#18 Victorian Steampunk Humbug Candy, and why is it called a humbug anyway?
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2024
- Humbug candies are traditional candies for the holidays. Why are they called a Humbug? How are they made? Watch Public Displays of Confection www.pd.net at Lofty Pursuits make Humbugs on equipment that is 150 years old while they try and figure out the origin of the term humbug.
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Seeing the woman get excited about watching the candy pulling was adorable. These videos are so wholesome.
The humbug shape is fascinating esplly with stripes. In France we call this candy "berlingot". I remember as a kid watching a man at the carnival fair make the big ones, lollipop-size, pulling the hot sugar on the hook. Fascinating to watch. He cut them into shape with handheld big scissors and stuck a stick in them before they were hard. The taste was great too, and some color variations of the full spectrum made you want to taste them all.
"Greg has now pulled the candy enough", but you are Greg
I'm sitting in a dark room slot after watching horror movies... I go onto this video and BBBAAAAAAAAA is the first thing I hear and I've never jumped so far. I dropped my phone as well...
21! At The Fall Out of MRC hahaha
yes, please re-edit... it was reminiscent of the zombie videos we used to see on youtube.... it WAS NOT enjoyable
same
I JUST Got done watching the new IT movie!! I couldn't relate more
Tony Condor I was literally about to comment the exact same thing HAHAHA
My boyfriend woke up and asked me why I'm watching candy making videos at 4 AM... I had no answer. Now here we lay watching candy videos.
woah
Same ‘cept with my mom
Mood
@@handlemchandleson1 SWEET HOME ALABAMA
The answer is always "the algorithm told me to"
I do not know how someone becomes to passionate about old candy making but damn am I glad you did. I love watching you perfect your craft.
You know, you talking about that cooling table never gets old. I like how you sometimes throw out a random tid bit of info here and there too.
That's old stainless that never goes out of style and is practical as all get out. A lot of PA & CT & NY items are like that- the only thing that makes them archaic now is the size.
a quick calculation and estimation shows me that in the two minutes on the candy hook, you went from one glob of candy to somewhere on the order of 10^13 strands! that is 10,000,000,000,000 individual strings of candy! insane.
LMAO
That's pretty interesting may I ask how you got to your answer ,what technique did you use ?
@@notsogood4321 if he started with one lump of candy, stretched it, folded it in half, he would have two strands. then he stretched it, folded it in half, he has 4 strands. each time he does this, it doubles the total number of strands. he did it about 43 times, so he had 2^43 strands, which is roughly equal to 10,000,000,000,000.
interestingly, if he did it about 250 times there would be more strands of candy than there are particles in the observable universe. that lets you know that this is all bunk and that clearly the strands are joining back together at some point but still a fun thought exercise.
@@ZevHoover It looks like Greg makes three strands with each stretch, could it be even better to use 3 as the base number instead of 2?
I look forward to the "air bubbles make it white because of reflection." Lesson every video and watching like 2 minutes of pulling. It might seem sarcastic but I actually kinda enjoy it XD
+vanessa escobedo Me too it's so cool!
+Liz Ericson In some of my later videos I sped up the sugar pulling, and then I got complaints that there was not enough hot sugar being pulled. I watched it with new eyes (watched someone else pulling the sugar). I guess when you are pulling it, you are not realizing that it is hypnotic to watch. When you are pulling the sugar you just are thinking: "Ow, My fingers are really hot right now".
+Lofty Pursuits Haha! You're not only giving information you give personality with it!
+Lofty Pursuits I love everything about these videos. They're so charming because of the music and interesting because of the whole operation of making the candy. I kid you not these made me want to pursue candy making too (◔ᴗ◔)
Me too! 😄
I've been watching candy making videos for 3 hours now.
send help. or candy. either is fine.
The Red Rabbit candy is help, the best form of it anyway 😂
The Red Rabbit Lol too funny!!
The Red Rabbit same
I dont think you need candy. and help is to late :D
I lasted two hours before I went and ordered a bunch of candy from their website 😅
My Auntie used to always have old fashioned Humbugs and she would always give us some every time we saw her. She passed a few months ago and even just watching this video makes me feel like she's giving me a hug. Thank you so much for that! The company that she got hers from shut down, and I hope one day I get to try yours to see if I can find that taste again. Thanks again!
I remember ice pops in that shape
achanwahn same
The middle school I went to put them on the lunch menu
i think welch's still makes them
History, music, and skilled labor all in one video.
I love how your videos are appetizing and educational at the sametime. I had no idea that humbug was a name for a shape.
