How Do You Make Bubblegum With Beeswax?
According to Gumballs.com, gum chewing dates back to the Romans. Our American ancestors were the first to chew beeswax. Native Americans would chew spruce sap, a habit they handed down to the first American settlers. While the settlers found the flavor agreeable, they mixed the sap with beeswax to create a more chewable gum. You can easily make beeswax chewing gum, and the natural warm temperature of your mouth makes the beeswax gum soften as you chew it. Place water in the bottom of the double boiler. Add beeswax to the top. Bring the water to a boil until the beeswax melts. Measure out 1/3 cup of the beeswax. This does not have to be exact, as you will adjust for your personal preferences in sweetness and flavor as you go. Add corn syrup and half of the powdered sugar. Mix together. If the mixture thickens, place it back over the double boiler. Taste test for sweetness. Add remaining powder sugar a little at a time, testing for desired sweetness as you go. If the gum is still not swe
