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

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  • čas přidán 18. 12. 2022
  • Lucas Candy has been open since 1896 in Haverstraw, New York. Together, owners Debbie Bertrand and Nick Loucas make candy canes, beer brittle, and a variety of chocolates.
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Komentáře • 194

  • @eater
    @eater  Před rokem +80

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

  • @colorless_man7325
    @colorless_man7325 Před rokem +400

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

    • @mrdude88
      @mrdude88 Před rokem +7

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

    • @el5495
      @el5495 Před rokem +1

      Very cute couple

    • @The_Rangers_Hip
      @The_Rangers_Hip Před rokem

      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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem

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

  • @chrisgreen6259
    @chrisgreen6259 Před rokem +106

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

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd26373 Před rokem +235

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

    • @anonymous6366
      @anonymous6366 Před rokem +2

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

    • @BigboiiTone
      @BigboiiTone Před rokem

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

  • @michaelmich00
    @michaelmich00 Před rokem +30

    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 Před rokem +70

    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!

  • @boomer3494
    @boomer3494 Před rokem +20

    They seem so wholesome

  • @JsgHair71
    @JsgHair71 Před rokem +29

    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 Před rokem

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

  • @yiandrea84
    @yiandrea84 Před rokem +3

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

  • @8826avatar
    @8826avatar Před rokem +14

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

  • @luer7929
    @luer7929 Před rokem +3

    I love Lucas Candies. Currently eating their delicious chocolate

  • @krishnasanyal7
    @krishnasanyal7 Před rokem +17

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

  • @vikz5786
    @vikz5786 Před rokem +11

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

  • @davidjones535
    @davidjones535 Před rokem +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 .

  • @CutandShoot5x5
    @CutandShoot5x5 Před rokem +6

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

  • @jerrygonzales4006
    @jerrygonzales4006 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +1

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

  • @Burps___
    @Burps___ Před rokem +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! 🍒

  • @vitasbutkoon
    @vitasbutkoon Před rokem +2

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

  • @Roginator007
    @Roginator007 Před rokem +4

    What a lovely couple and great team

  • @Lousasshol
    @Lousasshol Před rokem +6

    This is real life Santa and ms clause in the making

  • @iDelta77
    @iDelta77 Před rokem +14

    Keep on going guys! you are amazing!!

  • @jtorola
    @jtorola Před rokem +13

    Love these two they seem fun

  • @TheLouWho2
    @TheLouWho2 Před rokem +36

    Love this couple! The candy canes look so yummy 😋

    • @aidiken6797
      @aidiken6797 Před rokem +1

      riiight ? they’re goals !!

    • @Flash_1689
      @Flash_1689 Před rokem +5

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

    • @BigboiiTone
      @BigboiiTone Před rokem

      I hope they incorporate the candy canes into their sex

    • @recoveryguru
      @recoveryguru Před 9 měsíci

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

  • @philipp_c9238
    @philipp_c9238 Před rokem +10

    Amazing people, amazing product ♥️

  • @leeyaferguson9019
    @leeyaferguson9019 Před rokem +1

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

  • @AndySaenz
    @AndySaenz Před rokem +6

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

  • @oliviavillarreal2498
    @oliviavillarreal2498 Před rokem +5

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

  • @adrianaa.4226
    @adrianaa.4226 Před rokem

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

  • @lalala__
    @lalala__ Před rokem +3

    What a cute complementary couple.

  • @notanexpert2978
    @notanexpert2978 Před rokem +2

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

  • @01whel
    @01whel Před rokem +3

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

  • @firstname__lastname
    @firstname__lastname Před rokem +2

    They make it look so easy!

  • @latashajackson900
    @latashajackson900 Před rokem +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

  • @ultramet
    @ultramet Před rokem +9

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

    • @chocolatesouljah
      @chocolatesouljah Před rokem +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.

  • @drankfrebin
    @drankfrebin Před rokem

    I love that they do it all!!

  • @jornalistarenatarosa4205

    So beautiful artcraft!

  • @alexandrerighi6778
    @alexandrerighi6778 Před rokem +3

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

  • @mikewozawski1634
    @mikewozawski1634 Před rokem +3

    This is amazing

  • @setzstone
    @setzstone Před rokem +1

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

  • @pippippin1854
    @pippippin1854 Před rokem

    I like that they explain everything.

  • @honeybabie8484
    @honeybabie8484 Před rokem +4

    This is awesome

  • @BigCizzle120
    @BigCizzle120 Před rokem +11

    love it! great chemistry!

  • @johnnywebber2573
    @johnnywebber2573 Před rokem +1

    I wanna try the brittle! Looks yummy

  • @badassmalificent
    @badassmalificent Před rokem +1

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

  • @N412BE
    @N412BE Před rokem +1

    I’m impressed!

  • @CoreyC68
    @CoreyC68 Před rokem

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

  • @apartmentcookery
    @apartmentcookery Před rokem +2

    Thats some hard work!

