Has anyone ever eaten Violet crumble candy bar?

I used to live in Hawaii and they would sell it there now I'm in Californa and I don't see it around. Do they sell it here? Does anyone know?

Has anyone ever eaten Violet crumble candy bar?
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I've eaten many a Violet Crumble in my life time. Violet Crumbles are made in Australia by Nestle. They are mainly only sold in Australia, although are common in Hawaii. They aren't really sold elsewhere, although you might find an odd one around.





Hope this helps!
Reply:I live in the US, in Missouri, and I get my stash from World Market. ;) Report It

Reply:No but I have eaten red crumble candy bar. I'm in bangladesh %26amp; one of friend send me that from UK.
Reply:It sound yummy
Reply:Great stuff - Prior to the Violet Cruble Bar - Aussie Mum's used to make this for their children and also for the local school fetes - they made it in biscuit tins It was made with golden syrup and bicarb I think. It was just called honeycomb - a bit of chocolate on top turned it into Hoadley's Violet Crumble Bar - a great Australian lolly! There was never any problem with freshness. They were very quickly eaten. Fresh is best!





Unfortunately now not Australian but owned by a multinational





History


Abel Hoadley (born September 10, 1844, died May 12, 1918)[1] opened a jam factory in South Melbourne, Victoria, in 1889, trading as A. Hoadley %26amp; Company. By 1895, business had expanded rapidly and Hoadley built a five-storey premises, the Rising Sun Preserving Works. He produced jams, jellies, preserved fruits, candied peels, sauces, and confectionery and employed a workforce as large as 200. By 1901, there were four preserving factories and a large confectionery works. Hoadley had acquired the firm of Dillon, Burrows %26amp; Co. and extended his products to vinegar, cocoa, and chocolate.





In 1910, the jam business was sold to Henry Jones Co-operative Ltd. and in 1913, Hoadley's Chocolates Ltd was formed.





The same year, Hoadley produced his first chocolate assortment and packed them in a purple box decorated with violets. The packaging was in tribute to his wife's favorite colour (purple) and favorite flower (violets). Within the box assortment was a piece of honeycomb that became so popular that Hoadley decided to produce an individual honeycomb bar.





This proved trickier than first thought, because as the pieces of honeycomb cooled, they absorbed moisture and started sticking together. This hygroscopic nature of honeycomb led Hoadley to eventually dip his bars in chocolate, to keep the honeycomb dry and crunchy. Thus, in 1913, the Violet Crumble bar was created.





Hoadley wanted to call his new bar just Crumble, but learned that it was an unprotectable name. He thought of his wife (Susannah Ann née Barrett) and her favorite flower, the violet, and registered the name Violet Crumble, using a purple wrapper with a small flower logo. It was an instant success.








Packaging


The hygroscopic nature of the honeycomb center continued to be problematic. Competitors tried to prove the bars weren't fresh by squeezing them. Hoadley responded by instituting a strict coding system to keep track of the shelf life (12 months) and ensure that only the freshest bars were sold. In addition, he searched worldwide for a new type of airtight wrapper that would keep the bar fresh. Eventually, a French company, La Cellophane, invented a metallized cellophane especially for Violet Crumble.





Now one of the best selling bars in Australia, Violet Crumble still requires great skill and experience in its production. The carefully formulated honeycomb is produced and conveyed into a specially constructed air-conditioned area where it is cut into bars. Then it goes through chocolate enrobing machines, especially designed for Violet Crumble. The bars are double enrobed to seal the honeycomb from the air. Special cooling tunnels take the bars to the automatic wrapping machines, designed in Switzerland. The metallized wrapper is highly moisture proof and special shippers give the product extra protection in shipping.





Timeline


Hoadley's Chocolates made the first Violet Crumble bar in Melbourne in 1913.


In 1972, Hoadley's Chocolates was acquired by Rowntree Company and became known as Rowntree Hoadley Ltd.


In 1988, Nestlé acquired Rowntree Company. The Rowntree chocolate brands were initially branded as Nestlé-Rowntree, until Nestlé dropped the Rowntree altogther
Reply:I've had several Violet Crumbles. They're quite good. They're sold in Australia and the UK. Australia also has the Crunch bar, which is the same as Violet Crumble.


There are stores online where you can buy candy from Australia. (My husband is an Aussie, so we've found several sites.) The two sites we use most are www.everythingaustralian.com and www.simplyoz.com
Reply:yummy yummy yummy yes its available in california