Interesting fact...the American Chestnut is also called the Wormy Chestnut because of a larva that often left tracks through the wood. A disease resistant version of the American Chestnut has been reintroduced in my home state of WV.
@@broken_queer_but_fighting8589 it was awesome to see. They're being used in reclamation projects on old surface mines. What a cool way to clean these sites up.
I was actually thinking about growing some myself. Not sure if it'd be worth selling the chestnuts or not but having a little orchard of them would be cool 😀
Do you mean the genetically modified chestnut Darling 58? Or do you mean hybrid american/asian chestnut trees? I didn't think we had any natural 100% american chestnut trees that were truly blight resistant yet, and the GMO trees aren't allowed in the wild. I'd be interested to see if there is a natural resistant variety ready now
OMG when the candies were mixed, that color combo was pure Christmas. So pretty! :) I've always thought you should collect all the sugar "dust" that's left over from your drops and sell it as sprinkles or something :D
FYI the USDA is currently examining allowing the planting on private and public land a genetically modified blight resistant version of the american chestnut tree. Its expected to have a big positive impact on wildlife and biodiversity as the chestnut was an important food source for a lot of animals.
My botany professor told me that the American chestnut is still around in the wild but has been reduced to an understory tree (more like a shrub). They can still be found in parts of the Smokey mountains national park if I recall.
Just opened our pack of these, and we are LOVING your candy flavor wizardry at Lofty Pursuits! The chestnut flavor is particularly interesting; I’ve only had them in mince pies, and the candy is just delightful!
Figgy Pudding is essentially the Precursor to Christmas pudding which will sometimes be reffered to as Figgy or Plum pudding despite usually containing neither. Not sure if its a thing stateside but if it's not think of it like a rich fruitcake thats often been soaked in something like Wine or Brandy, typically served hot post Christmas dinner (which is on Christmas day itself for us) and is covered in Brandy that has been lit on fire by a Candle (it doesn't hurt the Pudding as its just the Alchohol vapour burning off), quite a beautiful thing to see but definately not everyones cup of tea.
I know mine has dates and prunes but you're right, I've never considered the fact that there's no figs. I guess I always assumed figgy just meant fruit filled
I would love to see a video showing the entire process from beginning to end, like the actual sugar boiling, how you flavor it, as well as bagging all the little pieces up. Love the videos! :)
I love Lofty Pursuits but I really wish the assortment packs had a list of what the flavors are. I got a Forgotten Flavors assortment in the store this year and even consulting this video only tells me 3/4 of the flavors
Good to see Uri's Candy Makers Burn has healed nicely! I dont think you can truly call yourself a maker until youve had that burn lol Amazing work as usual Uri and Greg. My heritage is Italian and my family is big on eating roasted Chestnuts, may have to indulge in this mix.
looks so good !! sent this to my cousin a week ago who lives nerby too your shop .. hope my family gets to enjoy this snack for christmas well see!! either way much love from texas visiting my cousin in new years will surely stop by.
So the colors/flavors are: Green - Chestnut Dark Purple - (Sugar) Plum White - ??? Red - Fig(gy pudding) ? I feel like they done skipped a bunch of vital information in this one.
Here in The Netherlands it's not common eat chestnuts (or as we calle them, Kastanjes) with Christmas. But I guess if you love nuts, why not? I don't like nuts, but in a candy I would like to try the flavour. Anyway. from The Netherlands, I wish you all a very happy holiday season.
I know it’s not really Autumn anymore, but I would figuratively KILL for some more of your pumpkin image candy…I think it was pumpkin pie flavoured..? I haven’t had it in a few years.
next to my childhood home there's a grouping of 6 American chestnuts. they are big and haven't died off. the Amish come every year and grab cuttings and Chesnuts to try and reintroduce them to the ecosystem.
Yes, we sometimes make it for the store. Making. It's not the problem. Getting it delivered without it. Getting shattered has been the problem. It's a great candy for face to face sales but a hard candy to do mail order. I know other people do it, our good friends at Hercules candies are excellent at it but it has never been something that we really have done a lot of.
