trying America's OLDEST candy - what could go wrong? Salem, MA Gibraltar and black jacks.

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  • @marthaclanton
    @marthaclanton 10 месяцев назад +40

    I've never seen someone look so betrayed by candy!😂

    • @StandUpComedyFan28m
      @StandUpComedyFan28m 10 месяцев назад

      At least she wasn't taste testing dog treats. Lol

  • @ghostsquirrel8739
    @ghostsquirrel8739 10 месяцев назад +47

    I just want to make it clear that Ashleigh Burton is a national treasure.

    • @Cindrbell
      @Cindrbell 10 месяцев назад +2

      Clear.

    • @stillaboveground2470
      @stillaboveground2470 10 месяцев назад +4

      "National treasure".
      That happens to be what the epitaph on my tombstone will be.

    • @ashleymew
      @ashleymew 10 месяцев назад +1

      Make it clear Ashley is Ashley

    • @user-ji1yk1py3e
      @user-ji1yk1py3e 10 месяцев назад +1

      You may be right about that but we serve a higher purpose

  • @iKvetch558
    @iKvetch558 10 месяцев назад +12

    Oh gosh...I nearly spit out my coffee, Ashleigh's faces when she tasted the Blackjack were PRICELESS! 🤣

  • @BigDamnHero74
    @BigDamnHero74 10 месяцев назад +6

    Ashleigh: “It looks sticky!”
    Me: “Yeah, it’s a stick.” 😏

  • @josephmayo3253
    @josephmayo3253 10 месяцев назад +18

    Molasses by itself isn't a particularly good flavor, but it blends well with other things, adding a mild sweetness to whatever you add it to, without becoming overpowering. Molasses and tomato to sweeten baked beans. Molasses and ginger makes yummy cookies. You can add a little to spaghetti sauce, goulash, or chilli.

  • @dahobdahob
    @dahobdahob 10 месяцев назад +13

    So cane sugar, when you extract it from the cane is a brown sugar. Molasses is what is left over when you turn brown sugar into white sugar (it is the brown). It's vaguely sweet with its own flavor. It was mostly used as the basis for making rum, but it's also a cheap alternative to sugar for poor folks back in the day.

    • @Mntguy-nr9vl
      @Mntguy-nr9vl 11 дней назад

      Don't talk like you know.
      Blackstrap molasses is different than regular molasses it's more concentrated.
      It's boiled three times over, has a much stronger flavor and taste almost like barbecue sauce or balsamic vinegar it's not sweet at all.

  • @scottboswell6406
    @scottboswell6406 10 месяцев назад +2

    When I read the title, I thought it was going to be 100 year old candy! LOL!! That sounds crazy, but it's Ashleigh! I agree with her about molasses. Molasses is very hit or miss; if you're going old-timey sweet, I go with honey.

  • @Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.
    @Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. 10 месяцев назад +3

    The chalky bit is glucose powder used to stop the sweet/candy from sticking to things, Black Jack isn't liquorice, we have both of these sweets in the U.K. I think that I should send you some classic British sweets (candies) to try, not the ones that you did two years ago though.

  • @3DJapan
    @3DJapan 10 месяцев назад +2

    I'm reminded of this candy shop near me. It's owned by an old man and it's in a small building next to his house. He makes all the candy himself, with a little help, and it's all really good!

  • @Gecti
    @Gecti 10 месяцев назад +8

    I wonder if the blackjack is similar to bonfire toffee in the uk? Also black jacks in the uk are aniseed (not liquorice as people think) flavoured chews. I love both because I’m a monster 😁

  • @Buzz-McCool
    @Buzz-McCool 10 месяцев назад +2

    My mother always ate the black jellybeans, which were licorice. That was okay with me, but some of the McCool children weren't cool with it.

  • @MsWaif
    @MsWaif 10 месяцев назад +4

    Yay, more Ashleigh!! ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉

  • @bruceconnervo2142
    @bruceconnervo2142 10 месяцев назад +7

    You missed Halloween in Salem? What were you thinking? It's an awesome street party that takes over the whole town. Costumes, music, and spooky mahem, in the best sense of the word.
    Guess you better give the Blackjacks to your grandpa, he'd probably like them! Hint for future Ashleigh - avoid Horehound candies, you might like them even less.

  • @rebapieczynski4752
    @rebapieczynski4752 10 месяцев назад +6

    Sounds like you have the perfect candy to pass out to Trick or Treaters!!

  • @3DJapan
    @3DJapan 10 месяцев назад +2

    The peppermint sounds like something I used to see in convenience stores called Angel Mints I think. They were a white stick, maybe 2 inches long, and very crumbly, dissolved in your mouth.

