One small change RUINED an entire batch!

[@Lovebug93198]

I’ve been watching your videos for a week and been so obsessed I start applying for candy jobs. I’m blaming you guys😂

[@HerculesCandy]

Good for you, I hope you get one of them!

[@lauriemathews7974]

I love watching any and all candy you make, but my favorites to watch are peanut brittle and the barks. I miss Max also, but Ezra and Julia do a good job as candy makers.

[@lsbrgss]

My grandparents used to buy those vanilla creams during Christmas time. They used to put two in everyone's bag they made full of fruit nuts and candy. There were so many of us that he could only spare 2 per person! What wonderful memories... ❤😊🙏🏽

[@benjaminelliott4112]

Craig, the production quality of the videos and editing is going up. Specifically, the music during the time-lapses was good.

[@HerculesCandy]

Thank you so much I'm glad you appreciate it!

[@justinpenrod4917]

Long time viewer, first time buyer! Wow the candy I received was the best I’ve ever had will definitely be purchasing again!

[@crocheting-around-the-planet]

I’m tired, but I’m propping my eyes open to watch Hercules Candy before bed! (UK, it’s my bed time 😂) . Sending candy cane sweet love across the pond…🩷🌸🩷

[@HerculesCandy]

You'll have to watch again tomorrow and be able to pay attention haha

[@RobinBoth-vp8yk]

I still love watching your chocolate related videos the most. They never get old. And your chocolate drops are a very classic chocolate creation. Looking forward to hopefully seeing a full Christmas store tour video & store decorations video!! Love this time of the year!! Perfect for enjoying all your yummy treats and gifting them to others to enjoy as well.❤❤🍫🎅🎄🤶

[@pamelaestes6427]

They taste the same. I would be willing to take the messed-up ones off your hands for free. I know that it would be a sacrifice, but I am willing to take one for the team.

[@HerculesCandy]

You would do that for us? 🥺

[@morticia981]

I am on your same wavelength 😅

[@Quincyhk]

​@@HerculesCandysend me some too I'd be happy to take them instead of you throwing them away😢

[@splendidcolors]

The starch molding process is a lot like sandcasting metal parts. Molten metal is poured into hollows in sand--and those hollows are made by pressing a master shape into the sand the way you press indents into the cornstarch.

[@thatgirlinokc3975]

So many steps but worth the effort! 22:10 Ezra living the dream!🤣

[@lin90210]

Ezra is doing great!!

[@txterbug]

The editing has gotten so much better the last couple years 🔥

[@HerculesCandy]

Thanks so much!

[@MazzieMay]

I’m so worried about your backs 😩 Bend at the waist not the hips, use those knees when you lift! We need y’all healthy and strong for as long as possible ♡

[@SonyaCrain]

Chocolate covered coconut 🤪 making me mouth water 🤮 watching All the videos. Thanks for sharing, y'all make it look easy...of course takes years of practice. I'd like to work in a candy shop 😍

[@shakespeareinstilettos3373]

Love the new intro 😊

[@HerculesCandy]

Thanks so much!

[@TheGnomestead]

Anyone else miss Max everytime they drop creams?

[@AlyseC12345]

I miss Max anytime they do anything

[@Tuamotu]

Max is the best! I loved his banter. I miss him so.

[@LindaSpillman]

I thought Max was the best

[@robertburns5145]

I do! I wish he would come back!

[@nesmuelmnostromo5295]

Max had the best dropping cream stance. The half split he did for the final rows was the best

[@bizzielizzie5078]

It’s nice to see more of the other workers, like Ezra and Cara and I love seeing the packing girls. It’s a shame Karen doesn’t like to be filmed as she was so much fun in the videos at the old place. 😊

[@MissEtak87]

bleached sugars have sulfur and low anti-oxidants, a healthier alternative is unbleached sugar cane or sugar beets

[@ElldritchCoffee]

Gimmie! I'll eat those mistake candies, yum! lol

[@meganpopple9100]

A chocolatier should always pride themselves on their quality.

[@SC-mh5ix]

💡 Have you tried using brown sugar instead of the white domino usual one ? Should give a better taste ⁉️

[@RisingTidesAC]

I know it wasn't Julia's fault. It wasn't Ezra's fault either.

