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Post 1- History
Most people like gummy bears, but only some of those people think about the history of those tasty treats. Have you ever thought about how those yummy gummy treats were made? If you want to learn more about gummy bears, then please keep on reading.
The first gummy bear was made by a man named Hans Riegel who worked for a candy company called Kleutgen & Meier. When he was 27, he decided to quit and start his own company. He named his company Haribo. He thought of the name Haribo by taking parts of words and putting them together. The ha in Haribo came from his first name, Hans, the ri came from his last name, Riegel, and the bo came from Bonn, his hometown. Isn't that interesting?!
At first he started to make hard candies, but when the gelatin candy started to get popular, he thought about making his own. After that, Hans Riegel made molds of dancing bears, mixed together some ingredients, and the gummy bears were created! His gummy bears were selling really well and tons of people bought them. Unfortunately, later on, Hans Riegel died in World war 2 but the gummy bears still sold very well.
At first he started to make hard candies, but when the gelatin candy started to get popular, he thought about making his own. After that, Hans Riegel made molds of dancing bears, mixed together some ingredients, and the gummy bears were created! His gummy bears were selling really well and tons of people bought them. Unfortunately, later on, Hans Riegel died in World war 2 but the gummy bears still sold very well.
Today gummy bears are still very popular and the Haribo company is still making more and more gummy candies. The Haribo company is a very popular gummy bear company. It is probably one of the most popular gummy bear companies. Now a different gummy bear company sells the world's largest gummy bear which is about 10 inches tall and weighs 5 pounds. They also sell the longest gummy worm which weighs 3 pounds and is 2 feet long. The largest gummy bear was hand made in the USA. It is larger than a football and it is about 1,400 times bigger than a regular gummy bear. If you want to see a picture of it, then please scroll up.
Here are almost all of the colors of the worlds largest gummy bears:
Red=cherry
Orange=orange
Clear/yellow=pineapple
Green=green apple
Blue=blue raspberry
Astro=a combination of red, yellow, and green
These are almost all of the regular gummy bear colors and flavors:
Red= cherry
Orange= orange
Yellow= lemon
Light green= lime
Green= sour apple
Blue= blue raspberry
Dark purple= grape
Clear/light yellow= pineapple
Pink= fruity bubblegum
Red= cherry
Orange= orange
Yellow= lemon
Light green= lime
Green= sour apple
Blue= blue raspberry
Dark purple= grape
Clear/light yellow= pineapple
Pink= fruity bubblegum
Another Pink= strawberry
Brown= cola
Dark brown= cherry cola
Brown= cola
Dark brown= cherry cola
Here are almost all of the gummy bear on a stick flavors.
Red= cherry
Orange= orange
Pineapple= light yellow
Green= green apple
Blue= blue Raspberry
Astro= a mixture of red, yellow, and green
How People Make Gummy Bears Now
#1. First, people sketch the gummy bear shape which are later carved into molds.
#2. Then they the mold through the starch powder machines to make starch powder mold pans.
#3. All of the ingredients are stirred up in a big boilers. They add colors and flavors to it to make them more tasty and more colorful.
#4. Then some pipes send it to the production room.
#4. Then some pipes send it to the production room.
#5. Some nozzles squeeze the mixture into the molds. They sit for 3-5 days.
#6. People coat the gummy bears with beeswax so they don't stick together and so they get more shiny.
#7. The gummy bears are put in boxes waiting to be sent away to some candy stores.
Some people also made the gummy bear on a stick. The gummy bear on a stick is gluten free, weighs 1/2 pound, and is 4 inches tall not including the stick. 1 gummy bear on a stick = 88 regular gummy bears. The worlds largest gummy bear is the biggest, the gummy bear on a stick is medium sized, and the regular gummy bear is the smallest. There is a picture of all three up above.
Some people also made the gummy bear on a stick. The gummy bear on a stick is gluten free, weighs 1/2 pound, and is 4 inches tall not including the stick. 1 gummy bear on a stick = 88 regular gummy bears. The worlds largest gummy bear is the biggest, the gummy bear on a stick is medium sized, and the regular gummy bear is the smallest. There is a picture of all three up above.
A person names Tina Roth Eisenberg also made a gummy bear chandelier. The photo is up above. She Made it by hand in the U.S.A.
Interesting facts:
*The Trolli company spells the name gummy bear, and the Haribo company spells it gummi bear.
*Some companies make chocolate covered gummy bears.
*Two gummy bears used to be sold for a penny.
*The gummy candy idea most likely came from cold medicines from a long time ago.