  • @P5YcHoKiLLa
    @P5YcHoKiLLa 10 месяцев назад +3

    2:27 Either I've contracted glaucoma or you forgot to add an overlay 🤣

  • @CGRREDACTED
    @CGRREDACTED 10 месяцев назад +4

    Ashley blackjack is made from sap that comes from a tree what else were you expecting. it is boiled to the hard crack stage so it crystallizes and probably turns bitter that's all it is boiled sap candy is kind of sweet because some sap is kinda of sweet that's where Maple syrup comes from. molasses is another form of sap it's darker and it's a little bitter so if you don't like syrup you probably wouldn't like blackjacks it's an acquired taste really because there are no additives to it comes straight from the tree gets boiled and rolled out and then you go sticks of molasses candy.

  • @cherokeedreams2519
    @cherokeedreams2519 10 месяцев назад +1

    Little Sis, the look of utter disappointment when you ate the Black Jack was priceless. LOL. I'm with you on butter biscuits, but I do recommend adding some honey with the butter...divine. :)

  • @stillaboveground2470
    @stillaboveground2470 10 месяцев назад +5

    If they actually have candy that is 200 years old, I wonder if "Brad Tries" would be willing to eat it.
    Among the outdated beverages, he has drank Billy Beer, M*A*S*H 4077 Beer, Zima, and Crystal Pepsi!
    Among the outdated food, he has eaten !989 Batman cereal, a Reggie Bar, and a 25-year-old box of Mac & Cheese!

  • @ThreadBomb
    @ThreadBomb 10 месяцев назад

    With those Gibralters, I imagine what people used to do was break one up (maybe with a hammer), and put the pieces on a plate for people to pick at after dinner.

  • @pheer246
    @pheer246 10 месяцев назад +1

    Your reading in a blur is probably the most accurate thing I've seen in a while.

  • @fastasaswhale
    @fastasaswhale 10 месяцев назад

    Spitting food out is a tradition on this channel!

  • @cobrian45
    @cobrian45 10 месяцев назад +1

    When you said you'd never heard of blackjack, I pretty much knew what was coming, lol.

  • @rockubtzer
    @rockubtzer 10 месяцев назад +2

    They use to take tiny little bites to make the candy last as long as it could, so a strong peppermint would be a delight... from what I recall It feels cool in your mouth and just dissolves on the tongue.

    • @RealTechZen
      @RealTechZen 10 месяцев назад

      If you take peppermint like that and just as it melts drink a mouthful of really cold milk, the sensation is similar to a brain freeze, but down through your chest instead of up through and our head.

  • @auntvesuvi3872
    @auntvesuvi3872 10 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks, Ashleigh! 🍬 #AwkwardAshleigh #AmericasOldestCandy #SalemMassachusetts #Gibraltars #BlackJacks

  • @RealTechZen
    @RealTechZen 10 месяцев назад

    I come here to see uniqueness. Now THAT, was special.

  • @KevinLockamy
    @KevinLockamy 10 месяцев назад +1

    Both you and your granddad are correct. Lots of molasses (unsulfured(Grandma's), not black strap) on a hot heavily buttered biscuit.

  • @Sytheduke
    @Sytheduke Месяц назад

    One of my great grandmothers apparently put black strap molasses in her pasta sauce to cut the tomatoes.

  • @shercahn
    @shercahn 10 месяцев назад

    I use to get Black Jack gum and Clove gum all the time from the store where the school bus dropped us off. Love licorice.

  • @five5x
    @five5x 10 месяцев назад +2

    I don't recommend eating pizza/food while watching this video. I almost choked on my food from laughing.

  • @Tepic
    @Tepic 10 месяцев назад +1

    I wonder if the mint thing is related to Kendal mint cake? Looks similar.

  • @Amused0ne
    @Amused0ne 10 месяцев назад

    "Ye Old Candy Company".. should be prounced 'The Old Candy Company'. The Ye is a relic of Middle English. When the alphabet was shortened, The letter that resembled a Y, but had sound of TH was dropped. So they used the Y in its place. Now it's a misunderstood nostalgia thing..