[@LindaSpillman]

How do you know it wasn’t ?

[@RisingTidesAC]

@@LindaSpillman They are flawless!

[@LindaSpillman]

@ Everyone makes mistakes everyone is not flawless I’m afraid to say only one and that God

[@LindaSpillman]

@ I’m sorry but every human living has flaws

[@RisingTidesAC]

@@LindaSpillman NOT JULIA AND EZRA DAMNIT!

[@wannabetrucker7475]

My fave candy ❤❤❤, old school.

[@RyanSmith6644]

Oh no it has a runny bottom. I’d still eat it. Gooey candy is always the best when it’s messy in my opinion.

[@beckyblack2333]

My dad's favorite candy.

[@HerculesCandy]

A man of great taste 👌

[@KatieJoMikell]

Can you guys please have a contest where we get to win a day of coming in and making candy and telling jokes with you guys please please please with sugar on top and a s’more’s cream chocolate drop?! ❤

[@ProusePotteryandSoap]

i miss Max dropping cremes. he was so fast

[@thatgirlinokc3975]

Max and everyone moves very slowly at first and speeds up over time and repetition

[@flossygalloway5967]

Who flicked the fire. Now

[@SQUATCHY84]

You should make orange creams

[@lesliecas2695]

Why couldn't the "ruined" chocolates be run through the enrober again?

[@commununityconsultant6029]

I think you guys blame that guy for a lot of things that are prob not his fault. He seems like a really great person.

[@jnsnyder9343]

Mom has mega mind vibe today

[@Metalsmithnna]

Corn starch….and all this time I thought it was confectioners sugar.

[@katnipkitty4244]

No I like the Gang they have now🙂

[@melissabelcher]

why dont they fill the creams, the molds look only partially filled?

[@joyceyoungblood7927]

Every ingredient should be measured. That one ingredient he just guessed.

[@debrascott8775]

Which?

[@robbymonaco3738]

You shouldn't talk over the food because spit just naturally comes out of peoples mouth when they talk, plus your jokes aren't funny dude. Camera guy should zip it.

[@nancycaballero5928]

How does the syrup become a cream? Is it the same kind of batch if you were going to make a hard candy?

[@aj383]

It becomes a "cream" because those paddles in the machine introduce air during the mixing/cooling. Most base candy recipes are very similar. The temperature they bring the sugar to has a huge impact on the final product.

[@newlife533]

Hey can you use melted caramel in the big stuffed candy bars other than that stiff hand pressed candy bar

[@HerculesCandy]

We can't use melted caramel because that would remelt the chocolate

[@newlife533]

@HerculesCandy place the bars in the freezer @Logans candy melts there caramel an use it on chocolate it can be done get out the past an jump in to right now

[@batacumba]

@@newlife533 lol don’t tell them how to make their candy. People these days feel so entitled because of social media to just say the rudest stuff to people. They explained why they can’t do it. Silly of you to ask that question when you already knew the answer. Why ask then? Just to bait them into giving the ‘wrong’ one so you can talk smack? Why do you need them to pour melted caramel on things, anyway?

[@newlife533]

@batacumba are you slow why would I bait them talk about being intitiled you feel you can say anything to me an I wasn't speaking too you I seen it done an have spent hundreds of dollars at this store I'm a customer an that's what customers do they give the merchant advise on how to make the product better now go mind your business an go play in traffic like the good troll you are

[@newlife533]

@@batacumba the need them to melt It because I would taste an look better smart Ass

[@quiltguy1906]

Isn't cream of tartar usually added to a kettle of fondant ingredients? I didn't see it go in.Could that be the reason for the spoiled batch?

[@kathleenelias0]

I thought so too

[@TheHighlyannoyed]

My guess is the freehand application of Invertase, the purpose of it is to convert solid sugar into liquid, after all.

[@HerculesCandy]

Cream of tartar is only used in hard candy and ribbon candy. It's not necessary in cream batches.

[@thelonelysapling7640]

Had to do a double take at the thumbnail

[@darylmorse7337]

Looks like it's not very important to make sure that every cream is filled up consistently. Looks like some are only 1/2 full.