Why the negative comment about spam? Speaking about chestnuts having been an important food. Spam was and is important now and is staple in Hawaii . Its a huge part of the islands culture. It was brought to the island back during world war 2 and essentially nourished US troops back then. It stuck there with the locals. Its rich in history.
Just received my forgotten flavors order and I'm super excited to try all of them! Does anybody know which flavor corresponds to each color? Obviously chestnut is green, and I'm guessing gingerbread is brown?
Not all hope is lost for the American chestnut!! While they rarely live to seed in the wild the American Chestnut foundation has been working on breeding a resistant variety which they are only a couple years from being able to plant back in the wild
Have you tried to make Dill Pickle? I bet it would be awesome. Then, BBQ Pickle. Which is a sweet/ sugar cured dill pickle with garlic and pepper sauce - Very good!
My friend. You have canada as a shipping destination, but the cheapest option is $30. Do you pack the candy with rocks? I would love to support you, but i can not justify spending $100 on 30 oz of canady....
We just don't ship enough to get the good rates. We've tried to get them to improve for years but we can do it. We can do. Typically and it depends on where you are in Canada, you can add a lot more candy for not a lot more money, but the base shipping to get it over there is high. I'm terribly sorry about it. We are about as far away from Canada as you can be and still be in the United States.
@@andreweaston1779 because of customs on food products and the how backed up customs gets, that can take up to 3 months to get through. 1 month is more normal. The candy is often damaged by then. We ended up endlessly reshipping stuff sent by regular post. And never getting it to the customer intact
Why do I wish he'd get really political, but just about candy. He's just really aggressive toward Biden for never supporting the candy industry during his whole career and really angry Trump didn't support candy like he did steel.
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Interesting fact...the American Chestnut is also called the Wormy Chestnut because of a larva that often left tracks through the wood. A disease resistant version of the American Chestnut has been reintroduced in my home state of WV.
Glad that they've been reintroduce
@@broken_queer_but_fighting8589 it was awesome to see. They're being used in reclamation projects on old surface mines. What a cool way to clean these sites up.
@@cwshumate914 nice glad that's happening
I was actually thinking about growing some myself. Not sure if it'd be worth selling the chestnuts or not but having a little orchard of them would be cool 😀
Do you mean the genetically modified chestnut Darling 58? Or do you mean hybrid american/asian chestnut trees? I didn't think we had any natural 100% american chestnut trees that were truly blight resistant yet, and the GMO trees aren't allowed in the wild. I'd be interested to see if there is a natural resistant variety ready now
OMG when the candies were mixed, that color combo was pure Christmas. So pretty! :) I've always thought you should collect all the sugar "dust" that's left over from your drops and sell it as sprinkles or something :D
Ooooo
That’s a great idea.
Idk for a fact, but I bet a spice cake cupcake with cream cheese frosting and chestnut sprinkles would be fire af
@@ethansmith9065 oooo yeah
Unfortunately I think it’d coalesce into a giant glob of sugar powder
FYI the USDA is currently examining allowing the planting on private and public land a genetically modified blight resistant version of the american chestnut tree. Its expected to have a big positive impact on wildlife and biodiversity as the chestnut was an important food source for a lot of animals.
My botany professor told me that the American chestnut is still around in the wild but has been reduced to an understory tree (more like a shrub). They can still be found in parts of the Smokey mountains national park if I recall.
The dwarf ones are called the Allegheny Chinquapin. They are technically a different species than the large American chestnut
@@rymlks neat. I’m just relaying what my professor taught me.
Just opened our pack of these, and we are LOVING your candy flavor wizardry at Lofty Pursuits! The chestnut flavor is particularly interesting; I’ve only had them in mince pies, and the candy is just delightful!
They look like Christmas lights!!!!! So cute 💛
All those fantastic colors being mixed together on the cooling table is beautiful!
Hear in Oregon we have a chestnut grove that we can visit.😀
Figgy Pudding is essentially the Precursor to Christmas pudding which will sometimes be reffered to as Figgy or Plum pudding despite usually containing neither.
