Barley Twist Origin

2012-06-03 Thread Tim Krause
Hi All, I often sell the story rather than the actual product so when it comes to items with Barley Twists here an interesting story. The name Barley Twist was derived from Barley sugar candy that was twisted up. Barley sugar is a traditional British hard candy. I don't know if this is

Re: Barley Twist Origin

2012-06-03 Thread Ron Taylor
Hi Tim, I can confirm that barley sugar was a popular candy when I was a child in the UK, and as far as I know it still is. It also sounds plausible that the barley twist was derived from this candy, it has brought back a few memories of my childhood. I loved that stuff!! Ron T. On Sun, Jun 3,

RE: Barley Twist Origin

2012-06-03 Thread Roger H Phebey
@googlegroups.com Subject: Barley Twist Origin Hi All, I often sell the story rather than the actual product so when it comes to items with Barley Twists here an interesting story. The name Barley Twist was derived from Barley sugar candy that was twisted up. Barley sugar is a traditional

RE: Barley Twist Origin

2012-06-03 Thread Roger H Phebey
@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Barley Twist Origin Hi All, The following link will provide additional information or the origins of the barley sugar twist http://blog.christiandaviesantiques.co.uk/the-origins-of-the-barley-sugar-tw ist-582.html Ron by the way cannot be that old if he remembers barley

Re: Barley Twist Origin

2012-06-03 Thread Louis Brown
*Subject:* RE: Barley Twist Origin ** ** Hi All, The following link will provide additional information or the origins of the barley sugar twist http://blog.christiandaviesantiques.co.uk/the-origins-of-the-barley-sugar-twist-582.html ** ** Ron by the way cannot be that old