Praying you & your family is well Craig. Met all of you back in 2016 or 17 at the house. We’re from WESTERN Canada. My sister, She wanted to visit a close friend in Ottawa & I tagged along. … under 1 condition we go see Hercules Candy lol. Candy & ideas are simply so on point. Watching you & your family over the years expand the business has been a joy. I hope one day to return to your beautiful home town Syracuse & have another Hercules Candy experience… your TH-cam channel believe it or not is better content than anything put on television today… So many reality shows that PRETEND the content is real for entertainment not realizing many people just want to relate to real people & see their struggles & successes.. getting a small view of a family with zero bad language, yet comical, serous content is GOLDEN!!! It’s something that is missing from many lives.. Stay golden ❤️❤️❤️
Oh wow, that's the perfect family business. It's so heart warming to see the genuine warmth between all the family. Also the love and respect of their parents and their enthusiasm of the artisan process by the younger members is truly admirable. This is exactly why we should support independent small business. Watching and enjoying this from England, UK.
My Granny would make her own vanilla, she would put the vanilla beans in a jar with some of her moonshine, close it up and let it sit for a couple months. Best vanilla there ever was.
I love watching how your candy is made. It shows just how much time is involved. I ordered a pound of your candy, and it was absolutely delicious!!! You can tell the love that goes into every bite. Thanks for sharing. The bunny at the end was hilarious!!!
Invertase is used for the inversion of sucrose into fructose .. It changes the composition of the sugars over time. ( that's why they get creamier as they age because the enzymes are converting all of the sugars in the creams) Fructose is preferred over sucrose especially in the preparation of jams and candies, because it is sweeter and does not crystalize as easily. .... henceforth smooth, soft creams !
So why not replace the sucrose by fructose from the beginning, so that it's creamier in the beginning and stay like that Instead of using enzymes to convert sucrose in fructose and glucose
Not really. Invertase is an enzyme that breakdown the sucrose molecule into fructose and glucose (sucrose is made with those two linked together), then, making into inverted sugar. That's why the texture is creamier/silky and doesn't recrystallize over time.
Cooper makes it look like he's been making candy for 20 years! Great job and very entertaining. Personally I put all my cremes in the refrigerator. To me the freezer makes them a bit hard to chew.
Making creams is so satisfying to watch. I like to drop a very cherry cream into my hot cocoa. So yummy. Thanks for another fun vidya, Craig and the whole Hercules crew:)
It’s so great that you have this family business that you all help out at …. What a great legacy you’ve built …bravo!!! Keep up the good work ….and videos!!!
Wonderful video guys. I hope the business is doing well Craig and I hope you own renovations are going well. I have a dream to one day get some of your candies. Makes it hard living down here in Oz. Take care all 🦘🐨🕊
Love the videos and candy cant wait for my order I had to redo it cause I messed up but I admit I geeked out when I got a call about it yesterday 😅worth it I got to actually talk to Terry and I ain't talking about my aunt 😂
I love the teasing between the family, there was 7 in my family and we owned an IGA grocery store. It makes it fun and the day go by faster. Love watching your show
Put my very first order in today! Been watching videos for years now and broke down and ordered chocolate for Easter for Grandkids and family! This will be our sweet treats! Looking forward to my first taste 👅
great video Craig, the chocolate cream crosses look really nice and beautifully packaged as always. Check out that cheeky easter bunny sneaking into the store hahhaaa hopping in and out hah 🐰🍫
Have you thought of using tweezers or a small set of pliers (Jewellers pliers) to pick up and place the flowers...It might be a bit easier than using your fingers....
OMG. Cooper is like Steve doing it. He has a connection to Hercules candy from past generations. look into that. maybe a reincarnation. love you all. Cooper is an old soul. ya, Muscle Memory.
Watching Steve take the crosses out of the trays it came to me that maybe have a cake makers spray gun for food colouring that just blows air might make things quicker and might get more corn starch of the crosses etc.
I'm glad to hear the chocolates keep for a while. I placed an order two years ago just before the borders closed and it is still sitting in a warehouse across the line in the US. Hopefully I'll get to pick it up soon, I'm curious what kind of condition it will be in!
Hi Craig, I thought that was you. When you called Steve Dad I knew it was you. When the snow crunches like that I stay in the house. I dislike the snow so much!.
I got on to this channel to watch the magic of candy making, but what impressed me the most was the relaxed working environment. It's like a well oiled machine lubricated by laughing and joking. 👍
Not saying this bc its boring, i love these videos and theyre hilarious at times but theyre for some reason so relaxing and soothing it helps me sleep. i love hercules thank you so much!
