# Violet Crumble **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 21, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640 "2006-06-21T23:01:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/1 "2006-06-21T23:01:24Z")
A poster from the SDMB sent me some Australian candy, when I was whining about not being able to find the ones I’d learned to like. While at the recent gathering in Ohio I did manage to buy some Jaffas and a candy bar named Cherry Ripe. The poster sent me some of the latter, and also some small bars called Violet Crumble. I have no idea why they are called that, other than the package is purple, mostly. It’s a firm, crisp, honey flavored bar covered in chocolate. They are wonderful, and certainly not on my diet, but I had two. Hey, it was only a total of 200 calories. I’m going to use the rest, and the Cherry Ripe bars, as a reward for good behavior. If I stay strictly on my diet all week, I can have two on the weekend. It will give me something to look forward to. Anybody else ever have this candy? I highly recommend it. I’ll credit the poster if he sees this thread and gives me permission. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/2 "2006-06-21T23:08:20Z")
…I had one once… I tossed half of it out… I thought it was beyond gross. I should have given my other half to you. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/3 "2006-06-21T23:12:28Z")
Somehow, when I think of “Violet Crumble,” I imagine a character in a Dickens novel. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/4 "2006-06-21T23:14:35Z")
If I hadn’t seen **Baker’s** description of Violet Crumble and had walked by it in the store I would have thought, “EWWWW!” and walked on by just because of the name. Now I kinda want one. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/5 "2006-06-21T23:15:41Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I have no idea why they are called that, other than the package is purple, mostly. It’s a firm, crisp, honey flavored bar covered in chocolate. I’ve always assumed it’s because of the colour of the wrapping and their tendency to get all crumbly when you bite into them. They’re an absolute favourite of mine. Cherry Ripes, on the other hand, I can’t stand. ---
**Author:** ![Tamryne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tamryne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamryne)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/6 "2006-06-21T23:30:27Z")
Theres only one place in town that Ive seen Violet Crumbles at, and I make sure to grab one whenever Im in there. I can never finish the thing, but they are so good! ---
**Author:** ![gabriela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@gabriela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gabriela)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/7 "2006-06-21T23:31:44Z")
I think of a character in a Roald Dahl novel. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/8 "2006-06-21T23:34:03Z")
Well! According to [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Crumble) Violet Crumbles are “common” in Hawaii as well. 😃 So, maybe you can find a way to get more of them, via mail order from Hawaii? It certainly would be closer than Austrailia, so it would get to you fresher. ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/9 "2006-06-22T00:00:49Z")
Violet Crumble is great as long as it’s fresh. When it gets a bit old, it’s more chewy than crumbly. Bleh. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/10 "2006-06-22T01:02:39Z")
> [@Zabali\_Clawbane](#): > > Well! According to [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Crumble) Violet Crumbles are “common” in Hawaii as well. 😃 And in Birch Bay, Blaine, and Bellingham. (As you’d expect they would be.) ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/11 "2006-06-22T03:13:15Z")
What _great_ drag names, and with the Pride Parade just round the corner! ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/12 "2006-06-22T06:07:07Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > What _great_ drag names, and with the Pride Parade just round the corner! You might also like [this Australian chocolate bar](http://www.sweetstall.com/acatalog/polly-waffle.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/13 "2006-06-22T06:09:06Z")
And in Sydney drag competitions, i’ve seen quite a few contestants name themselves after one of Australia’s [favorite beers](http://www.joestravels.co.uk/photos/beers/vb.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/14 "2006-06-22T07:14:07Z")
I clicked on the thread hoping there was a recipe for something violet-flavored. I did find some violet-flavored hard candy in a tin at the airport in Paris two years ago. I’ve managed to make it last and last and last… “Violet Crumble” sounds like Tasha Tudor cookies to me. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/15 "2006-06-22T08:03:00Z")
Here, for all your Aussie candy needs: [http://www.aucatalog.bigstep.com/category.html;$sessionid$5MDODFIAAAFYDTZENUFHBMWPERWRJPX0?UCIDs=1144052](http://www.aucatalog.bigstep.com/category.html;%24sessionid%245MDODFIAAAFYDTZENUFHBMWPERWRJPX0?UCIDs=1144052) ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/16 "2006-06-22T08:04:36Z")
Hmmmm, that didn’t work. [Try this.](http://www.aucatalog.bigstep.com/category.html;%24sessionid%245MDODFIAAAFYDTZENUFHBMWPERWRJPX0?UCIDs=1144052) ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/17 "2006-06-22T08:06:12Z")
I’ve always considered the Violet Crumble to a poor imitation of the almighty [Crunchie Bar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunchie), at best… ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/18 "2006-06-22T08:14:40Z")
> [@lizardling](#): > > Violet Crumble is great as long as it’s fresh. When it gets a bit old, it’s more chewy than crumbly. Bleh. I actually prefer them in the chewy state rather than crumbly. Whatever rocks your boat I guess. 😉 Still rather a Cherry Ripe anyday. Hey, does anyone remember when Macrobertsons (who manufacture CR’s) decided to try out a _milk_ chocolate version? Gawd, they were awful wot. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Fredescu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/73ab20/32.png) [@Fredescu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fredescu)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/19 "2006-06-22T10:06:43Z")
> [@Martini Enfield](#): > > I’ve always considered the Violet Crumble to a poor imitation of the almighty Crunchie Bar, at best… There’s a difference? ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640/20 "2006-06-22T10:11:40Z")
Violet simply refers to the wrapping. Crumble is honeycrumble. Then again, I like all those horrible fattening confectionaries. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-crumble/361640.md?page=2)