#66 Honey Crystal Sunflower Candies made at Lofty Pursuits Episode

[@xaviorstone8449]

I just want to tell you the reason people love your show is because it’s Informational and you also have a soothing voice so when people say you are there stress reliefer it’s because your voice helps I know because I have a lot of stress and watching and learning things I didn’t know help me relax and your voice also helps

[@Trixdee]

I think honey was a fitting flavor for this beautiful candy! Love seeing old fashioned candy making

[@Bro-bv4rw]

wr3stlegirl I agree

[@GotLostProductions]

If I were making honey candy for a wedding, I'd put a moon shape inside, haha.

[@allelysouth3501]

I. Always. End. Up. Watching. These. Videos. And. I. Love. it. So. Much.

[@elitelogen8727]

Stop snorting those periods

[@JamArsKicker]

Watching this is therapeutic to me

[@stickymolasses8358]

JamArsKicker try them after drinking 😂 But ya equally good sober!

[@antoniaparish150]

Y’all should make crystal candy canes that have an image in the center, so when you bite it, there’s an image

[@PinkisaBlackmag]

That sounds like a great idea

[@ophiliafox4268]

Oh wow how cute! I love that idea lol

[@frappe8855]

picture of nicholas cage

[@leanmeangreenbeanmachine3347]

Antonia Parish only cereal killers bite candy canes.

[@Marshmallow_Trees]

Oooooo! Beautiful!

[@jshicke]

I had been a loyal watcher of your video's and then..... I lost track of your video's! So now I am subscribing so I do not lose you again!

[@TalonStormCrow]

I love the fact they took the time to look at it and appreciate the beauty and effort put into it before eating it!!!

[@LokiScarletWasHere]

The looks on their faces. PRICELESS.

[@KALAPANAPOCHIHANALEI]

I appreciate that the "quality control" actually took the time to admire the hard work and art he put forth.

[@EKeathley]

Our family's favorite in winter 3 years running! Please never stop making these.

[@armenian_nightmare33]

Greg is the greatest! Love his voice, & his wealth of knowledge, & attention to small details that I have never seen in candy making! You sir are a true artist, Pioneer, & a Gentleman! Can't wait to come down to Tallahasse to meet you, & spend the day @ Lofty Pursuits! I'm not too far, only 19 hours away in Springfield, Mass! Thank you Greg!

[@doralevitt2879]

I love the way you give a history lesson on every video! 😄💜

[@Leelz247]

Oh my God, your soda shop hat is the best.

[@mayraaguilar9027]

The sunflower in the corner was very helpful to see what he was working on

[@annalopez-overmyer9987]

At 6:07 it looked like he had a giant cob of corn beside him, I loved it!

[@veryloudcat8839]

_Candy on the cob_

[@darkether]

Speaking of art, it would look really neat to have a piece (or a few pieces) of each type of candy laid as a kind of mosaic in a frame, then encased in a clear Lucite or something of the sort.

[@LoftyPursuits]

+darkether I'm not sure they would last

[@voidlight6006]

@@LoftyPursuits vacuum seal it haha

[@SylviaRustyFae]

@@LoftyPursuits So, this is where resin cud actually come in handy. Even just paintin a thin layer of ultraviolet (sun) activated resin wud be enuf to keep it fresh for much longer and then can cast a bunch of them at a time together that way too instd of makin an individual mold for each piece

[@steampilot2255]

Amazing how much knowledge you can get on this channel just by watching the Chef making candy.

[@theprussian4616]

I ordered some of your candy, and this is the first one I am trying, it is delicious, I reverted to my five year old self when I opened the candy.

[@LoftyPursuits]

You should not revert to your 5 year old self. I've always tried to be the best of my 5 year old self. I never judged anyone, I always worked at having fun. I did not worry about things. I did not want to go to sleep because I was afraid I'd miss something and I want to wake everyone up in the morning to do more cool stuff. I try to go from adolescence to senility, I just want to bypass maturity.

[@lemonyapples]

Little drawing on the top right is nice touch :)

[@rafindeed]

I have an immense respect for those who do their work with care and love. Great content, hope you find a lot of success on your way.

[@DizzyZebra73]

Greg’s voice give me life

[@sockbuddy9331]

It got all sexy at the candy rolling part, I'm concerned where it came from XD

[@unskxjsixy]

Whenever you make candy in this style it always makes me smiles as it reminds me of little glass beads with glass flower patters inside my parents would by for me when I was little.

[@LOOMIS1638]

Never ceases to amaze!

[@adamhansbrough1714]

I like that the background music is the jazz standard "Little Sunflower" by Freddy Hubbard :)

[@faith2876]

I will never get sick of you talking about candy, also I totally love sunflowers they're just so bright!

[@slashbat2375]

I lived on a farm when I was younger (I'm from South Africa) and we had this massive gorgeous sunflower that grew taller than the back house

[@izzyfloof1083]

We plant sunflowers every year and our neighborhood always ends up having sunflowers everywhere. It's really pretty

[@magnusmont5596]

I appreciate the song in the background (I’m a fan of Coltrane)

[@amaw88]

My son and I got our black current candies. We really love it!