[@LindaSpillman]

Terry or Steve is it possible that to much invertase was added

[@SQUATCHY84]

Why is it done in corn starch instead of a mold, wouldnt a mold save time and money or is dropping them in corn starch what makes them old fashioned. They look delicious though.

[@aj383]

It's a lot cheaper over time to use cornstarch to make the molds and maintain the press than to keep replacing broken molds. It might take a little longer to get them cleaned up, but you could wind up spending as much time troubleshooting mold release issues.

[@yo_ne_eon]

I read the title so wrong…. 🤣🤣

[@christinekeleher3578]

Nothing like waxy chocolate. Yuck

[@ShinyNickelBlades]

You've finally mastered smellovision??? Oh wait, that's just because I have vanilla scented everything. 🤣 My favorite scent and flavor!

[@Quincyhk]

Answer the u.s.a.

[@sandraday6955]

OMG the hoomanity!!! Save the cream drops!

[@beckyblack2333]

They probably tasted just fine.

[@HerculesCandy]

​@@beckyblack2333yes, just oozy

[@EarnestHill-ln6ri]

Amy updates on Max?

[@rturney6376]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@HerculesCandy]

He's very private, I've asked him and the most he's comfortable with us saying is that he's happy and doing very well

[@rturney6376]

@ thanks 😊 🙏 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌻🌻🌻🌻🙏🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌😘😘😘😻😻😻😻😻😻😻

[@LindaSpillman]

@@HerculesCandy hey Craig does Max still grow his hair long for donations to the cancer patients so they will have wigs made ?

[@akharialewis3563]

German chocolate cake stuffed candy bar when?

[@messketteee]

Was that tap water that was used? No gloves used when mixing vanilla? Brush bristles don't break off when brushing the water in the pan? Just was concerned. Mostly the water used if it was bottled or tap water.

[@vannyleigh5527]

They have been doing it for over 100 years..they know what they are doing. :) plus, they it all gets heated up soooo high.

[@DataPilot370]

Do you realize that bottled water didn’t even exist until the late 1970s? And no, tap water wasn’t any “healthier” in those days. Where do you get the idea that bottled water is any better for candy making than tap water?

[@luckypnut]

Can I get someone to answer an email I sent regarding my order I received?

[@HerculesCandy]

If you email us at [e-mail] with your order number Terry will get back to you

[@tiffany7023]

Please tell Max, Greg and Cooper we love and miss them this Holiday and every other season. ♥️🎃☃️❄️🦃🎄🕎♥️

[@WaileaGurl]

Sure it was great memories but we need to fully respect and support our current Hercules family. 💯👍🏻🙏🏻🫶🏻

[@LindaSpillman]

I with you I miss the old team they had more stories to tell and they were funny too I miss that Craig doesn’t seem as funny anymore like when he was with them

[@tiffany7023]

@@WaileaGurl That doesn't mean we can't reminisce. We tell our current team how much they're loved and appreciated.

[@andrewcantb]

Nice

[@pamelaestes6427]

Who is the Redskins fan? I see a cup with pens on the counter where they are packing the creams.

[@betsybrosmer7278]

Hi Terry and family!! Thanks so much for sharing your trials as well as your victories. We all learn from each other. sidenote: My Mom was a dental hygienist for over thirty years. For the longest time, her car had a bumper sticker that said, "Support your local dentist: Eat more candy"

[@mygirldarby]

That's really cute. Candy doesn't actually cause cavities, which I'm sure your mom knows. Cavities are caused by having certain bacteria in your mouth that eat carbs (like sugar, but any simple carb) and excrete an acid that can erode the enamel. If you keep your mouth clean you can eat all the candy you want without worrying about cavities at least. 🎉.

[@SC-mh5ix]

Hi, always good About scooping the corn syrup from the big white bucket as beginning doing candies…. Always bare hands, go sticky, like u don’t want…. Using a scooping kitchen tool ….is a better way…. Using disposable gloves, as for the corn starch…. Is another good way… Might look better, overall…. Maybe dumping it directly from the big bucket or a smaller one, to the pan…. It look very easy to do better…🥣🥄🍶🫗🍯

[@killkarl8198]

I know yall do this sometimes. Where people buy an entire batch and then order some ultra specific flavoring. I'd like to buy an entire batch, but I need diet sugar in the candy please. And diet corn syrup. Thanks yall!