I'd watched this video - never knew what a humbug was - then was listening to a recent purchase video book of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Unabridged version and Harry buys some humbugs on the train - and I now knew what they were!! So Awesome! I love your videos and just recently purchased some of your candy am waiting excitedly for the arrival.
I imagine humbugs tasting like rootbeer....they just don't look like they taste of peppermint or aniseed.
Madison Austin anise is similar in flavor
Yeah, root beer is actually made with anise (or it at least it was in original recipes)
Madison Austin he makes a rootbeer flavour, its pretty awesome
In the UK Humbugs are almost always mint flavoured.
I expected it to taste like peanutbutter and chocolate, because of the colours
When I was young my parents would often take me to places that made fresh salt water taffy, often they had a machine that would continously stretch it like you were doing, it is some great memories and I don't think there are any more of those shops. I enjoyed your video and the humbug candy is new to me and it looked really yummy.
Actually there are quite a few such shops all over the country and most have the same taffy pulling machine. They are so cool.
very interesting. the last video I watched was about earwax removal so who knows where I'll end up in 10 mins lol
I often do and feel the same, lol
+dakotalayinlow Nothing wrong with that, just as long as you don't get confused and mistake your earwax blob for a honey drop.
Khamomil
mmm tasty! lol
+dakotalayinlow I don't know how I got here,but I'm kinda glad I did. Who knows what I'll watch next..maybe more candy videos.
Did you see the tonsel stone video yet?
This would taste good as coffee, chocolate, and Irish cream. Is it possible to make them with these flavors?
+Squiggly P Yes, as a custom order. Each flavor would have to be a batch. 100oz per batch.
Lofty Pursuits OMG...custom orders!!!!
OOOO yehhhh. Sounds wonderful.
Why change that which is already perfect?
So this comment started it all.. Thank You! lol
It's really cool getting to see all these old practices still being used. My great-grandmother has told me about this kind of thing before. :D (She is still alive, just about 100 years old too.)
The breaking part is so insanely satisfying. I love watching all parts of your videos but it's like everything is culminating the moment the strings or platters ate being broken apart into single pieces of candy. Wonderful!
I can't believe I lived in Tallahassee and didn't know about this place. Wow. I'm all about anything Victorian and now I MUST get some of these candies! So glad I found your channel!
This channel is so cool! He's like the Anthony Bourdain of candy making. We learn history, appreciation for classic techniques and equipment; all narrated by a mellow knowledgeable voice. 10/10, would visit Tallahassee to see this art!
Hi. I'm from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean and I would love to taste your Horehound candy. I don't see shopping options for my country though. I hope shipping becomes available. Love your videos. Keep up the tasty work👍😀
I want to know where I can get the sorrel hard candy I bought in Trinidad!
Greg your passion and knowledge are contagious! Watching your videos is my new favorite past time. I'm about to order a bunch to try, since I do not live anywhere near Florida!
did anyone else find the candy pulling satisfying
No. It seemed like he kept stretcging the same section. I couldnt see if he switched it up.
+wanketta he stretches it and folds it over on itself it's why the color stays consistent
nO it stresses me out.
saul martinez
Absolutely
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I live in Washington State , and I bought me some of these Horehound Humbugs, the flavor was awesome, the shape was rather intriguing, I felt it was really cool to watch the video for making this candy,and then being able to try the candy, Lofty Pursuits has become my fave Candy Store! I will for sure be ordering again,and their prices are very reasonable!!!
I'm seriously hooked on your channel!
Can you feel the air bubbles being worked in?
who isnt? XD
sweet pun, m9
I was at the hooi part while reading this 1nd I sad like "AAAH PUNS"
In the UK our Humbugs are always peppermint flavored and ovalish in shape.
rainbowbookworm from what I can tell, the oval shape is a post WWII thing.
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also this all looks delicious will buy some soon
Down here in Australia black and white humbugs are licorice/anise and red and white are mint.
Often they come with a chewy caramel centre as well. Well, the ones I've had did anyway.
Danny Pearce
If I remember correctly: Welsh Humbugs are the ones with the chewy centre, and English Humbugs are solid
watching this while enjoying one of the humbugs from my most recent order!
You can tell he's passionate about what he does and I absolutely love that
The fact you ship around the world makes me happy! I love watching these videos.
The candy hook process of making the candy opaque must be quite a workout!
My grandparents always referred to horse flies as humbugs. Horse flies are striped and make a sound like a bumblebee's hum. I figured that the sweet was called a humbug after the fly.
