How One Of The Country’s Oldest Candy Shops Makes Candy Canes By Hand Every Year - The Experts

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  • Опубликовано: 16 янв 2025

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  • @eater
    @eater  2 года назад +80

    Support local businesses this holiday season, for more on Lucas Candies: www.lucascandies.com/

  • @sonicfactory-uk
    @sonicfactory-uk 2 года назад +106

    What talented people they are, small businesses like this deserve our support & success.

  • @sophiaisabelle027
    @sophiaisabelle027 2 года назад +237

    Those candy canes look absolutely phenomenal. We all hope to see more great content like this. Keep up the good work.

    • @anonymous6366
      @anonymous6366 2 года назад +2

      just the right amount of imperfection that lets you know they were made by hand

    • @RolloTonéBrownTown
      @RolloTonéBrownTown Год назад

      Yea he could toothole the wife with one saying hohoho and a happy new year over hear!

  • @colorless_man7325
    @colorless_man7325 2 года назад +406

    santa on a firetruck most american thing ever said. good to see these two people doing so wholesome Christmas things together.

    • @mrdude88
      @mrdude88 2 года назад +7

      All Santa need is candy cane-colored automatic rifle in one hand, and his naughty list on the other. ‘Murica

    • @el5495
      @el5495 2 года назад +1

      Very cute couple

    • @The_Rangers_Hip
      @The_Rangers_Hip 2 года назад

      I remember a couple years ago I was doing charity at a Walmart and I saw a promotion for the military and they had a tank and Santa was in the tank

    • @tahlialee8486
      @tahlialee8486 2 года назад +1

      Santa on a fire truck is also pretty Australian. Where I'm from in oz on Xmas Eve the local countryfire authority fire truck drives along every street in town throwing out candy (lollies in Aussie English) to kids. It's also a great way to raise some money during fire season.

    • @jb76489
      @jb76489 2 года назад

      Neither of those things is uniquely American
      Christ what a stupid bastard

  • @michaelmich00
    @michaelmich00 2 года назад +32

    this is the most wholesome video ive seen ever from eater, they are living a childhood dream!! they got even a chocolate factory

  • @mm-qf5px
    @mm-qf5px 2 года назад +71

    Its amazing to see all of the work that goes into making these candy canes! I would love to visit this store if I ever get the chance!

  • @JsgHair71
    @JsgHair71 2 года назад +31

    I wonder if they know the folks over at Hercules in Syracuse. Same process and same length of time in business. So happy to see traditional methods still used. Candy is an art.

    • @MelissaThompson432
      @MelissaThompson432 2 года назад

      I'm sure they do. It's possible Steve has mentioned them before. Not swearing to it.

  • @yiandrea84
    @yiandrea84 2 года назад +3

    Love that it’s 4th generation owned. Thanks for sharing!!!

  • @Lil_Harvard
    @Lil_Harvard 2 года назад +20

    They seem so wholesome

  • @CutandShoot5x5
    @CutandShoot5x5 2 года назад +6

    Congratulations Loucas’s!!!! Such a nice success story! Plus I love your candies!

  • @8826avatar
    @8826avatar 2 года назад +14

    Stay positive brother! You're doing an incredible thing for people with tremendous quality. There is much to be proud of!

  • @vikz5786
    @vikz5786 2 года назад +11

    Great to see these crafting traditions still going strong. Fantastic.

  • @DaniB19819
    @DaniB19819 6 месяцев назад

    What a great story..you dont realize how hard thse people work behind the scenes . That beer brittle looks amazing , and the candy canes !! I gotta order somw of those for Christmas this year ...🎄✨️

  • @davidjones535
    @davidjones535 2 года назад +13

    I've made a lot of peanut brittle for Christmas over the year but never seen it made with beer, used to make home made candles for years .

  • @Roginator007
    @Roginator007 2 года назад +4

    What a lovely couple and great team

  • @JERS95
    @JERS95 Год назад +3

    I love Lucas Candies. Currently eating their delicious chocolate

  • @leeyaferguson9019
    @leeyaferguson9019 2 года назад +1

    I will always love " mom and pop " stores. They're the best!!!