I think i would love to feel hear the satisfying noises of the scraping i love that stuff Thankyou very MUCH for your video's great job guys very interesting
I realized how slow I was when I watched his dad say: And it won’t cross contaminate 5 TIMESSSSSSSSSSS laughing at him making a weird remark. Eventually I realized it was a joke about the cross candies 🤦🏽♀️ Good one dad lol
I’m with Cooper’s GF, the starch room noises wig me out, it’s up there with the feel of cotton wool... just thinking about cornstarch & cotton wool is like nails on a chalkboard x 1 squillion.
Should have the flowers the paper before coating the crosses ..I know they are delicate but if they take a few off at a time have them ready would go a bit faster
"Invertase is an enzyme that breaks down sucrose into fructose and glucose. The process takes about 7 - 10 days to hydrolyze the solid sugar to a liquid."
I think they prefer to do the weight measurements first, then move the kettle and add the volumetric measurement (of water) because then they have less weight to carry to the stove.
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Praying you & your family is well Craig.
Met all of you back in 2016 or 17 at the house.
We’re from WESTERN Canada. My sister, She wanted to visit a close friend in Ottawa & I tagged along. … under 1 condition we go see Hercules Candy lol.
Candy & ideas are simply so on point.
Watching you & your family over the years expand the business has been a joy.
I hope one day to return to your beautiful home town Syracuse & have another Hercules Candy experience… your TH-cam channel believe it or not is better content than anything put on television today…
So many reality shows that PRETEND the content is real for entertainment not realizing many people just want to relate to real people & see their struggles & successes.. getting a small view of a family with zero bad language, yet comical, serous content is GOLDEN!!! It’s something that is missing from many lives..
Stay golden ❤️❤️❤️
Craig's back. His laugh is very distinctive.
"That's a lot of sugar" 😂 Be on the lookout for a big pink bunny with a post-it note! 🐰
Love the edit 🔥
Hahaha thanks Linda!
LOVE that Laugh too LOVE this Family ❤❤❤
Oh wow, that's the perfect family business. It's so heart warming to see the genuine warmth between all the family. Also the love and respect of their parents and their enthusiasm of the artisan process by the younger members is truly admirable. This is exactly why we should support independent small business. Watching and enjoying this from England, UK.
My Granny would make her own vanilla, she would put the vanilla beans in a jar with some of her moonshine, close it up and let it sit for a couple months. Best vanilla there ever was.
You can use any alcohol like vodja, Bourbon, jentucky whiskey.
@@doraima29 Yes but my granny really liked her own home made moonshine or PGA when she got to where she couldn't make it anymore.
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What is pga?
@@doraima29 Pure Grain Alcohol
I love watching how your candy is made. It shows just how much time is involved. I ordered a pound of your candy, and it was absolutely delicious!!! You can tell the love that goes into every bite. Thanks for sharing. The bunny at the end was hilarious!!!
Invertase is used for the inversion of sucrose into fructose .. It changes the composition of the sugars over time. ( that's why they get creamier as they age because the enzymes are converting all of the sugars in the creams) Fructose is preferred over sucrose especially in the preparation of jams and candies, because it is sweeter and does not crystalize as easily. .... henceforth smooth, soft creams !
So why not replace the sucrose by fructose from the beginning, so that it's creamier in the beginning and stay like that
Instead of using enzymes to convert sucrose in fructose and glucose
Not really. Invertase is an enzyme that breakdown the sucrose molecule into fructose and glucose (sucrose is made with those two linked together), then, making into inverted sugar. That's why the texture is creamier/silky and doesn't recrystallize over time.
Nobody fuckin asked
Lmao the flashback of Steve's " I had a dream" stealing Terry's thunder 🤣 🤣 oooh memories.
I’ve missed Craig in the videos and on his own channel too! I love the new camera guy too. Cooper is a great candy maker!
Cooper makes it look like he's been making candy for 20 years! Great job and very entertaining. Personally I put all my cremes in the refrigerator. To me the freezer makes them a bit hard to chew.
Oh yes he does
I take it you've done both? Haha
Making creams is so satisfying to watch. I like to drop a very cherry cream into my hot cocoa. So yummy. Thanks for another fun vidya, Craig and the whole Hercules crew:)
That sounds so good!
Put them in the freezer? That never “crossed” my mind… 😂 Craig, love your banter… “shoo shoo, git git” lol
happy Easter, guys!
