Rock Candy Making At Blackpool

How is blackpool rock made...
In This Video I visit rock city superstore blackpool. Where I see a rock banana being made! By far the best part is when the liquid is poured on the table, express your thoughts in the comments!
Blackpool rock has been made for over 100 years and has created good memories for people. Even a single bite is enough to create a taste that will last for eternity.
This video shows all the machines used and also how to make the rock. Enjoy
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[@Clyde_le_Cyanide]

He has heat resistant hands.... Hot sugar is something you most definitely shouldn't touch bare handed...I assume he did this for years and just can't feel the heat any more

[@shxtbox]

CT Hubbard I visited this place and he said he's been making this for 40+ years so I expect so

[@oliverharman975]

He lets the sugar cool down, it isnt at 100 degrees, like he said the table is heated to 30 degrees so the sugar is malleable but not searingly hot, it really isnt that hot to the touch

[@RayvenQ]

He said 130 degrees.

[@insolentish4529]

RayvenQ nope 30 degrees ... as in Celsius

[@RayvenQ]

At 9:12 He quite clearly says "now this table's set at hundred and thirty degrees you see" He obviously means Celcius being british. The rock wouldn't be AT 130 all the way through as a large mass like that would take a while to heat up that much.

[@tinyhometech]

i never realised how passionate george clooney was about rock candy

[@pivkaaa]

was or is :) cause otherwise I dont get it:)

[@nukeSAMTwister]

just a dude playing a dude playing another dude

[@senpaisanchoyt5225]

+Maly Pivo it clearly says was.

[@pivkaaa]

So "George Clooney" was passionate about candy and is no more - therefore the statement "George Clooney" is passionate about candy is false - so he is passionate no more?:)

[@senpaisanchoyt5225]

+Maly Pivo You asked if he said "is" or "was", i answered. If that is not what you meant than im sorry i did not understand your question the first time :)

[@anythingoldmechanical]

I remember watching this as a child in Blackpool, & probably at this shop! I was mesmorized by the big mixing machine with them pegs. Fascinating as always.. and clearly hard work! Thanks for a great share. Its all came back to me now like only yesterday, & Im nearly 63 now!

[@flibbertygibbet]

My dad used to make all kinds of homemade Candy. It requires so much patience. I remember there were a couple times we pulled taffy by hand. We made it into a party. It was work to pull all that sugar. Dad's caramels were the best I've ever had. Every Christmas he would do candy and every summer he's make homemade ice cream. Our Ice Cream maker was old fashioned and you had to use a crank to make the Ice cream.

[@trapperurban4984]

My grandparents were from England (Manchester and Leeds) and regaled us of the rare vacation in Blackpool. My grandfather used to make his own candy ... he never had a recipe, so I watched him make 3 years in a row. Never the same from year to year, I finally built a comb that looked and tasted almost as good as his. Maybe I can try some more recipes and get closer to our memories.

[@brendangreene2565]

I live in Manchester

[@Killenmachine05]

I know theyre speaking english but I cannot understand a word they're saying and it makes the whole video so much better.

[@michaelscott7166]

Dan Killen It's Lancastrian from the North West of England. A part of the world where you can travel 40 miles in any direction and pretty much hear a totally different accent.

[@joannamallory2823]

It's Blackpool. Englands Las Vegas, I hear. I understood him perfectly.

[@womensarmycorpsveteran2904]

I can totally relate to what you’re saying. It took a long time to train my ears when I first moved to England. My favourite me was when a telemarketer called and was giving me a pitch to sell me “herpes” I was totally freaked out until I finally understood that he was trying to sell me a “hair piece. Both of us got a real good laugh. I live in New Zealand now.

[@greenlawnfarm5827]

They talk funny over there. Its like australian.

[@ng3057]

I understand, I'm from Yorkshire, our accents are very similar to this 😂

[@fractode]

Fascinating! Always great--and humbling--to see an artisan ply his craft. Thanks for posting.

[@Mad_Props]

Very interesting! In the US rock candy is crystalized sugar. This is so cool!

[@Saphiroko]

I was going to say! A few minutes into the video I'm thinking, "That's not how you make rock candy..."