  • @vitasbutkoon
    @vitasbutkoon 2 года назад +2

    This small business should be a big business by next year. God bless. 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹

  • @jerrygonzales4006
    @jerrygonzales4006 2 года назад +61

    Great episode, ordered me up some of that delicious looking brittle. 😋 I was bummed out that I couldn’t get any hand made candy canes as they were sold out. I’ll be on the lookout next Christmas season.
    Much love to you two and your shop!

    • @BuffaloNickel9
      @BuffaloNickel9 Год назад +1

      How was it?? All those peanuts and that brittle looked amazing

  • @krishnasanyal7
    @krishnasanyal7 2 года назад +16

    The brittles looks like a popular Indian 🇮🇳 snack called *Gurbadam* or Jaggery Peanut where instead of sugar we use Jaggery

  • @iDelta77
    @iDelta77 2 года назад +14

    Keep on going guys! you are amazing!!

  • @TheLouWho2
    @TheLouWho2 2 года назад +37

    Love this couple! The candy canes look so yummy 😋

    • @aidiken6797
      @aidiken6797 2 года назад +1

      riiight ? they’re goals !!

    • @Flash_1689
      @Flash_1689 2 года назад +5

      @@aidiken6797 they aren't together, just business partners. 🤣😭😭💀🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️

    • @RolloTonéBrownTown
      @RolloTonéBrownTown Год назад

      I hope they incorporate the candy canes into their sex

    • @recoveryguru
      @recoveryguru Год назад

      Do business partners grab each others biceps? 🤨 @@Flash_1689

  • @ultramet
    @ultramet 2 года назад +9

    What an amazing gift 🎁 this video is. Food science for Xmas ! Wow.

    • @chocolatesouljah
      @chocolatesouljah 2 года назад +2

      Yes indeed! I'm a teacher and for elementary school science, we make taffy from time to time, "The Science of Food." It is very much like making candy canes or the earlier stages of brittle making. I will be sure to show the students this video when that time rolls along.

  • @adrianaa.4226
    @adrianaa.4226 2 года назад

    all I can say is AMAZING. the craft, the work, wow.

  • @01whel
    @01whel 2 года назад +3

    That’s a lot of work for candy canes and i love everything about it!!!

  • @Burps___
    @Burps___ 2 года назад +21

    Nick and Debbie, I am a candy lover and wonder this: If Debbie added flavoring to the red "sugar" part of the candy cane, it might be a smash hit! Peppermint (white) and cherry or raspberry (red) comes to mind! Yummy! 🍒

  • @steveraglin7607
    @steveraglin7607 2 года назад +10

    Such a legacy -- love their old-school methods & machinery! The final product looks wonderful.

  • @latashajackson900
    @latashajackson900 2 года назад +29

    Congratulations on 126 years keep growing strong May the lord continue to shine on you your family love ones and viewers have an awesome day God bless you all

  • @davewinst1
    @davewinst1 2 года назад +2

    Lovely couple and business. They have a great purpose in life even though it looks bloody hard work

  • @jtorola
    @jtorola 2 года назад +14

    Love these two they seem fun

  • @AndySaenz
    @AndySaenz 2 года назад +6

    I want to try their peanut brittle! It looks so good. 😋

  • @philipp_c9238
    @philipp_c9238 2 года назад +11

    Amazing people, amazing product ♥️

  • @firstname__lastname
    @firstname__lastname 2 года назад +2

    They make it look so easy!

  • @notanexpert2978
    @notanexpert2978 2 года назад +2

    Love it. Living the life, working hard. Kudos.

  • @pippippin1854
    @pippippin1854 Год назад

    I like that they explain everything.

  • @drankfrebin
    @drankfrebin 2 года назад

    I love that they do it all!!

  • @lalala__
    @lalala__ 2 года назад +3

    What a cute complementary couple.

  • @jornalistarenatarosa4205
    @jornalistarenatarosa4205 2 года назад +2

    So beautiful artcraft!

  • @badassmalificent
    @badassmalificent 2 года назад +1

    Awesomeness. It's heartwarming to see artisan work still being practiced with candy making. So much better than factory made crap.