Not sure if its a thing stateside but if it's not think of it like a rich fruitcake thats often been soaked in something like Wine or Brandy, typically served hot post Christmas dinner (which is on Christmas day itself for us) and is covered in Brandy that has been lit on fire by a Candle (it doesn't hurt the Pudding as its just the Alchohol vapour burning off), quite a beautiful thing to see but definately not everyones cup of tea.
I know mine has dates and prunes but you're right, I've never considered the fact that there's no figs. I guess I always assumed figgy just meant fruit filled
Apparently figgy just meant dried fruit at the time of the song.
I love not only the history, but the passion that goes into these!
The sound of that candy breaking and getting mixed could be ASMR.
I just love watching lofty persuts it has so many interesting facts
Just bought some of these yesterday for my mom!
I would love to see a video showing the entire process from beginning to end, like the actual sugar boiling, how you flavor it, as well as bagging all the little pieces up. Love the videos! :)
Recently saw you guys on tiktok! Came straight here to get more than a 60s fix. Love your dedication ❤️
I love Lofty Pursuits but I really wish the assortment packs had a list of what the flavors are. I got a Forgotten Flavors assortment in the store this year and even consulting this video only tells me 3/4 of the flavors
LOVE the history on these videos
Love these videos, and the candy every so often 😉
They look so good, I just had to buy a package immediately! Hope I can take a road trip and visit you guys in person someday!
I just made my purchase!! I can't wait.
Your work is a thing of beauty and inspiration.
That green melted candy is beautiful
I love watching the drop candies being made.
I received my candy today and I am thrilled. I am definitely ordering again.
Thank you. We look forward to it. I'll let Larry know. He will be so happy.
Still finishing up my Thanksgiving leftovers order. The sweet corn is my favorite!
How was the cranberry?
Love your videos! Thank you for always sharing fun facts throughout!
Mixing the candy looks so satisfying
Good to see Uri's Candy Makers Burn has healed nicely! I dont think you can truly call yourself a maker until youve had that burn lol
Amazing work as usual Uri and Greg. My heritage is Italian and my family is big on eating roasted Chestnuts, may have to indulge in this mix.
We're eating these candies as we watch this video 💙✨ so yummy and special!
My forgotten flavors order arrived yesterday. All of the flavors are great, but the chestnut really is wonderful.
Do you collect the candy powder from between the drops to use as ice-cream topping?
looks so good !! sent this to my cousin a week ago who lives nerby too your shop .. hope my family gets to enjoy this snack for christmas well see!! either way much love from texas visiting my cousin in new years will surely stop by.
Looks delicious!
Thanks for the Re-Upload :D
That was a weird bug
So the colors/flavors are:
Green - Chestnut
Dark Purple - (Sugar) Plum
White - ???
Red - Fig(gy pudding) ?
I feel like they done skipped a bunch of vital information in this one.
I know it's kinda beside the point, but that diamond drop shape is so pretty! ♥
Mine are on the way!
Still got chestnuts in Europe maybe the ones in NY came from here. We ate all the ones we grew already
So these would be Flavors of Christmases Past ?
I have to tell you, it's fun to watch and think, "I wonder which ones on that table were the ones that made it into my order?"
They look like gemstones 💎
Can still get roasted chestnuts at Christmas markets in Germany! So yummy!
may you have sweet holidays people
Here in The Netherlands it's not common eat chestnuts (or as we calle them, Kastanjes) with Christmas. But I guess if you love nuts, why not? I don't like nuts, but in a candy I would like to try the flavour. Anyway. from The Netherlands, I wish you all a very happy holiday season.
I'm curious; what is your most popular candy/flavor?
Tangerine sour
Is there a video on the channel of the process from start to finish, not just when you’re pouring in the cooling table?
It's just a pot of boiling sugar. It's boring. It's not a great place to start a video
Maybe show us it just once to satisfy our curiosity? And you could talk about the history of sugar.
We have shown it.
these guys are pretty good with their candy, just got an order of their tangerine sours and they're delicious.