  • @steveraglin7607
    @steveraglin7607 Před rokem +10

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

  • @UCH6H9FiXnPsuMhyIKDOlsZA

    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.

  • @barongaslight4615
    @barongaslight4615 Před rokem

    This is awesome!

  • @Cruz0881
    @Cruz0881 Před rokem

    these guys are awesome!

  • @FinancialShinanigan
    @FinancialShinanigan Před rokem +9

    I find the brittle hammer so endearing lol

    • @hoilst
      @hoilst Před rokem

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

    • @frostincubus4045
      @frostincubus4045 Před rokem +1

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

  • @davewinst1
    @davewinst1 Před rokem +1

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

  • @mikewozawski1634
    @mikewozawski1634 Před rokem +2

    They are a badass and very efficient team very cool

  • @folieadeux5463
    @folieadeux5463 Před rokem

    Amazing

  • @quit-.6993
    @quit-.6993 Před rokem +3

    love it

  • @fourleggedlys
    @fourleggedlys Před rokem

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

  • @michaelmole5435
    @michaelmole5435 Před rokem

    Awesome couple

  • @EokaBeamer69
    @EokaBeamer69 Před rokem

    what great synergy the two have

  • @oddno.1fantasy
    @oddno.1fantasy Před rokem

    Wish you all more success.....

  • @kuruptzZz
    @kuruptzZz Před rokem +2

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

  • @abhi4u20
    @abhi4u20 Před rokem

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

  • @foodNtravel87
    @foodNtravel87 Před rokem +1

    Great couples

  • @chrismunoz7859
    @chrismunoz7859 Před rokem

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

  • @RonPiggott
    @RonPiggott Před rokem

    I loved this video

  • @apartmentcookery
    @apartmentcookery Před rokem

    Merry Christmas from Apartment Cookery!

  • @mrboyban
    @mrboyban Před rokem

    This is what I call hard workers

  • @DanielSmith-yx6zm
    @DanielSmith-yx6zm Před rokem

    So cool

  • @latchminsingh8835
    @latchminsingh8835 Před rokem

    lovely.. sweet couple. lol

  • @infin1ty850
    @infin1ty850 Před rokem +5

    Do these guys ship? That peanut brittle looks incredible.

    • @petergray7576
      @petergray7576 Před rokem

      They have an online store on their website.

  • @BigboiiTone
    @BigboiiTone Před rokem

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

  • @ocscmike
    @ocscmike Před rokem +4

    Oh... the brittle hammer. 🤷‍♂ 🤣🤣🤣

  • @joanneganon7157
    @joanneganon7157 Před rokem +2

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

  • @j.p.jackman4848
    @j.p.jackman4848 Před rokem

    Nice

  • @leyetnin1
    @leyetnin1 Před rokem +1

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

  • @Mia-cc9bm
    @Mia-cc9bm Před rokem

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

  • @dorisbarkler8570
    @dorisbarkler8570 Před rokem

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

  • @PokeRetroFan
    @PokeRetroFan Před rokem +1

    I can taste this video

  • @brandt1234
    @brandt1234 Před rokem

    Polkagrisar! ♥️

  • @JoshuaC923
    @JoshuaC923 Před rokem

    Artisans!

  • @soj4169
    @soj4169 Před rokem +2

    typo in headline / country's

  • @nathanieljohnson2664
    @nathanieljohnson2664 Před rokem +1

    That is really really cool.

  • @shaunstegallify
    @shaunstegallify Před 4 měsíci

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

  • @reahsahpagel3354
    @reahsahpagel3354 Před rokem

    definitely gone order from here knowing about them nowww what

  • @milacaibal3976
    @milacaibal3976 Před rokem +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! 🥰🎉🎈✨️🎄💖💖💖

  • @SkipperJane
    @SkipperJane Před rokem

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

  • @hansel2001
    @hansel2001 Před rokem

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

  • @elizaengen4141
    @elizaengen4141 Před rokem

    Hercules in Syracuse NY is like you. Carry on.

  • @RehabProjectSRCB
    @RehabProjectSRCB Před rokem

    Looks like and reminds me of Hercules Candy before they bought the shop.

  • @adamjung5470
    @adamjung5470 Před rokem +1

    Had no idea Patton Oswalt made candy.

  • @adamlieving4739
    @adamlieving4739 Před rokem +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.

  • @shealeejaii
    @shealeejaii Před rokem

    Titanium dioxide not needed, yum 😋

  • @marleangreene6117
    @marleangreene6117 Před rokem +1

    Mr & mrs candy clause

  • @daanamelink7148
    @daanamelink7148 Před rokem

    I love artisans

  • @mrdude88
    @mrdude88 Před rokem +1

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

  • @DamionJustin
    @DamionJustin Před rokem

    😃

  • @Brownshabsfan
    @Brownshabsfan Před rokem +1

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

  • @oreally8605
    @oreally8605 Před rokem +2

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

  • @boltonky
    @boltonky Před rokem

    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