  • @RickLeMon
    @RickLeMon 10 месяцев назад

    Hey, I live like half a mile from Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie. It's very small, and this time of year, is pure chaos
    I'm not native, but I've lived in Salem for a few decades, now. It's a beautiful old town. The Witch Trials are interesting (and if you can can get past all the fun, spooky stuff), and are a tragic reminder of what happens when you put greedy people in charge of a fearful community. But Salem also has a long nautical history; riches and good from throughout the world came and left the ports here.
    The city as a whole is car-unfriendly, but the downtown is very walkable. My recommendations: Between May and August are the easiest times to visit. Everything should be open and, if there are lines, they'll be short. It gets progressively more crowded, and by September it can be difficult to do the things you'd like. Now, I'm going to break with the usual advice of avoiding during October, especially the last week or two. If you now exactly what you are getting yourself into, it is really fun. Halloween day is amazing, but you have to plan way ahead, and you're going to miss out on quite a few things.
    If you come at a more reasonable time of year, I recommend visiting for two days, and dedicate the bulk of one of them to the Peabody Essex Museum

  • @cbobwhite5768
    @cbobwhite5768 10 месяцев назад

    Keep the Gibraltar, and let Hubbin have all the Black Jacks.

  • @jasonluke6364
    @jasonluke6364 10 месяцев назад

    The powder on the outside is probably cornstarch to keep it from sticking to the paper

  • @benlevin9252
    @benlevin9252 10 месяцев назад +1

    I haven’t started watching but I’m here for Ashleigh’s gagging sounds

  • @bryantkeller9278
    @bryantkeller9278 10 месяцев назад

    The molasses sticks are SO GOOD with coffee! :) :) :)

    • @bryantkeller9278
      @bryantkeller9278 10 месяцев назад

      I think it's fascinating to see how treats tasted before all the processed sugar and when treats were only every once in a while. In addtion to a diet of food you cooked from local farms only. Wild.

  • @Gonzalo_Almendra
    @Gonzalo_Almendra 10 месяцев назад +3

    Hello, How was your day Thursday?
    Wow it would be an experience to try those classic Candy for the experience hehe I would like to visit Gibraltar and beautiful places in the United Kingdom soon, I love its culture very much 🥰💖✨

  • @danaherbie3208
    @danaherbie3208 10 месяцев назад

    Black jack candy which I haven't had but it looks like a longer version of Horehound candy

  • @StandUpComedyFan28m
    @StandUpComedyFan28m 10 месяцев назад

    As Ashleigh was explaining the jack black's taste, I wonder if the dude who was wanting the sugar water in Men in Black might like it. Lol

  • @asiawest1973
    @asiawest1973 10 месяцев назад +1

    I need you to try shoo fly pie 😂😂

  • @kellysimrell3007
    @kellysimrell3007 10 месяцев назад +6

    I must be in the minority, I love black licorice!

  • @DegrassiInstantStar
    @DegrassiInstantStar 10 месяцев назад +1

    "Smells like an old house" so it's comfortable, haha. And as someone who has lived in Massachusetts since birth... I've never had either of these. I've also only visited Salem twice, haha. I may have to go for another time, and try and act as a tourist, haha.

  • @lesliebates22
    @lesliebates22 10 месяцев назад

    Mmmmpeppermint puffs. Love them. They now have cotton candy puffs and are so good. I just cut sugar outta my diet so nonesies for me. Glad y'all had a great trip.😊❤

  • @renewillner5061
    @renewillner5061 10 месяцев назад

    A treasure In deed she is…lovelovelove ❤️✌🏻🌸🌈

  • @agresticumbra
    @agresticumbra 10 месяцев назад

    I mix soft butter & molasses together for biscuits. Blackstrap is the strong flavored stuff. Are you sure your grandfather uses blackstrap, and not another type of molasses? Molasses has twice the sugar content of blackstrap, plus a milder flavor. Sugar is not added. They're all made from boiled down juice from sugar cane. The odd flavors you're detecting are the concentrated minerals and vitamins.

  • @WAYUPDUDE1382
    @WAYUPDUDE1382 10 месяцев назад

    #44 Yeah!

  • @elizabitty213
    @elizabitty213 10 месяцев назад

    I have this candy in my drawer as a souvenir but I won’t eat it lol
    Went to Salem 4 years ago today actually!
    Met Elvira and had an amazing time there! ❤

  • @doblc943
    @doblc943 10 месяцев назад +1

    Have you ever done the bean boozled challenge? You either get a good flavor or a nasty flavor

  • @christopherdeguilio6375
    @christopherdeguilio6375 10 месяцев назад

    I love gibralters, but they were always much smaller and came in big tins...and, yes, they were usually a Christmas thing... though not exactly what you're thinking of, maybe...
    Black Jacks are nasty...had one as a kid and never went back...and I like old fashioned candy

  • @1000thGhost
    @1000thGhost 10 месяцев назад

    Hey, don't point that thing at me. 😂

  • @Mr59Kenzo
    @Mr59Kenzo 10 месяцев назад

    Ashliegh Hubbin must have a blast on the regular just watchin you react to life, your very entertaining. hope your having a wonderful week.