  • @oliviavillarreal2498
    @oliviavillarreal2498 2 года назад +5

    I've always wanted to work in a candy shop or cupcake or cookie baking shop

  • @BigCizzle120
    @BigCizzle120 2 года назад +11

    love it! great chemistry!

  • @alexandrerighi6778
    @alexandrerighi6778 2 года назад +3

    Amazing!! I’d love to try all those candies 😅

  • @honeybabie8484
    @honeybabie8484 2 года назад +4

    This is awesome

  • @CoreyC68
    @CoreyC68 2 года назад

    Very VERY cool video!! I love seeing ol timey ways still going!

  • @Lousasshol
    @Lousasshol 2 года назад +6

    This is real life Santa and ms clause in the making

  • @setzstone
    @setzstone Год назад +1

    4:39 "I...have more hand power I think." "Oh, I'd say." 😂

  • @mikewozawski1634
    @mikewozawski1634 2 года назад +3

    This is amazing

  • @N412BE
    @N412BE 2 года назад +1

    I’m impressed!

  • @johnnywebber2573
    @johnnywebber2573 2 года назад +1

    I wanna try the brittle! Looks yummy

  • @apartmentcookery
    @apartmentcookery 2 года назад +2

    Thats some hard work!

  • @barongaslight4615
    @barongaslight4615 2 года назад

    This is awesome!

  • @mikewozawski1634
    @mikewozawski1634 2 года назад +2

    They are a badass and very efficient team very cool

  • @michaelmole5435
    @michaelmole5435 Год назад

    Awesome couple

  • @EokaBeamer69
    @EokaBeamer69 Год назад

    what great synergy the two have

  • @UCH6H9FiXnPsuMhyIKDOlsZA
    @UCH6H9FiXnPsuMhyIKDOlsZA 2 года назад +3

    Y'know, before this video, I probably couldn't have pictured the stereotypical candy shop owner. But these two, jolly and enthusiastic and just a little bit acerbic to balance out all that sweetness, I think that's what they are.

  • @Cruz0881
    @Cruz0881 2 года назад

    these guys are awesome!

  • @infin1ty850
    @infin1ty850 2 года назад +5

    Do these guys ship? That peanut brittle looks incredible.

    • @petergray7576
      @petergray7576 2 года назад

      They have an online store on their website.

  • @quit-.6993
    @quit-.6993 2 года назад +3

    love it

  • @oddno.1fantasy
    @oddno.1fantasy 2 года назад

    Wish you all more success.....

  • @latchminsingh8835
    @latchminsingh8835 Год назад

    lovely.. sweet couple. lol

  • @foodNtravel87
    @foodNtravel87 2 года назад +1

    Great couples

  • @FinancialShinanigan
    @FinancialShinanigan 2 года назад +9

    I find the brittle hammer so endearing lol

    • @hoilst
      @hoilst 2 года назад

      Toffee hammer! Fun fact: in Britain, it's a symbol of women's suffrage.

    • @frostincubus4045
      @frostincubus4045 2 года назад +1

      @@hoilst how did the hammer become the women's suffrage movement symbol?

  • @fourleggedlys
    @fourleggedlys 2 года назад

    So happy to hear that they're successful. Selling 3000 candy canes in a week instead of 300 sounds joy-inspiring -)

  • @folieadeux5463
    @folieadeux5463 2 года назад

    Amazing

  • @joanneganon7157
    @joanneganon7157 2 года назад +2

    I've had Home made Candy Canes and there is no better !.
    Merry Christmas 🎀🎄☃️
    JO JO IN VT 💞💨❄️

  • @RonPiggott
    @RonPiggott 2 года назад

    I loved this video

  • @chrismunoz7859
    @chrismunoz7859 2 года назад

    I want to try the beer brittle so bad!!!

  • @apartmentcookery
    @apartmentcookery 2 года назад

    Merry Christmas from Apartment Cookery!

