The Story Of Bubble Gum

What is the first step in making bubble gum?

•  Adding sugar, corn syrup, and flavorings

• Rolling the gum into round balls

• Mixing and heating the gum base

• Coating the gum balls with sugar

 What comes after shaping the gum into round balls?

• Adding softeners

• Cooling the gum balls

• Wrapping the gum balls in colorful wrappers

• Cutting the gum into small pieces

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 What is the purpose of softeners in bubble gum?

• To harden the gum balls

• To make the gum chewy and easy to blow bubbles with

• To add different flavors to the gum

• To prevent the gum from sticking together

What is the final step in the bubble gum making process?

• Rolling the gum into long strips

• Coating the gum balls with powdered sugar

• Adding sugar, corn syrup, and flavorings

• Wrap in colorful wrappers

What is added to give bubble gum its sweet taste?

• Softeners

• Sugar, corn syrup, and flavorings

• Colorful wrappers

• Long strips

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 What happens after adding sugar, corn syrup, and flavorings to the gum base?

• The gum mixture is kneaded and shaped into long strips

• The gum balls go through a cooling process

• The gum base is mixed and heated

• The gum balls are wrapped in colorful wrappers

When are the bubble gum balls coated with powdered sugar?

• Before shaping them into round balls

• After they go through a cooling process

• After mixing and heating the gum base

• Before adding sugar, corn syrup, and flavorings

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Why are the bubble gum balls covered with sugar coating?

• To harden the gum balls

• To shape them into round balls

• To prevent them from sticking together

• To add different flavors to the gum

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 What is done after the gum base is mixed and heated?

• Adding flavors

• Kneading and shaping the gum into strips

• Cutting the gum into small pieces

• Rolling the gum into round balls

What do softeners do to bubble gum?

• Make it hard and difficult to chew

• Make it sticky and gooey

• Make it chewy and easy to blow bubbles with

• Make it sour and tangy

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