  • @RetiredSailor60
    @RetiredSailor60 10 месяцев назад

    Want to visit more of the New England area. I've been to Boston in 2001

    • @DegrassiInstantStar
      @DegrassiInstantStar 10 месяцев назад +1

      Oh you totally should; so many beautiful things to visit in MA!

  • @heyitsthatmoviedude1627
    @heyitsthatmoviedude1627 10 месяцев назад

    As soon as you said molasses... i knew this was gonna be a good reaction xDD

  • @firedoc5
    @firedoc5 10 месяцев назад +1

    Was hoping that maybe you were going to try old candies like the Root Beer barrels or Horehound candy, which I actually like a lot. My great-grandfather got me started on them. Wish someone you warned you about the Blackjack. The Blackjack gum is just like black licorice, NASTY.

  • @unklebacon44
    @unklebacon44 10 месяцев назад +1

    Massachusetts candy always scares me....they also came up with my least favorite ever. NECCO Wafers. (New England Candy COmpany. Just vile 😂😂😂

    • @josephmayo3253
      @josephmayo3253 10 месяцев назад

      Necco Wafers make candy corn, black licorice, and circus peanuts taste good by comparison.

    • @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710
      @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 10 месяцев назад

      Hello, I recall those. They added heat to the inside of the mouth and sort of a burning sensation to the nose.

    • @TTM9691
      @TTM9691 10 месяцев назад

      I love Necco, AND candy corn AND black licorice! lol

  • @user-ji1yk1py3e
    @user-ji1yk1py3e 10 месяцев назад +1

    That's kind of like that time I thought blue cheese was white white chocolate 😂😂😂😂

  • @lilybubbles310
    @lilybubbles310 10 месяцев назад

    A little bit of history for you. The rock of Gibraltar is a limestone monolith in Europe. The peppermint "rocks" are meant to look like limestone. I would wager the family who made these were from that region.

  • @ianobrien3248
    @ianobrien3248 10 месяцев назад

    Looks like a chunk of After Dinner mints

  • @1000thGhost
    @1000thGhost 10 месяцев назад

    I warned you about the Black Jack. 😂

  • @coreyhendricks9490
    @coreyhendricks9490 10 месяцев назад

    Hi there Ashleigh, you're amazing as always, you have a nice day sweetie 🥰❤️

  • @TabaquiJackal906
    @TabaquiJackal906 10 месяцев назад

    My father always used Brer Rabbit Black Strap Molasses on his pancakes. It's a bit strong for me, but.... :D

  • @allanvanuga9196
    @allanvanuga9196 10 месяцев назад

    I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

  • @valentine_puppy
    @valentine_puppy 10 месяцев назад

    You want a sad and very scarry tale to look up Ashleigh.
    Look up the Black strap Molases tragedy. That will just break your
    heart and probably give you nightmares. On second thought maybe not for you.

  • @henrikharbin5521
    @henrikharbin5521 10 месяцев назад

    About 35 years ago my ex and I went to an old tourist town in northern CA and found an old style candy shop that was s lling horehound candy. It's w big, hard to op, do t of like maple gross r with root beer, and foe ed . It sugar. Patty hater itz, she said it was like bad cough medicine, but I liked it. It goes well togetherc with hot tea with lemon, and you won't need extra sugar.

  • @danielflynn8530
    @danielflynn8530 10 месяцев назад

    I’ve been to Salem it’s kind of a tourist trap but it’s a beautiful town non the less. I never felt uneasy but New Salem Mass is a creepy af town. I wanted to get out.

  • @sallyh5413
    @sallyh5413 10 месяцев назад

    How did I get educated about my own home state by a girl from Tennessee? Seriously, tho...I had never heard of these candies or this candy shop until you told me about it.😆

  • @davidabbott7270
    @davidabbott7270 10 месяцев назад

    Well, one more thing I might have to try that Ashleigh has promoted.

  • @Mike-sy5zn
    @Mike-sy5zn 10 месяцев назад

    When I saw the title, I thought you were going to try candy that has been sitting around for over 100 years. Haha
    Give Stuart Ashen a run for his money.

  • @thefatman2780
    @thefatman2780 10 месяцев назад +3

    YUM YUM GIMME SUM
    SWALLER IT DOWN

  • @sky.the.infinite
    @sky.the.infinite 7 месяцев назад

    Thanks for tasting the Blackjack, so I don’t have to!

