Five Minute Histories: Goetze's Candy
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- čas přidán 23. 09. 2021
- Today’s Five Minute Histories video features the almost 100-year-old family-owned business, Goetze’s Candy! This company, which has been based in Baltimore for its entire existence, still produces its signature caramel creams from its factory on E. Monument Street. Thanks for watching and see you next week!
This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." We record short videos about different historic places all over Baltimore and post them on our Facebook page, CZcams channel, and website. For more information or to become a member of Baltimore Heritage, check out: baltimoreheritage.org/support/
My grandmother packed these in a lunch bag for my brother and me in 1965 or so when we went with Grandpa to sell his tobacco crop in Louisville. My cousin was with me and commented at a small amish store when he saw these on the shelf, how Grandma would get these for us when we were kids. I still buy them several times a year, always one of my favorite candies. GREAT that this company is still family owned!
And still as delicious!
I'm eating Goetze's Caramel Creams as we speak! Here in Oregon they can be purchased at any Plaid Pantry (locally-owned convenience store franchise) for $1.99 for a bag of 12 :)
They travel near and far!
I worked there from 1984 til 1994....I was the first person to make Cowtails...Great place to work and they take care of their employees....
Thank you for your work!
Mr. Goetz and his family lived in a large home at the intersection of Satyr Hill Road and Joppa where the shopping center is today. The property had a large barn on it where dances were held.
My Second Grade teacher was a Mrs. Goetze, but she said she was married to a cousin. We ALL had hoped for treats, but did not happen. Thanks for all the info!
Caramel creams are a classic
Great Family business that has supported families for many generations! I truly consider it a gift to know and work with many family members, employees, and spouses of the Goetze family! Truly a fine product and family!
Their candies were faves in Chicagoland, too!
Loved them candy's
So cool. I absolutely love Goetz's caramel creams. Hands down my favorite childhood candy and still my favorite many decades later. Friends & family often grab them, when the see them in Central Florida for me. Great news bite.
Glad to see you call them "caramel creams". That's the name I knew them by. Used to by them on Sundays at Morgan Millards, 2 cents each.
@@katharinesomervillewhitmor6343 that's awesome. Born in Baltimore, I love Old Bay, Steamed Crabs, McCormick spices, Orioles, Ravens, and just nuts about those Caramel Creams. Sometimes I eat the center first 🤣
I am from Ohio and I love George Caramel creme candy. I didn't know this company had been around for 123 years.
Interesting and informative video thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for watching!
Took me a second to remember, but Yes! I definitely remember Goetze's caramel cremes.
My favorite candy since childhood. As a matter of fact, I just finished eating them. 😊❤
We eat them a lot still too!
What a great Niche they have created! Good product!
Watching this now eating this now. I love this candy
I just love 💕 history ❤period and about Baltimore ❤❤
Very sweet video thank you.
the Coca-Cola plant right there by Orangeville used to give out free sodas right at the sidewalk couple machines
Cool!
Yep I’m smiling
Goetze's caramel creams have always been one of my favorite candies, but I didn't know that they were made in Baltimore until recently! When I was younger, I worked in a candy & gourmet food store in southern Indiana, and I would often enjoy those wonderful treats while working my shifts.
We went on a tour of the factory when I was in Cub Scouts and they gave each of us a whole bag!
@@vipermad358 Lucky you! Were they all the original caramel creams? or was it an assortment of flavors?
Grew up in Pittsburgh and Southern California and always pronounced them "GOATS" 🤣😅 GETS from now on!
Went here on a field trip as a kid. Got curious and wanted to take my kids. Unfortunately, they no longer offer tours.
I remember Goetz's as they were advertised on the Captain Chesapeake show when I was a kid. Hard on the teeth, but very tasty!
Do you have a video on the Mary Sue factory?
No but we will add it to our list!
More Baltimore food history!
Eating some Goetze's caramel creams now while I watch this video. Addictive though, so be careful!
We always called them “caramel creams”, not merely “caramels”.
Seems to be pretty much the consensus
Thanks for another "I never knew that" moment! FWIW, en Español chicle is pronounced CHEE-clay.
the Spector family owned the Mary Sue candy company YUM easter eggs
I am originally from Cincinnati and we always called them Bullseye's growing up.. You always pushed the cream filling out of the middle and Ate it 1st. I still love them, but I have not seen them here in AZ
I'm originally from southern Indiana, and we called them bullseyes, too! (BTW, I love the Cincinnati-style chili, and I miss The Midwest's White Castle restaurants where I now live in SW Louisiana.)
@@michaelbrand8279 lol. We have ONE white castle here, out in Scottsdale.... and it *tries* to be "upscale". Bwahahahah
@@cloverleaf4829 Wow! I didn't know that White Castle Restaurants went as far west as AZ! (I thought that they were just in the Midwest.)
@@michaelbrand8279 Pretty sure that for the most part they are. I do know of one in Manhattan as well. I'm not sure how 1 ended up out here but I don't think they're a whole lot around
@@cloverleaf4829 We have Krystal Burgers down here in the south, but they're not as good as White Castles. (Fortunately, I can find frozen White Castles at most grocery stores.)
There were always tours given
Do you know you can buy bulk Goetze's candies direct from the factory?
I always called them cow tongue, why? 🤷🏾♀️😂😂😂
Very cool. However my only question is the only thing I could find about Decker inventing the taxi meter was from an article in the sun paper from ages ago where they interviewed his son. Could it have been a tall tale he told his son? When you search the Internet all sources say that the taxi cab meter was invented by Wilhelm Bruhn in Germany in 1891. And nothing comes up for Decker at all except that sun paper article.
Black invented the power drill & cordless power drill
B&D has quite a few patents, I believe it was decker who did the adevertising
@@PorkSoda101 decker did i believe they did patient the idea but i believe they modified an existing patient and didn't come up with the idea on there own
@@yakamarezlife I never really spoke about them or payed any attention till after I lived in Pittsburgh a while & I kept hearing about Westinghouse
Love these histories, but Calgen was from Louisville, not Lexington.
Is there any candy in the world that's noisier to open??
I can never pronounce "Goetze's" correctly . .
Gyat candy