Well this is definitely a good sign spring is here. It's so cold in Minnesota right now you wouldn't know it's spring 🌬️🌬️✌️✌️👍👍🍫🍫🍬🍬🍭🍭
Hey Craig it’s so nice to hear your voice. ❤️the videos with you and your parents. 😊😊👍🏻👍🏻
Another absolutely marvellous vid. Thank you x
It’s so great that you have this family business that you all help out at …. What a great legacy you’ve built …bravo!!! Keep up the good work ….and videos!!!
Wonderful video guys.
I hope the business is doing well Craig and I hope you own renovations are going well. I have a dream to one day get some of your candies. Makes it hard living down here in Oz.
Take care all 🦘🐨🕊
Watching the process of making candy never gets old to me. I enjoy it every time. 😄
The videos are so much better when Craigifer is behind the lens. The banter and flow is the best. ❤️
Love the videos and candy cant wait for my order I had to redo it cause I messed up but I admit I geeked out when I got a call about it yesterday 😅worth it I got to actually talk to Terry and I ain't talking about my aunt 😂
No gold star for you.
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Nice to have Craig behind the camera 😊
I love the teasing between the family, there was 7 in my family and we owned an IGA grocery store. It makes it fun and the day go by faster. Love watching your show
The bit at the end was priceless 👌
OMG 😂🤣 You guys are merciless picking on Steve that way 👨🍳😊😂great video as usual 💕🙏‼️🥂⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Put my very first order in today! Been watching videos for years now and broke down and ordered chocolate for Easter for Grandkids and family! This will be our sweet treats! Looking forward to my first taste 👅
Craig, I've missed you!!! 😩... Good job guys! Great vidya
great video Craig, the chocolate cream crosses look really nice and beautifully packaged as always. Check out that cheeky easter bunny sneaking into the store hahhaaa hopping in and out hah 🐰🍫
That ending is great
No animals allowed in the shop, there’s already a zoo full of candy makers at Hercules Candy!🤣lol
You guys are so much fun to watch. So So much fun.
So excited my order arrives tomorrow!!!
Have you thought of using tweezers or a small set of pliers (Jewellers pliers) to pick up and place the flowers...It might be a bit easier than using your fingers....
I can never tell if it’s Craig until I hear his laugh or him call terry/Steve mom/dad
I can never tell if it's Craig behind the camera until I hear him laugh
Nice to hear Craig’s voice. ♥️
The Easter aprons are so cute! Glad to see the Easter Bunny making an appearance at the end of the video :)
That ending was something else, I love it
OMG. Cooper is like Steve doing it. He has a connection to Hercules candy from past generations. look into that. maybe a reincarnation. love you all. Cooper is an old soul. ya, Muscle Memory.
Watching Steve take the crosses out of the trays it came to me that maybe have a cake makers spray gun for food colouring that just blows air might make things quicker and might get more corn starch of the crosses etc.
Cornstarch is such a superfine powder that it could potentially backfire
Yeah i think the fine powder being blown around would cause problems in the enclosed space.
Gotta say Craig, your energy and humor are a big part of what makes your videos "sticky" for me, just sayin' :)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I get it!
Because candy is sticky lmfao!
love watching you guys. and Steve you can't shoo away a bunny , its gonna put you on the easter naughty list lol
The packaging part looks fun ngl😍
I'm glad to hear the chocolates keep for a while. I placed an order two years ago just before the borders closed and it is still sitting in a warehouse across the line in the US. Hopefully I'll get to pick it up soon, I'm curious what kind of condition it will be in!
Dang that sucks! Hopefully things get back to normal soon 🙏
Oh no, that sucks! I hope it makes it to you and that it is all still edible….what a bummer!
Hi Craig, I thought that was you. When you called Steve Dad I knew it was you. When the snow crunches like that I stay in the house. I dislike the snow so much!.
Love these videos so soothing
Yes! Gotta love the Steve dad joke!
I got on to this channel to watch the magic of candy making, but what impressed me the most was the relaxed working environment. It's like a well oiled machine lubricated by laughing and joking. 👍
Yay!!!!! It’s CRAIG!!!! Love Scott but missed you being behind the camera. 😁 Hercules Candies is the best!
Not saying this bc its boring, i love these videos and theyre hilarious at times but theyre for some reason so relaxing and soothing it helps me sleep. i love hercules thank you so much!
The videos have helped lots to relax and sleep, especially the slow motion ASMR candy pouring on to the table.