[@ArcadeLeague]

I love the crystal series of candies. They look so elegant.

[@Dovietail]

Please never drop this candy! It is the best! The honey flavor is so delicate, and it's just beautiful to look at.

[@TheChumbler]

Dovey Dossett succ

[@jenniferhartshorne4889]

I was in Lofty Pursuits today and foolishly didn't believe you had 462k+ subscribers. I subscribed on the spot so the kids could watch the ticker change and now I CANNOT STOP WATCHING!! Thanks for being one of our favorite places to celebrate and big thanks for treating the kids in their report cards!!

[@LoftyPursuits]

Thank you. Mind you I have a hard time believing the number subscribers I have as well. The ticker in the store is supposed to be a cool way to keep track of the number of subscribers and a fun way to convince people to subscribe. Jennifer it worked :-) The best part is reading in these comments about all these people wanting to come to my shop and you can just drop in anytime you want. Go ahead make them jealous.

[@OcciferSarah]

We came from Panama City today and bought some of these. They are wonderful. We also enjoyed meeting you and your employees very much. That's a great thing you got going on there. Thank you for what you do.

[@catherina2611]

Sunflowers are not the only flower with 'flower' in it's name. As it happens, I was gardening today and noticed my cornflowers have just started flowering.

[@silkevanderweide2501]

I stumbled upon your videos during quarantine and I have to say I am in love with them! I really appreciate the duality of food and education :)

[@TheMightyPika]

Fun to watch AND a botany lesson!

[@Cupofdoodle]

I really hope this business is around when I get married, I wanna order from them oneday

[@probablynotyourmom6456]

You guys aren't candy makers Your artists and we appreciate you

[@kitkatgaming4424]

These are so nice and "warming" for the colder weather that's now here. Brings back memories of summer 😊😊

[@christophershall84]

My wife and I have just started watching your channel. We have to say how impressed, we are with the art work in the candy. Simply amazing work!!! Loved the lighthouse, the sun flowers just look amazing. Cant wait to see more...

[@cherry2261]

Glad they didn't just make it for a little while. These are delicious.

[@MegaPookie74]

Your voice is so relaxing, and watching the process is too. I'm getting sleepy...zzzzzzz

[@OneSneakySloth]

It looks like that roller reduces the amount of unicorn droppings too! The flowers look great, I love them :)

[@Gemishell25]

I could listen to him talk about candy all day.

[@themanwithatiburon]

This channel needs a million subs, or even more, I can see your very happy making candy and I would too, very exciting job making all the different types

[@theevbomb]

The long stemmed sunflower we are familiar with was actually created by Russian bioengineers to get more oil per sunflower this is due to it being the main cooking oil at the time

[@miyukikomartines590]

Not only awesome candy but also a great sunflower video!

[@princesspeach6747]

Sunflowers are my birth flowers and my favorite flower, my kitchen is all done in sunflowers. Your very awesome and I learned a lot from you today. I love you

[@thegroupcallsystem7067]

Your videos make me really happy. They're very relaxing, and i get excited everytime you upload a video!

[@MadameTeqi]

Guys, if you can get 'em, do so. Mine just arrived and they were so delicious I flippin teared up! Thanks for all ya do, Lofty Pursuits crew!

[@Xantor2k9]

I just placed my first order for candy from LP. My whole family is so excited!

[@toughteddybear5777]

Nice to see these videos again

[@Chaptertime22]

I recently received my sunflower candies and loved them SO MUCH that I just ordered 2 more bags! This was the most delicious one yet! Keep up the great work Greg.

[@randywatson8347]

I haven't ate candy for years, but I like to watch how it's made.

[@flavxer7345]

The crystal candies are fascinating. Thanks for this series.

[@izzynahorodny7313]

I'm planning to buy a bunch of your candies for my boyfriend in California soon! I love watching these and learning!

[@lunamorgenstern9332]

took a while for my strawberry and sunflower image candy to arrive and I completely forgot about em, but once I saw them in the mail I was so happy! The honey sunflower candy has the most delicate flavor I’ve ever tasted. I called it a bee kiss (-: +there’s two ways to enjoy these candies: watching these videos, and eating em!

[@LoftyPursuits]

Thank you.

[@YasMean]

The sunflowers turned out beautiful!

[@smiley800]

I am always amazed at how these turn out.

[@nailsnailsgoodinbed]

I LOVE the crystal flower candies! 🌻🌹 💕

[@VonhGaming]

Great choice of music! Pretty sure I recognize it too, or at least it sounds familiar! I believe Little Sunflower? Fits pretty well with the theme too! Regardless, great video!

[@wendymurphy6696]

that's such a cool design !!! my son and daughter in law had sunflowers in their wedding back in sept.!!!!

[@brianhunt6943]

Wow! This one turned out extremely well!

