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

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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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  • @eater
    @eater Жыл бұрын

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

  • @colorless_man7325
    @colorless_man7325 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @mrdude88

    @mrdude88

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @el5495

    @el5495

    Жыл бұрын

    Very cute couple

  • @The_Rangers_Hip

    @The_Rangers_Hip

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @chrisgreen6259
    @chrisgreen6259 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd26373 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @anonymous6366

    @anonymous6366

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @BigboiiTone

    @BigboiiTone

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @JsgHair71
    @JsgHair71 Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @michaelmich00
    @michaelmich00 Жыл бұрын

    this is the most wholesome video ive seen ever from eater, they are living a childhood dream!! they got even a chocolate factory

  • @krishnasanyal7
    @krishnasanyal7 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @yiandrea84
    @yiandrea84 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @boomer3494
    @boomer3494 Жыл бұрын

    They seem so wholesome

  • @mm-qf5px
    @mm-qf5px Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @luer7929
    @luer7929 Жыл бұрын

    I love Lucas Candies. Currently eating their delicious chocolate

  • @Burps___
    @Burps___ Жыл бұрын

    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! 🍒

  • @jerrygonzales4006
    @jerrygonzales4006 Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @davidjones535
    @davidjones535 Жыл бұрын

    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 .

  • @Lousasshol
    @Lousasshol Жыл бұрын

    This is real life Santa and ms clause in the making

  • @8826avatar
    @8826avatar Жыл бұрын

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

  • @vitasbutkoon
    @vitasbutkoon Жыл бұрын

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

  • @CutandShoot5x5
    @CutandShoot5x5 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @latashajackson900
    @latashajackson900 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @leeyaferguson9019
    @leeyaferguson9019 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Roginator007
    @Roginator007 Жыл бұрын

    What a lovely couple and great team

  • @vikz5786
    @vikz5786 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @setzstone
    @setzstone Жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheLouWho2
    @TheLouWho2 Жыл бұрын

    Love this couple! The candy canes look so yummy 😋

  • @aidiken6797

    @aidiken6797

    Жыл бұрын

    riiight ? they’re goals !!

  • @Flash_1689

    @Flash_1689

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @BigboiiTone

    @BigboiiTone

    Жыл бұрын

    I hope they incorporate the candy canes into their sex

  • @recoveryguru

    @recoveryguru

    9 ай бұрын

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

  • @AndySaenz
    @AndySaenz Жыл бұрын

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

  • @oliviavillarreal2498
    @oliviavillarreal2498 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @lalala__
    @lalala__ Жыл бұрын

    What a cute complementary couple.

  • @steveraglin7607
    @steveraglin7607 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @01whel
    @01whel Жыл бұрын

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

  • @adrianaa.4226
    @adrianaa.4226 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @notanexpert2978
    @notanexpert2978 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @philipp_c9238
    @philipp_c9238 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing people, amazing product ♥️

  • @firstname__lastname
    @firstname__lastname Жыл бұрын

    They make it look so easy!

  • @iDelta77
    @iDelta77 Жыл бұрын

    Keep on going guys! you are amazing!!

  • @UCH6H9FiXnPsuMhyIKDOlsZA
    @UCH6H9FiXnPsuMhyIKDOlsZA Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @ultramet
    @ultramet Жыл бұрын

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

  • @chocolatesouljah

    @chocolatesouljah

    Жыл бұрын

    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 Жыл бұрын

    I love that they do it all!!

  • @FinancialShinanigan
    @FinancialShinanigan Жыл бұрын

    I find the brittle hammer so endearing lol

  • @hoilst

    @hoilst

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @frostincubus4045

    @frostincubus4045

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @jtorola
    @jtorola Жыл бұрын

    Love these two they seem fun

  • @jornalistarenatarosa4205
    @jornalistarenatarosa4205 Жыл бұрын

    So beautiful artcraft!

  • @pippippin1854
    @pippippin1854 Жыл бұрын

    I like that they explain everything.

  • @alexandrerighi6778
    @alexandrerighi6778 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @badassmalificent
    @badassmalificent Жыл бұрын

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

  • @mikewozawski1634
    @mikewozawski1634 Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing

  • @fourleggedlys
    @fourleggedlys Жыл бұрын

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

  • @davewinst1
    @davewinst1 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @apartmentcookery
    @apartmentcookery Жыл бұрын

    Thats some hard work!

  • @johnnywebber2573
    @johnnywebber2573 Жыл бұрын

    I wanna try the brittle! Looks yummy

  • @CoreyC68
    @CoreyC68 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @BigCizzle120
    @BigCizzle120 Жыл бұрын

    love it! great chemistry!