[@runslowly1311]

10:52 looks like a rasta blunt

[@brahbrah1901]

Run slowly lol that's what I thought, when the kid said big banana, in my head I was like holy shit that looks like a fat ass joint

[@mitexgaming8720]

Run slowly

[@khonn65]

brah brah i thought that too xD

[@ZippperBeansPyro]

Is that "rock candy" in England? In the US its like sugar crystals on sticks.

[@rjwaters3]

theres multiple forms, the form on sticks is just one method of presentation

[@ZippperBeansPyro]

rjwaters3 Oh ok thanks

[@greystash1750]

Never heard it called "rock candy" here tbh, only ever "rock" or "blackpool rock" specifically. either way, peppermint is amazing

[@rjwaters3]

Grey Stash its also commonly called "hard candy" it has a lot of different names

[@ZippperBeansPyro]

Grey Stash really? where i live (in the u.s. of course) they call it rock candy.

[@priestgandhi1677]

every time he throws that flour....BAM!!!!!!

[@thepope2412]

Its quite a bit like glass making

[@Bringmeoneofthosechickens]

Happy Birthday My Lord.Can I go to heaven now?

[@OnlyBeGamer1]

but a whole lot tastier

[@dooby1445]

reagan, that's debatable.

[@zetenhap975]

The Pope at your profile picture is the old Pope.

[@p1stolp.521]

that's the one that' resigned pope benedict xvl..

[@allanrussell353]

I remember as a kid in the 60's watching them make rock through the windows, I was amazed, still am at how they write BLACKPOOL in the rock.

[@jacksonlefteye]

*AC/DC bursts in* YOU THINK THAT'S HOW YOU MAKE ROCK?!

[@regressmenot]

I'm imagining all the little knuckle and arm hairs that the sticky candy plucks out of that guys arms... only to be found by an unfortunate at a later date while eating the candy.

[@jeanniebeans2715]

Totally fascinated with this. Not only is he a Master of his craft, and a pure joy to watch.....look at the muscles he uses. He will never have to go to the gym!

[@2snowgirl520]

Jeannie Beans , his arms and hands. ❤️

[@danafidler8815]

Rock candy in the US is crystallized sugar on a stick, so I was expecting something different! Looks yummy though!

[@Dracona63]

For all those from the USA saying "Why not call this rock candy instead of Hard candy?" It is because they did not originate in the USA and they were being made elsewhere LONG before they even reached the US. We refer to these as ROCK CANDY when in actuality, the rock candy is more like the colored candies we buy that are on sticks and looks like rock formations in the USA. Those candies did not originate in the USA either though, as they can be traced back to PERSIA. Hard Candy, like that of the candy cane and what was made in this video, can be traced back to late 1600's GERMANY.

[@MODGNAR]

I was nervous the whole entire time the candy was being pulled in the back, it looked like it was going to plop out like 100 times...!!!

[@2snowgirl520]

MODGNAR , me too! I thought it was going to fall on the floor.

[@billyuk6339]

when I was a young lad, my great grandfather took my sister and I to Blackpool for the day. not only did we have the best ice cream in the world, did Blackpool Tower, which was flooded after the show so all the lights were shinning through the water, he also took us to a rock making factory for fresh rock! I'm now sixty, then, 10/12 yrs old. happy memories!

[@connieeveritt5704]

My favorite candy. My dad used to bring some back for us when he went to the uk to visit family. ❤❤❤❤

[@pyroisacooldude]

10:16 when you roll the blunt of 2016

[@VibinBryan]

exactly what i was thinking lol

[@sirspikey]

really annoying camera though

[@fad1969]

+sirspikey It's perfectly alright.

[@carolbromheead6880]

Its so amazing and fascinating to watch them make rock been to blackpool with my hubby many years ago to watch its brilliant

[@phil9256]

Well I was feeling shitty and this relaxed me and brought back down from being frustrated. Thanks

[@SpencerFcp]

This was surprisingly fascinating to watch. Just disappointed I can't taste the final product.

[@MacArthurPiper]

In Italy they don't have men making the pasta because of the way they hand make and roll the pasta using part of their arm, then having hairy arms would shed the hair into the pasta! The same should be for this! Heal and safety men should have overalls covering their arms!

[@CitrusNerd]

oh yeah... i shouldnt really have bought some...

[@lorimarshall1129]

I was thinking the same thing. There's probably little hairs all in the candy.