  • @ocscmike
    @ocscmike 2 года назад +4

    Oh... the brittle hammer. 🤷‍♂ 🤣🤣🤣

  • @kuruptzZz
    @kuruptzZz 2 года назад +2

    I never knew how a candy cane was made...but I definitely didn't think it was like this!

  • @abhi4u20
    @abhi4u20 2 года назад

    Always trust chef who are Chonky, happy, and smiling. It reflects in their food.

  • @fredsmith6758
    @fredsmith6758 3 месяца назад

    Hello. Where is your candy shop located?

  • @milacaibal3976
    @milacaibal3976 2 года назад +1

    Thanks a lot for sharing your homemade Christmas candies. They look do yummy. If I am near you, I will buy a whole bunch for my grandkids.
    Do you export your products to Canada? What's the name of your candies?
    Please email me.
    Thanks again. Good luck and God bless.
    Happy New Year! 🥰🎉🎈✨️🎄💖💖💖

  • @mrboyban
    @mrboyban 2 года назад

    This is what I call hard workers

  • @DanielSmith-yx6zm
    @DanielSmith-yx6zm 2 года назад

    So cool

  • @RolloTonéBrownTown
    @RolloTonéBrownTown Год назад

    Lol this guy over here with his candy cane apron. You could say he's a real candy ass!

  • @hansel2001
    @hansel2001 2 года назад

    American grit. USA #1. Keep the tradition alive.

  • @adamlieving4739
    @adamlieving4739 2 года назад +1

    “Country’s” is the singular possessive form of “country,” and it is used to indicate something belonging or pertaining to that country or its people.

  • @Mia-cc9bm
    @Mia-cc9bm 2 года назад

    The wife definitely knows the customers! Big candy cane looks more appealing

  • @j.p.jackman4848
    @j.p.jackman4848 2 года назад

    Nice

  • @leyetnin1
    @leyetnin1 2 года назад +1

    Yummy!! If I worked there I’d weigh 300 lbs.

  • @soj4169
    @soj4169 2 года назад +2

    typo in headline / country's

  • @dorisbarkler8570
    @dorisbarkler8570 2 года назад

    I’d snag two dozen of those fire truck canes for my family’s Christmas party.

  • @SkipperJane
    @SkipperJane 2 года назад

    I have no doubt their homemade candy canes are popular. Getting one of the Disneyland ones requires planning on par with D Day.

  • @mrdude88
    @mrdude88 2 года назад +1

    2:38 nothing is wrong with adding a little bit of salt to the candy mixture.

  • @shaunstegallify
    @shaunstegallify 11 месяцев назад

    These people should get together with the folks at Hercules Candies and share stories.

  • @PokeRetroFan
    @PokeRetroFan 2 года назад +1

    I can taste this video

  • @brandt1234
    @brandt1234 2 года назад

    Polkagrisar! ♥️

  • @JoshuaC923
    @JoshuaC923 2 года назад

    Artisans!

  • @elizaengen4141
    @elizaengen4141 2 года назад

    Hercules in Syracuse NY is like you. Carry on.

  • @shealeejaii
    @shealeejaii 2 года назад

    Titanium dioxide not needed, yum 😋

  • @Brownshabsfan
    @Brownshabsfan 2 года назад +1

    Haha I can see why she is the better one at "pulling" the candy cane! Lmao

  • @nathanieljohnson2664
    @nathanieljohnson2664 2 года назад +1

    That is really really cool.

  • @reahsahpagel3354
    @reahsahpagel3354 2 года назад

    definitely gone order from here knowing about them nowww what

  • @chiemekaogbonnah9761
    @chiemekaogbonnah9761 2 года назад

    6:35

  • @veronicagrijalva-palmisano7465

    How do you resist tasting your creations?

  • @boltonky
    @boltonky 2 года назад

    If he gets hard up could always use the furance to smelt things lol, and candy making one of those skills there is a reason some people stay in business

  • @daanamelink7148
    @daanamelink7148 2 года назад

    I love artisans

  • @oreally8605
    @oreally8605 2 года назад +2

    And there are different flavors of candy canes 😋 too not just peppermint.

  • @marleangreene6117
    @marleangreene6117 2 года назад +1

    Mr & mrs candy clause