[@EnAimBoy]

Awesome candy as always, sunflowers always creeped me out (something about the texture of the seeds in the way they're always looking in the same direction) but other than that awesome job :)

[@carter8204]

That's an actual phobia fam

[@xvenacavax]

Maybe you have slight trypophobia? It’s like discomfort when seeing small holes nestled together

[@golddragonette7795]

The sunflowers look gorgeous :)

[@philippthiele4478]

Greg, how many audiobook companies asked for your soothing voice already? It's one of the best parts about these videos

[@LoftyPursuits]

None. :(

[@IsabelaDiasF]

Thank you for the new video. The videos you make make me feel so calm and good.

[@karunaskipper4964]

I like how you added the diagram of the flower! It really helped follow along :)

[@gobit7852]

hmmm it looks so good! Makes my mouth water. Love the videos!

[@mychemicalryanross4395]

I love how your videos are educational as well as relaxing

[@TheJonathanc82]

So happy I got in on the Kickstarter! Another awesome video! I hope someday to get down to Florida to see you in person!

[@VelenZaiga]

I am glad you guys are back. I love you candy making videos a lot. : )

[@Oz.DeLorean]

Great to see you folk back and candy- making again! Was slightly worried by the extended, post-hurricane silence. On a separate note I have to say that your sunflower factoids around the nine and a half minute mark were extremely reminiscent in narration style to a Vihart video. Love it! :)

[@biancabrooks280]

So glad you are back!!

[@goose666]

dandelions are like this too! theyre a bunch of little flowers in one

[@supersoap4]

Neato! I didn't even realize sunflower is the only flower with the word flower in it!

[@ihearcalling]

(it isn't, really )

[@SKRB]

I love the song in the background. Perfect name as well!

[@LoftyPursuits]

+Brendog Skerbdog I think you are the first person to pick up the title of the song. There is always some sort of Easter egg hidden in each video .. well many of them. This is the one for this one.

[@charwyrm8702]

In the UK, we call this type of pulled hard candy "rock", and it often comes cut into pieces like it is here, however, the best stuff is the stick variety, which is usually about a foot long and as thick as a quarter. It's wrapped in a colourful hard candy shell (which indicates the flavour), and has a porous pulled hard taffy centre which is usually uncoloured and lightly flavoured, sometimes with writing or a design in a different color rolled into it. If it doesn't exist in america, it might be cool to give making some a shot - It's a really popular seaside treat over here!

[@xenapaprika4555]

Just received these in the mail! This is the best thing I’ve ever tasted!

[@sammijean77]

We ordered the hurricane candy and I have to say it is the best cut candy I've ever had...to be honest its the best hard candy I've ever had. Just ordered some more delicious flavors including this one.

[@916111894130975208]

Could all of those tiny shards of candy and colored dust that come off of the hard candy when the rods are hand cut on the anvil be gathered up after the process and also be sold but instead of "unicorn droppings" add candy sprinkles or edible "glitter" for cakes and cupcakes?

[@agustasister5624]

OH I AM SO GLAD I FOUND YOU ALL AGAIN

[@ok-ec6us]

your candy is definetly on my christmas wish list!

[@frostybuns1046]

cant wait to come over this christmass and new years we will be in florida hope to stop by your shop!

[@maxb.7297]

Sunflowers are my favorite!

[@alreadyrandom9719]

Your voice is sp soothing, and watching you make beautiful treats is so satisfying! 💖

[@jmkupihea7630]

FINALLY!!! I thought you had stopped posting new videos!

[@rachelbye8059]

What a gentle soul.

[@li9579]

Your voice gives me chills...

[@denisesmith7016]

I always wondered what the end of the candy looked like when your done pulling it and what you do with it. Its awesome how it ended up on this video👍🌻🍭🍬

[@LunchThyme]

The confidence to lean against the table while pouring almost enough boiling sugar to spill out into your lap always impresses me. I get that you've done it a thousand times and know exactly what level the sugar's gonna come to, but still, my but clenches.

[@impagain]

I'm so happy to see more videos from you. I really needed one of your videos today. Thanks for being amazing!

[@AsterInDis]

Yes and no regarding the sunflower direction - From wikipedia: In case of sunflower, a common misconception is that sunflower heads track the Sun across the sky. The uniform alignment of the flowers does result from heliotropism in an earlier development stage, the bud stage, before the appearance of flower heads. The buds are heliotropic until the end of the bud stage, and finally face east. The flower of the sunflower preserves the final orientation of the bud, thus keeping the mature flower facing east.

[@btkeller93]

I love the long ones. Thank you!

[@OofusTwillip]

Sunflower isn't the only flower with "flower" in its name. There are several: elderflower, cornflower, gillyflower...

[@20subscriberswithoutavid22]

Okay, Who cares/asked? (Not trying to be rude,sorry if this does)

[@imakefoodhappen]

Helianthus. Helio=sun. Anthos=flower. He's talking about the actual names of the flowers not the words the public uses.

[@CrumbPaV]

Bob Ross of candy making.

[@LoftyPursuits]

I'd rather like to think of myself as Candy Warhol

[@janaleighbaxter4833]

I have missed your videos.....glad to see more. =)

[@jahmamasita8494]

I love Greg & Lofty pursuit gang. Keep the videos coming pls.

[@DJCool420]

That’s a very cute flower in the candy

[@GwynnthiereGaming]

I just found your channel today and I love the lessons you include with each video of making candy