pencil, and it is about 4 inches (10 centimetres) in length. Sticks are not sold individually but packaged in a paper-wrapped bundle. The rock is swirling shades of gold, which reflect its major ingredients: sugar,
golden syrup
Golden syrup or light treacle is a thick, amber-coloured form of inverted sugar syrup made by the process of refining sugar cane or sugar beet juice into sugar. It is used in a variety of baking recipes and desserts. It has an appearance and co ...
, margarine, and flavoring. It has been claimed that these swirls give the rock its name because, in cross-section, they look like a star.
Unlike seaside rock, star rock does not have writing embedded in it.
References
Scottish confectionery
Candy
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