  • @N412BE
    @N412BE Жыл бұрын

    I’m impressed!

  • @honeybabie8484
    @honeybabie8484 Жыл бұрын

    This is awesome

  • @kuruptzZz
    @kuruptzZz Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Cruz0881
    @Cruz0881 Жыл бұрын

    these guys are awesome!

  • @barongaslight4615
    @barongaslight4615 Жыл бұрын

    This is awesome!

  • @mikewozawski1634
    @mikewozawski1634 Жыл бұрын

    They are a badass and very efficient team very cool

  • @BigboiiTone
    @BigboiiTone Жыл бұрын

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

  • @abhi4u20
    @abhi4u20 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @folieadeux5463
    @folieadeux5463 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @quit-.6993
    @quit-.6993 Жыл бұрын

    love it

  • @EokaBeamer69
    @EokaBeamer69 Жыл бұрын

    what great synergy the two have

  • @oddno.1fantasy
    @oddno.1fantasy Жыл бұрын

    Wish you all more success.....

  • @ocscmike
    @ocscmike Жыл бұрын

    Oh... the brittle hammer. 🤷‍♂ 🤣🤣🤣

  • @michaelmole5435
    @michaelmole5435 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome couple

  • @chrismunoz7859
    @chrismunoz7859 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @foodNtravel87
    @foodNtravel87 Жыл бұрын

    Great couples

  • @RonPiggott
    @RonPiggott Жыл бұрын

    I loved this video

  • @apartmentcookery
    @apartmentcookery Жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas from Apartment Cookery!

  • @mrboyban
    @mrboyban Жыл бұрын

    This is what I call hard workers

  • @joanneganon7157
    @joanneganon7157 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @infin1ty850
    @infin1ty850 Жыл бұрын

    Do these guys ship? That peanut brittle looks incredible.

  • @petergray7576

    @petergray7576

    Жыл бұрын

    They have an online store on their website.

  • @latchminsingh8835
    @latchminsingh8835 Жыл бұрын

    lovely.. sweet couple. lol

  • @DanielSmith-yx6zm
    @DanielSmith-yx6zm Жыл бұрын

    So cool

  • @Mia-cc9bm
    @Mia-cc9bm Жыл бұрын

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

  • @leyetnin1
    @leyetnin1 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @shaunstegallify
    @shaunstegallify4 ай бұрын

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

  • @j.p.jackman4848
    @j.p.jackman4848 Жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @soj4169
    @soj4169 Жыл бұрын

    typo in headline / country's

  • @dorisbarkler8570
    @dorisbarkler8570 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @adamlieving4739
    @adamlieving4739 Жыл бұрын

    “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.

  • @hansel2001
    @hansel2001 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @SkipperJane
    @SkipperJane Жыл бұрын

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

  • @JoshuaC923
    @JoshuaC923 Жыл бұрын

    Artisans!

  • @PokeRetroFan
    @PokeRetroFan Жыл бұрын

    I can taste this video

  • @milacaibal3976
    @milacaibal3976 Жыл бұрын

    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! 🥰🎉🎈✨️🎄💖💖💖

  • @reahsahpagel3354
    @reahsahpagel3354 Жыл бұрын

    definitely gone order from here knowing about them nowww what

  • @marleangreene6117
    @marleangreene6117 Жыл бұрын

    Mr & mrs candy clause

  • @brandt1234
    @brandt1234 Жыл бұрын

    Polkagrisar! ♥️

  • @elizaengen4141
    @elizaengen4141 Жыл бұрын

    Hercules in Syracuse NY is like you. Carry on.

  • @nathanieljohnson2664
    @nathanieljohnson2664 Жыл бұрын

    That is really really cool.

  • @RehabProjectSRCB
    @RehabProjectSRCB Жыл бұрын

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

  • @adamjung5470
    @adamjung5470 Жыл бұрын

    Had no idea Patton Oswalt made candy.

  • @shealeejaii
    @shealeejaii Жыл бұрын

    Titanium dioxide not needed, yum 😋

  • @daanamelink7148
    @daanamelink7148 Жыл бұрын

    I love artisans

  • @chiemekaogbonnah9761
    @chiemekaogbonnah9761 Жыл бұрын

    6:35

  • @mrdude88
    @mrdude88 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Brownshabsfan
    @Brownshabsfan Жыл бұрын

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

  • @oreally8605
    @oreally8605 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @boltonky
    @boltonky Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @pablopablo3834
    @pablopablo3834 Жыл бұрын

    Got to love Americans putting Corn Syrup in everything. Yeehaw gimme dem diabeetus

  • @vidamariaixchel4962

    @vidamariaixchel4962

    Жыл бұрын

    Name ONE good thing coming from America 😂

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