+Emma Goudie I wonder if horse flys live in England where the candy originated (as did scrooge). Is there an Entomologist in the house to help us as an Etymologist? Not sure how the insects would go with the lies term.
+Lofty Pursuits My family and I live in the UK. The horseflies here do kind of look like stripy humbugs.
+Emma Goudie That makes sense. I remember horse flys from Upstate New York (other side of the pond). I don't remember them being striped, but it has been over 30 years ... I might not remember
that is so cute
There is such magic in watching someone do what they love. Keep on doing you, man.
Nothing beats eating a Lofty Persuits Horehound flavored Humbug, while watching you make horehound flavored Humbugs! They leave my tongue with a every so slight numbing sensation, almost like certain types of cough drops! (but way tastier)
Hi to those at Lofty Pursuits, those humbugs look amazing!
I loved eating this. me and friends ordered from you.
this and the nectar are my favorites. the tastes are so rare.
I do love the fact that you still use the original tools and methods to handcraft the that perfect humbugs
I love the joy on the woman's face who brought the small child over to see the candy pulling. Priceless.
i would go on a long flippin road trip to go there from Illinois. thats how badly i want some
it's only fair I'm on my way north and I will be close to Illinois tomorrow.
Yeah... I asked if we could go there for spring break or over the winter
I didnt get an answer
...
+Chara Oglesby I live in southern Illinois, we could go together lmfao
FaZe luci heart lol
Same
That is completely amazing! Such a simple machine to cut in two directions, so clever.
Just found your channel - I’m really enjoying your videos! 😊
The craziest thing to me is the history of that machine. Some Victorian bloke was making the exact same candy with that exact machine over 100 years ago and selling it to little kids for pennies. It's insane to think about!
I love listening to you narrate all the details and stories about the candy.
Those scissors are satisfying to watch 😂
Thanks for putting up with hot fingers for us! The sugar pulling really is very soothing to watch, especially when you're in a bad mood. I'm up in Canada, but I could eat humbugs all day, every day, so I also really appreciate your having an online store (and my having family in the States for you to ship to). So excited to place my first order! By the way, are steampunk humbugs any different from regular humbugs? Will they make me cool??
bet the candy puller builds up arm muscles :)
Been thinking about that too like
Who needs the gym when stretching hard candy's just as heavy
Some of the cast they pull weighs around fifty pounds, stretched around 150 sometimes as many as three hundred times.
Yeah. It builds muscle.
I honestly have no idea how I got here to start with but I love it
you are always welcome here as long as you love it.
4:00 Now imagine a few hours of that.... I feel my arms getting sore already haha😅
Eating a humbug, while watching the video that got me to buy them in the first place. Heaven.
I absolutely love how happy people look when you are pulling the candy.
Making candy looks simple yet hard to master
The shape of these made me think of a possible recreation of a Harry Potter candy, Licorice Snaps. I can see them being in this shape, just black and licorice flavored. Though I'm probably the only one who sees it like this. XD
Linsey Houser the licorice flavor you speak of is also called anice! Just thought I'd share with you, I'm sorry if I come off as rude
COLD touched I learned that shortly after posting my comment, thank you though.
+Linsey Houser great idea!! where I used to live we had wild anise in our backyard
COLD touched licorice and anise are two completely different flavors
To be fair, licorice and anise are quite similar.
Just stumbled across the channel; only on my second LP vid so far. I keep "oooo"ing my way through these, haha. They're so satisfying to watch. :)
This is the best story telling voice! I love these videos. This is a sweet escape from all the craziness our country is dealing with. Thanks for good internet content.
I love that your channel also talks about the history of lollies/candy!
+aLiLMiSSMe Thank you.
Your vids on making old time candy are really pleasing to watch! Great work people.
such a nice voice
That woman with the little boy being all excited to see you pull the candy put a smile on my face.
An Australian sent me here! I have learned so much about Humbug candy! I never knew it existed! My parents had his-and-hers “Bah, Humbug” pins that they’d wear during Christmas season. They must not have known about humbug hard candy, nor about it’s shape...and no one ever explained it to them! That in itself is mind blowing!🤯
Nice vid bud, it always glad to see how someone follow traditions
To whoever has his hands showing in the video, you are an artisan.
+TheAllBlackMan That is Greg in this one.
Lofty Pursuits
Well, Greg, you are awesome.
It’s the speaker
Gosh, I need to go to school and fulfill my dream of playing and teaching music! That "He can't play in Italian" song got me! I'll play/make music for this channel and won't charge you guys either! I like the channel too much!
