Hi Tim, I can confirm that barley sugar was a popular candy when I was a child in the UK, and as far as I know it still is. It also sounds plausible that the barley twist was derived from this candy, it has brought back a few memories of my childhood. I loved that stuff!! Ron T.
On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Tim Krause <artmarb...@comcast.net> wrote: > ** > Hi All, > > I often sell the story rather than the actual product so when it comes to > items with "Barley Twists" here an interesting story. The name "Barley > Twist" was derived from Barley sugar candy that was twisted up. Barley > sugar is a traditional British hard candy. I don't know if this is true, > but I saw it on Roy Underhill's Woodwright shop (TV Show) and it sounds > plausible. Now go out into your shop and make some sweet twisted barley > items and tell your friends and clients the story :-). > > -Tim > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To post to this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en.
