In order to get Pop Rocks on the shelves, someone had to lose a finger. Back in 1975, General Foods executives thought they had struck gold with the candy, a pebble-sized shell holding carbon dioxide ...

Back in 1956, General Foods chemist William A. Mitchell came up with the original Pop Rocks candy, a carbonated candy made from assorted sugars and flavorings, heated to the melting point, exposed to ...

April 18, 2006 — -- The same year that Jonas Salk discovered a vaccine for polio, a little-known chemist at General Foods stumbled on to what would provide a revolution in mouths across the ...

No, mixing it with soda will not cause your stomach to explode. In 1983, rumors of the exploding-stomach potential caused Pop Rocks to be taken off the market. Even 50 years after the carbonated candy ...

In 1979, the rumor that a child had exploded when he drank soda and ate Pop Rocks candy went wild. The rumor became bad enough that the FDA set up a hot line for parents to call. General Foods bought ...

image: Pop Rocks® is a popular brand of popping candy manufactured and sold by Zeta Espacial S.A. The candies are just sugar and carbon dioxide, but making your own version of them at home is harder ...

Use agave nectar or honey to line the rim of a shot glass by spooning one tbsp of agave or honey into a small plate or bowl. Take the shot glass and roll the rim around in the agave until it’s nicely ...