*The first gummy bears always stuck together so the candy makers covered them in beeswax to make them less sticky and more shiny.
*The gummy bear was originally called the dancing bear or the gold bear.
*The bear is the most popular gummy candy.
Post 2- Questions
#1. Q: How big was the first gummy bear?
A: About the size they are now, but a little bit taller.
#2. Q: What flavor/color was the first gummy bear?
A: Fruit Flavored.
#3. Q: Who was the first person to taste a gummy bear?
A: Probably Hans Riegel.
#4. Q: Did it have any other name before the name gummy bear? If so, what name?
A: It's other names are the Goldbear and the dancing bear.
#5. Q: Was the first gummy bear shaped like gummy bears are shaped today?
A: Sort of. The gummy bears back then were a bit taller and a bit pointier in the head, arms, and feet.
#6. Q: How many steps does it take to make a gummy bear?
A: For the Haribo company, now, there are 8 steps if you don't include the packaging. If you include the packaging, there are 9 steps. If you don't include the sketching, molding, or packaging, then there are 6 steps.
#7. Q: Have the gummy bear companies added any ingredients since the first gummy bear?
A: Yes. Most likely coloring, beeswax, and other things.
#8. Q: How many gummy bear factories are there?
A:
#9. Q: How many gummy bear companies are there?
A:
#10. Q: How many gummy bear flavors/colors are there?
A:
#11. Q: What is the most popular gummy bear color/flavor?
A: Red= cherry.
#12. Where was the first gummy bear made?
A: Germany.
#13. Q: How did the first person who made gummy bears get the idea?
A: From old medicines.
#14. Q: Is there a difference between how the first gummy bears were made and how they are made now?
A:
Post 3- How To
How To Make Gummy Bears
#2. Now, stir in 1/2 cup of cold water. If you want your gummy bears to have color, then add in a few drops of food coloring. Keep mixing the ingredients together until they turn into a glob or a soft ball.
Have you ever wondered about how to make gummy bears? If you want to know how to make those tasty treats, then read on to learn how. You might be thinking that it will be hard to make gummy bears, but it is actually quite simple.
You will need:
1 package of flavored gelatin
6 packages of unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup of cold water
food coloring (optional)
superfine sugar (optional)
bear candy molds
a saucepan
#1. Mix up the flavored gelatin and the unflavored gelatin in a saucepan.
#2. Now, stir in 1/2 cup of cold water. If you want your gummy bears to have color, then add in a few drops of food coloring. Keep mixing the ingredients together until they turn into a glob or a soft ball.
#3. Next, heat up the ingredients in the saucepan on medium temperature. Make sure that you keep mixing the ingredients together until the gelatin dissolves.
#4. Finally, pour the gelatin mixture into the gummy bear molds. If you want to coat your gummy bears with sugar, then sprinkle superfine sugar onto the gummy bears in the molds.
#5. Now place the gummy bears in the freezer for 10 minutes so they can cool off.
#6. After the gummy bears have cooled off, then take them out of the freezer and enjoy!
Hope you like them!
Tips:
If you want to keep your gummy bears for later, then store them in a zip block bag or in a airtight container.
If you don't have any bear molds, use any molds that you have.
Post 4- Bibliography
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"How Gold-Bears are made." Haribo.
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"How To Make Gummy Bears." ehow. < http://www.ehow.com/how_2247424_make-gummy-bears.html >.
Love, Ann and Drake, Jane. Sweet!. New York: Tundra Books, 2007.
McKean, Melissa. "History of Gummy Candy." eHow.
"How To Make Gummy Bears." ehow. < http://www.ehow.com/how_2247424_make-gummy-bears.html >.
Love, Ann and Drake, Jane. Sweet!. New York: Tundra Books, 2007.
McKean, Melissa. "History of Gummy Candy." eHow.
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"Worlds Largest Gummy Bears!." Worlds Largest Gummy Bears!.
Post 5- Summary
If you want to know about how I liked researching and how I liked doing this blog, then please read on.
I liked doing gummy bears as my subject for the reasons below.
#1. I was not really a big fan of gummy bears until after I created my blog because as I learned more about them, I started to like them more and more.
#2. They were very interesting to research about and I learned lots of very interesting facts that I had no idea about.
#3. I didn't realize that there would be so many search results for pictures and information because they are not the big thing to talk about. I liked that because I didn't realize gummy bears were so popular.
#4. I was excited that I could get information about gummy bears on the Haribo website because they are actually a company and if I get information off of their website, it is very likely to be true.