I know it’s not really Autumn anymore, but I would figuratively KILL for some more of your pumpkin image candy…I think it was pumpkin pie flavoured..? I haven’t had it in a few years.
next to my childhood home there's a grouping of 6 American chestnuts. they are big and haven't died off. the Amish come every year and grab cuttings and Chesnuts to try and reintroduce them to the ecosystem.
I have a question did you or have you ever tried making ribbon candy?
Yes, we sometimes make it for the store. Making. It's not the problem. Getting it delivered without it. Getting shattered has been the problem. It's a great candy for face to face sales but a hard candy to do mail order. I know other people do it, our good friends at Hercules candies are excellent at it but it has never been something that we really have done a lot of.
I’m the semantics portion you mentioned a process that was used before rollers, what was that process called?
Wow, a public display of confection. Someone should have thought of that sooner
do you sell the dust that accumulates after dropping the candy? you can sell it as fairy dust, or tea dust
That diamond drops really look like old-school Christmas light bulbs
Why the negative comment about spam? Speaking about chestnuts having been an important food. Spam was and is important now and is staple in Hawaii . Its a huge part of the islands culture. It was brought to the island back during world war 2 and essentially nourished US troops back then. It stuck there with the locals. Its rich in history.
Which color is which?
1:44 Fun fact: they actually touched on this same subject in Phineas and Ferb!
Just received my forgotten flavors order and I'm super excited to try all of them! Does anybody know which flavor corresponds to each color? Obviously chestnut is green, and I'm guessing gingerbread is brown?
Somebody turn the link off on the website. The color list will be back up shortly.
@@LoftyPursuits Thank you!!
🤩🤩🤩
Not all hope is lost for the American chestnut!! While they rarely live to seed in the wild the American Chestnut foundation has been working on breeding a resistant variety which they are only a couple years from being able to plant back in the wild
How many pounds of candy is he mixing together on the table?
Wouldn’t it be nice if we can have eat some of Lofty candies while watching this?
Have you tried to make Dill Pickle?
I bet it would be awesome.
Then, BBQ Pickle. Which is a sweet/ sugar cured dill pickle with garlic and pepper sauce - Very good!
Look for our video. It's for sale on our website.
Came here for the elegant “ Double You Double You Double You”
I know someone who actually tried the figgy pudding spam....it was uh, not an entirely enjoyable process cause of the clashing flavors.
My friend. You have canada as a shipping destination, but the cheapest option is $30. Do you pack the candy with rocks? I would love to support you, but i can not justify spending $100 on 30 oz of canady....
We just don't ship enough to get the good rates. We've tried to get them to improve for years but we can do it. We can do. Typically and it depends on where you are in Canada, you can add a lot more candy for not a lot more money, but the base shipping to get it over there is high. I'm terribly sorry about it. We are about as far away from Canada as you can be and still be in the United States.
@@LoftyPursuits What about just regular mail?
@@andreweaston1779 because of customs on food products and the how backed up customs gets, that can take up to 3 months to get through. 1 month is more normal. The candy is often damaged by then. We ended up endlessly reshipping stuff sent by regular post. And never getting it to the customer intact
The shape and color reminds me of rupees from legend of Zelda...
Ah, no eerie 5 minute long abyss
I would 100% buy SPAM-flavored candy.
If you would personally buy enough I will make it
@@LoftyPursuitsOpen the bidding!!!
@@LoftyPursuits I’d buy it too
I want to work for lofty pursuits just to mix candy on the table. Greg would not have to pay me
From far away, the white candy looks like rice lol
the blight is the reason chestnuts are gone theres a few left though theres one here from the revolution
#save the American chestnut!!
It looks like plumbob candy
Oh i thought my tablet was broken
Are you hiring? Because I just found my dream job!!
Happy national hard candy day
Plumbob,. That is all.
Why do I wish he'd get really political, but just about candy. He's just really aggressive toward Biden for never supporting the candy industry during his whole career and really angry Trump didn't support candy like he did steel.
"“Under the spreading chestnut tree
I sold you and you sold me
There lie they, and here lie we
Under the spreading chestnut tree.”"