Pop Rocks

Would anyone know where I can source pop rocks candy locally?

Danka

Ha ha! Strangely enough we just had some on Saturday! A friend gave them to us.....let me ask her where she got them and I will keep them posted.

Hey, I have seen them at Meijer's in New Albany.

Whatcha gonna call that cocktail, Steven?

I have found them at Big Lots. Things can be hit or miss there, hence the thrill of the hunt there, but you never know.

Stephen, did you see Diary of a Foodie on PBS this week? One of the new wave of French chefs had a strawberry dessert with pop rocks sprinkled on it.

Stephen, did you see Diary of a Foodie on PBS this week? One of the new wave of French chefs had a strawberry dessert with pop rocks sprinkled on it.

Actually, no, but that is an interesting coincidence. I have toyed around with this application for a cocktail before. I like the idea of introducing a sonic element to a drink. The last experiment was so loud I thought the glass could break because of the Tesla effect. And the rocks didn't store well. Humidity in the atmosphere caused them to meld into a clump.

It occurred to me recently that the rocks I dropped into the drink were too big. What say we pulverize them and store them in paper towels? The big pops would then become almost a sizzle. There should be a alka- selzer kind of appearance in the drink, too. And foam might collect at the top of the drink (desirable.)

Lately I been working on a drink I called 'the candy drop,' where I am just making a lemon drop variation, but garnishing with a dum- dum sucker in the cocktail glass. That way the guest may stir their drink as sweet as they want it, or just let it sit in the glass and break down, making the drink one of my 'progressive drinks.' These become gradually sweeter as time passes, or just have a sour start and then finish with a sweet slap in the face. Like lemonhead candies...

Hopefully they will replay that episode, soon. I'd love to see it.

Stephen:

Chef Rubber sells unflavored pop rocks.

search for "pastry rocks" in their search bar.

Pastry Rocks 500g / 1.1# - $24
Pastry Rocks 1kg / 2.2# - $45

Be warned though, if you're ordering one item from them... it gets expensive.
The charge a flat shipping rate per order, then a handling rate per item, by weight (or is it the other way around?)

I order the 500g bag of pop rocks from them, and it cost $18 in shipping.
Granted, it did end up showing up the next day... they don't give you an option on shipping.

Target carries them....

And we have the winners! I will stop by Target on my way to work tomorrow, and if we carry in on the menu in the future, I will use rubber chef.

Thanks all!