  • @CodyCameron82
    @CodyCameron82 10 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Ashleigh what tasted worse the blackjack or pupperoni?

  • @williambevins
    @williambevins 10 месяцев назад

    Still better than eating the vegamite you tried before.

  • @Widdershins.
    @Widdershins. 10 месяцев назад

    Sadly, can't be bought online. They don't list them as an option in the Pepper Candy store, and the only other place that seems to offer them is out of stock of all flavors. The original store does mention you can call them directly and ask if a special shipment can be arranged, but...I think I'll just wait for Christmas and settle for the chalky mint balls. Although I really wanted to try the lemon flavored Gibraltars!

  • @jetseterii
    @jetseterii 10 месяцев назад

    Maybe the peppermint from the first candy affected the taste of the second candy?

  • @number1enemyoftheuseless985
    @number1enemyoftheuseless985 2 месяца назад

    I would love it then...

  • @keithboyd9582
    @keithboyd9582 10 месяцев назад +1

    How much do those costs. Keep up the great content.

  • @HandleTakenlol
    @HandleTakenlol 3 месяца назад

    Black strap molasses is actually good for you, but it tastes like orc blood

  • @GigiC4
    @GigiC4 10 месяцев назад

    I don't know what is in those Black Jacks but I grew up eating bread and molasses as a snack and it sure didn't taste like dirt

  • @qwaurk985
    @qwaurk985 10 месяцев назад

    "I hate black licorice."
    That's candyist.

  • @thisguy1520
    @thisguy1520 10 месяцев назад

    To be fair, people back then would've, probably, hated Sour Gummies.

  • @fredcraven1699
    @fredcraven1699 2 месяца назад

    I thought it was going to be Necco

  • @canuckled
    @canuckled 10 месяцев назад +1

    That molasses could've been rum 😒

  • @ElisaH_DarklyiShine
    @ElisaH_DarklyiShine 10 месяцев назад

    Was there supposed to be text on the screen when you were reading about the Gibraltar and the screen went blurry?

  • @cbobwhite5768
    @cbobwhite5768 10 месяцев назад +2

    "Healthful"? Like medicine? You ever had a medicine that taste good?

  • @stillaboveground2470
    @stillaboveground2470 10 месяцев назад +2

    Black Jack is about as welcome as a hit in the head, hence the name.

  • @ksavage681
    @ksavage681 10 месяцев назад

    I bet their chocolate is REALLY good though.

  • @LordOnisyr
    @LordOnisyr 10 месяцев назад +1

    I love Ye Olde Pepper Co but these two are usually the ones I pass right by. I have had no desire to try either of these and I'm going to trust your judgment on this. All of their chocolate stuff is absolutely amazing though. Also all those statements on the packages sound like typical 1800's marketing. The "healthful" description was probably a way to say it had healthy properties but that is all just crap, the definition of "snake oil salesman."

  • @janetbaker645
    @janetbaker645 10 месяцев назад

    I really never seen Black Jack Candy, but there is Black Jack Gum...I guess it's the same flavor...I really didn't like the taste...I preferred Beemans gum or teaberry gum

  • @Mntguy-nr9vl
    @Mntguy-nr9vl 11 дней назад

    Black strap molasses probably tastes a little bitter maybe salty and kind of tangy molasses is a byproduct of sugar but this one has almost a balsamic vinegar then true molasses you can get at the store now.
    I bet that was disgusting You're lucky it wasn't potent.

  • @jasonregister4895
    @jasonregister4895 10 месяцев назад

    What is the cost to have a reaction done

  • @1000thGhost
    @1000thGhost 10 месяцев назад

    I don't think I've ever seen anybody look. So sad while eating candy

  • @danielflynn8530
    @danielflynn8530 10 месяцев назад

    I’m sorry Ashley Molasses cookies are a million times better. Molasses has a very strong bitterness to it almost a burnt taste

  • @randyguess3124
    @randyguess3124 10 месяцев назад

    Without the red and white stripes. Since the candy is already white you meant to say without the red stripes.

  • @billfrantz1638
    @billfrantz1638 10 месяцев назад

    Sticky, like a stick😅

  • @roanokebrooks
    @roanokebrooks 10 месяцев назад +1

    🍬🍭🍬🍭

  • @shakycam3
    @shakycam3 10 месяцев назад

    That’s why everyone was so skinny back then. They had nasty candy like that.

  • @ashleymew
    @ashleymew 10 месяцев назад

    Smells like us

  • @zeebzeebo
    @zeebzeebo 10 месяцев назад +1

    "Ye olde" is pronounced "the old".