The humbugs of my childhood were chocolate mint. When I saw your cocoa flavoured candy video recently it made me think of them. They had a cocoa chocolate centre and the caramel/dark/white striping
Subbed. I really want to head to Florida now to check this place out.
I find it ironic that horehound extract has medicinal properties, including aiding with diabetic issues, and it is being made with sugar, of all things. XD
Not that it's going to stop a type 2 from sampling some tho...
You have an amazing voice! Love your videos and the tidbits of history you always share!
I love how most if not all your tools are antiques
In the UK, Humbugs are generally mint flavoured.
+Louise Moir I'm learning that my experience does not match that of most others. Mind you Horehound Humbugs are delicious. I guess the OED got it right :)
what music are you using for this video? I LOVE this style of music.
Louis prima
That is just too cool! Thanks for keeping up such an awesome tradition
The design of this candy is amazing
World's best job.
"Humbug" is also a German word, meaning "nonsense".
The German Humbug is derived from the English word
Mixed Footage | that’s like saying “internet” is a German word.
@Bobby Fisher It´s funny that nearly all english speaking people think that all words that are used in englisch and german are original english words. You should know that many americans have german roots. "Kindergarden" is also a german word adapted to englisch... and many more.
Who cares? You are all arguing for nothing.
@@teamseshmason more so, what do you care? People are enjoying a conversation. Why would you, someome who isn't interested, get involved and criticize? What are you contributing?
I've seen all these videos. As an artist with a sweet tooth, I am twice drawn to candy making.
I love learning about survival and plants, glad I came across this!
you should sell tshirts with the candy store guy lofty pursuits logo on them
so when you are cutting the candy with the machine it looks like taffy. If a person were to eat it then would it burn them? how hot is the candy at that stage?
Too hot to eat. Way too hot.
its like a sweet napalm
jaime munoz He's wearing gloves...
jaime munoz o
Nathan Steelman "Sweet Napalm" sounds like a great name for a band.
These videos are strangely facinating... can't stop watching! The narrator has a very pleasant voice and way of speaking as well =)
+kermities my wife told me to tell you that she agrees.
I'm 13 and live on the other side of the country, I don't know why but I love these videos!
Peppermint humbugs? That's just crazy. Humbugs are definitely aniseed :)
it seems to be regional. In my experience they were always horehound. This is why we sell an assortment now.
I've never had a peppermint humbug... Apparently I might just have to order an assortment now.
MrsInAbox I've only ever had peppermint humbugs, as far as I recall that is how they are flavoured everywhere in the UK.
the monkey story was quite interesting (reply if u know what im talking about)
it was
It was. Lol
joonie yes it was lol
ava yes it was
100% lol
A Christmas Carol is not a book in itself but rather one of a collection of stories in a book.
The grandma and her grandchild are so sweet to watch.
What flavor is hoarhound? Is there a brand name candy that i may have tried that tastes like it?
Frank B It's kinda like root beer.
Some people say it tastes like tea.
Du you ship to Norway
of course we do. just go to www.pd.net and order, it will calculate shipping.
This was just a joy to watch. Amazing.
I always learn something when watching your videos. I love the history in your process and that you used vintage machines.
Why is the humbug an efficient shape?
Perktube1 its very quick and easy to cut for the machines, and wastes no candy.
Brandon Szparagowski It's also good for packaging, having almost no wasted space.
Is it more comfortable to eat?
@@schreier7613 You aren't biting off a chunk, you are eating an entire piece
do you send youre product to europe?
Tinus Titaan all around the worls
Master Of Dizaster how many worlds are there
Tony Radle worls*. Lol 😂
I love your history stories of your candies...
now i can tell everyone i know the history of the humbug. thank you. it is also now my favorite shape
Make tide pod candies😂😂💀
I watch too many of these videos
Would it be impolite to disagree with you. You should get some candy, eat it, and reevaluate.
+Lofty Pursuits if only I could
www.pd.net
I'm 59 yrs old. I remember my Granny giving us Humbugs. They were peppermint flavoured.
Nostalgia...
I dont eat candy, but these videos are so entertaining! the process of making candy and its history is alluring
The humbug is a lie...
Someone will get this.
I get it!
The cake is a humbug
Straighten Up and Fly Right gives me such good memories,,, I love that song.
I love how you use the Victorian candy machines!
I dont know how I started watching your candy videos but I absolutely love watching them :) Thanks for sharing