#5. It seemed funny to me about why they were gummy bears.
#6. I thought some posts were more complicated and others more easy.
Here is some evidence below.
You are most likely thinking that I chose a very random topic, which I sort of did, but gummy bears were the first thing that came to my mind that sounded pretty interesting. The truth is that then, I wasn't a big fan of gummy bears, but as I learned about them more and more, I started to think about eating them more and more and the miracle was that I could actually sort of taste them. Right now you are most likely thinking that I am crazy for thinking that sort of tasting gummy bears is a miracle, but if you know me well, then you might understand why I mentioned that. It's because I rarely ever get to taste candy. We really only get it once or twice a month. I got frozen yogurt a few days ago at Woody's , and my topping was gummy bears! It wasn't until then that I knew how much I liked gummy bears. Since I knew all of the flavors and colors, it was more fun to eat them. Now, they are one of my favorite kind of candies.
Gummy bears might be a weird topic, but they were a very fun topic to research. I know way much more information then when I started. Who would have ever guessed that two different companies spell gummy bear two different ways? Or that the idea of the company came from old cold medicines? Not many people. I can't believe that they made the worlds largest gummy bear. That must have taken a long time. Same with the chandelier made out of gummy bears. That must have taken even longer! If you look at the summary post, you will be able to see a picture of both of them.
I think that gummy bears are very interesting. I might have already mentioned this, but I think that gummy bears are cooler than they seem. When I went on the Internet to look up photos of gummy bears for the back round of my title, I was very surprised that there were so many images. Since no one really talks about gummy bears, I was thinking there would not be so many pictures of them. Also, I was surprised that there were some many search results for when I looked up the history of gummy bears, because as I said, it is not the big thing to talk about around anywhere.
Gummy bears might be a weird topic, but they were a very fun topic to research. I know way much more information then when I started. Who would have ever guessed that two different companies spell gummy bear two different ways? Or that the idea of the company came from old cold medicines? Not many people. I can't believe that they made the worlds largest gummy bear. That must have taken a long time. Same with the chandelier made out of gummy bears. That must have taken even longer! If you look at the summary post, you will be able to see a picture of both of them.
I think that gummy bears are very interesting. I might have already mentioned this, but I think that gummy bears are cooler than they seem. When I went on the Internet to look up photos of gummy bears for the back round of my title, I was very surprised that there were so many images. Since no one really talks about gummy bears, I was thinking there would not be so many pictures of them. Also, I was surprised that there were some many search results for when I looked up the history of gummy bears, because as I said, it is not the big thing to talk about around anywhere.
I really thought it was cool that I got some information off of the Haribo website. I thought it was cool because I was getting information off of it that was most likely true because it is a actual company that knows a lot about gummy bears and how they were made. Also, that was the company that created gummy bears , unlike Trolli. Hans Riegel created the company Haribo and made the first gummy bears as you might have read in my history post.
When I think of gummy bears, I think of cute, little, sweet treats. The funny thing about that is why they made them bears. Maybe it was Hans Riegel's favorite animal because it's pretty funny that most people think of gummy bears as I think of them. If that didn't make sense, what I was trying to say was that it's funny that I think of gummy bears as cute little sweet things when most people do not think of bears that way. It still seems really funny to me that they are bears, not bunnies or something cute and cuddly. Sorry if you think that bears are cute and cuddly.
When I think of gummy bears, I think of cute, little, sweet treats. The funny thing about that is why they made them bears. Maybe it was Hans Riegel's favorite animal because it's pretty funny that most people think of gummy bears as I think of them. If that didn't make sense, what I was trying to say was that it's funny that I think of gummy bears as cute little sweet things when most people do not think of bears that way. It still seems really funny to me that they are bears, not bunnies or something cute and cuddly. Sorry if you think that bears are cute and cuddly.
I thought the history post was hard, but when I started the bibliography, I totally changed my mind. When I researched information for the history post, I couldn't find a lot of facts so I thought it would be hard. It was hard, but it was so easy compared to the bibliography. Since I had researched a lot of information because it was a hard topic, I had so many things to put in the bibliography. I also thought putting in all of the correct punctuation so it would be right. After I went on a website, I had written down the URL on a piece of paper. But after I started to do the bibliography, I realized that I had to go back to the website to see who wrote the article. After I did that it became a little easier and I got it done really quickly But I still think the bibliography was the hardest post to do.
All of my thoughts above say what I thought about doing this blog project. It was one of the best and most fun projects I have done in my life. I don't think there could be any better project. I hope you like my blog!
-Cece
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