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Tee Hee Hee! Loved the bunny hopping....
With everything they show us, I just miss max so much more. He had his hand in everything. Rip max...
Max didn't die, he just got another job.
I know he didn't die I didn't mean it literally
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I just think it's a bit silly, somebody who worked somewhere now works somewhere else. It has been 7 months.
All your videos give me a smile.
How about a Booze Box??? Creams with booze flavors.
I think i would love to feel hear the satisfying noises of the scraping i love that stuff Thankyou very MUCH for your video's great job guys very interesting
The ending was pretty funny🤣
Your candies are amazing 👏
“Its like watching paint dry” its been years since ive heard anyone say that
It would be like the old Heinz ketchup adverts, when they use to be in the glass bottles. 🤣
I realized how slow I was when I watched his dad say: And it won’t cross contaminate 5 TIMESSSSSSSSSSS laughing at him making a weird remark. Eventually I realized it was a joke about the cross candies 🤦🏽♀️ Good one dad lol
I'm amazed by how clean that place is
Hercules & Crew - it’s always a special treat on Fridays when I get to see all of you “taking care of business” !! 😎
Always so relaxing to watch your videos
Oh yes - entertaining too
Funny 😂
Lol I better get my order in soon
This place is right in my neighborhood! Who knew 🥰. Gotta stop before or after my wegmans trip
The Invertase makes them creamy over time because it is an Enzyme that breaks down and liquifies the sugar.
I Love how at 23:48 he's kind of making a motion like crossing oneself to fill the molds! :D
Looks so good. I make candy sometimes it's fun but hard I don't know how you guys do it and keep up with it
I’m with Cooper’s GF, the starch room noises wig me out, it’s up there with the feel of cotton wool... just thinking about cornstarch & cotton wool is like nails on a chalkboard x 1 squillion.
Thank you! Someone finally agrees with me! 😂 it gives me the heebie jeebies!
Invertase is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis (breakdown) of sucrose (table sugar) into fructose and glucose.
Turn them sideways and you can get more on a sheet (waste less paper) and fit
More on a tray. Work smarter, not
Harder!
Best dad response. Why do creams get creamier? It just does.
The pink bunny is great.
You could make a boxed ice cream flavors with instructions to freeze.
they should make a tshirt with just "mmmm good" XD would be perfect
The obvious fact that non of the taste testers say anything right away. They are too busy enjoying the candy then to comment on the candy.
"It won't cross contaminate" ✝ Nice one Dad! Putting them in the freezer ..... Good Idea! (LOve your Endings)
WWJD if he "came again" and seen chocolate covered crosses? His inner conflict when it tastes amazing could be a new chapter of the bible.🤭
Should have the flowers the paper before coating the crosses ..I know they are delicate but if they take a few off at a time have them ready would go a bit faster
I love your videos candy
Invertase is an enzyme that takes sucrose and breaks it into glucose and fructose which basically will end up liquefying the sugar over time!
Got my first assorted chocolates this week. The raspberry creams are heaven!
Six months! I’d say I was lucky if Hercules candy lasted a week
Do the creams get creamier because of the moisture content reducing and making them denser?
"Invertase is an enzyme that breaks down sucrose into fructose and glucose. The process takes about 7 - 10 days to hydrolyze the solid sugar to a liquid."
People could eat vanilla ice cream with your chocolate drops, mixed in😋
Ellie is really cute!
Would you ever consider doing an ice cream counter in the front with a small showcase of different ice cream’s mixed with the chocolates?😋
I am missing your spice candies
Hercules always has great videos. I have yet to see one I don't like.
Why not spray some food grade silicone on your hands before handling the corn syrup?
Bunny heads!,,,,,,,,, argggggggg. Lolol
If you wax the handles ever so often it should make them last longer.
I keep my drops in the refrigerator they were great even lasted like a month. I like the turtle pops cold to
Crosses could you put them sideways in the enrober ?
Can you send them through the enrober sideways? Then you could send more through.
Would you consider covering those with crushed almonds for a couple of bags?😋
You gotta find a way to save that little bit at the bottom of the bucket
Interesting to see you pour syrup, sugar an water last, I pour water, sugar and syrup last. Any reason or just different habits?
I think they prefer to do the weight measurements first, then move the kettle and add the volumetric measurement (of water) because then they have less weight to carry to the stove.
You get a like just for the ending !
There are hand pumps for 5gal containers. ie grease/gear oil
Montana watching 😁