Sherbet Strawberries
A strawberry with fizz inside.
- CategoryHard Boiled
- First appeared1900s
- CountryBritain
- How it is madeBoiledExtruded
- DietaryVeganVegetarianGluten free
What it is
A hard strawberry boiled sweet with a fizzing sherbet centre. Sweet shell, sharp middle.
Taste
Where it comes from
Sherbet filled boiled sweets are a Victorian British invention, made by forming a rope of hot sugar around a sherbet centre before cutting. The strawberry version is one of the standard flavours alongside lemon, and has been sold from jars for well over a century.
What it's made of
Sugar and glucose syrup with palm oil, boiled around a sherbet centre made with citric and malic acid and sodium bicarbonate, coloured with E122.
Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients
Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Vegetable Fat (Palm Oil), Acids: Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Sodium Bicarbonate, Flavouring, Colour: E122. Warning: E122 may have an adverse effect on the activity and attention in children.
Allergens
No allergens in the ingredients