[@cynthiarodriguez5726]

This was satisfying to watch......the way it moved and stretched. The most satisfying thing was how it looked when he cut it!!! Is that weird??LMFAO

[@robertzeurunkl8401]

That was pretty fascinating. And I can totally see that machine in the back breaking your arm if you aren't careful. ;-)

[@2snowgirl520]

Robert Zeurunkl , that's what I was thinking.

[@Naeidea]

I love the scissoring and watching it melt again... Just awesome.

[@CitrusNerd]

John Frew So satisfying

[@communistwaffle6517]

"The scissoring" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@philippeherzig7275]

Joseph Moore tell that to xerxes...

[@fionanairn5101]

John Frew 9"

[@spidaminida]

In every other video folks get the candy on the table and they're like "at this point it's still VERY VERY hot" and wearing insulated gloves and shit and this dude's just digging in with his bare hands... Soft southerners, ah dunno...

[@nicktecky55]

Just about every seaside resort in England has a sweety shop that makes sticks of rock on the premises. All done this way. The classic presentation is peppermint flavour, with the outside 'skin' pink. The name of the town is spelt all the way through the stick. He explained the temperature thing. Rather than the table cooling the sugar, the table is kept at 30℃, which stops it hardening. You saw on the cooling table at the back, how he reacted very quickly when he accidentally got hold of a hot piece. He was using the shears, rather than a flat blade.

[@syedabenaparshajahan.bibho9022]

Me and my Son Absolutely just love candy. Thank you so very much for uploading the valuable video. Well done & keep it up.👌👍👏❤

[@mertpurmend9499]

I have no idea why I have spent 15 minutes watching this but I couldn't stop

[@captainteeko4579]

Legit thought they were making actual rocks....

[@ObiWanCannoli]

I dropped 8 IQ points reading this comment.

[@KG-yz7tr]

He's already at 0 so losing 8 more IQ points isn't going to make much of a difference.

[@superstrongdoggoawy8107]

me to i thought they were making the fake rocks for a lake or pond😂😂😂

[@daymal2717]

Captain Teeko i thought they would be making crack rocks =(

[@eightosaurusspelunk1598]

Captain Teeko Yeah, that makes sense...

[@HPB1776]

My favourite thing to do on a trip to Blackpool is to go and watch them making blackpool rock. Can't believe so many people have seen this video from around the world and yes, we do talk funny. 🤣

[@Losttoanyreason]

Around here this is called hard candy. Rock candy being something entirely different. I've seen candy canes done in a similar manner. Always fun to watch these artist at work.

[@user-vq4td6eg4h]

U can see years of experience perfectly cutting everything the same

[@gladewalker8413]

The same people who are worried about him not using gloves or wearing a hair net, are the same people who think anything that comes out of a wrapper is clean. (You have no idea what happens in those factories)

[@CitrusNerd]

Hunter Blue That is the smartest comment i have ever heard. Finnaly someone understands.

[@Caderic]

Michael Ward, you do realize there are hundreds of thousands of restaurants and food producers (like this one) that operate their entire lifespan without any incident of food poisoning? And it’s not luck, it’s called washing your hands (and food prep surfaces). It’s because people are lazy and/or get complacent, so companies make extreme rules to wear gloves because of the isolated situation. By the by, practically all food handling regulations don’t require gloves, they require safe handling practices...which, usually mean washing you damn hands, and other food contact surfaces, that’s all. You would be shocked how many companies, that is all they do...no gloves needed. What ensures a culinary catastrophe is unsafe practices, not the lack protective attire. Think about it, what’s to say there not a bug on the gloves. Your ignorance of the matter doesn’t look good on you. By the way, have you ever warn gloves while dealing with hot food, and sweat I’d dripping out of your glove because the sweat can’t evaporate off your hands. I have, and I’m pretty sure most folks don’t want that sweat on their food.

[@DRsatanus]

The thing about the bare hands Is More about him not getting horrifically burned rather Than higene

[@kimjaxson8671]

The rat hair and droppings alone!!!

[@greenlawnfarm5827]

The people that pick vegetables poop on them and they dont wash theyer hands cause they dont have a bathroom.

[@jesseSager123]

when he's got it on the table it looks like a giant fruit roll up

[@YouMadeItEasy]

Looks like bloody hard work to me...

[@illuminatiCorgi]

I've not had a stick of rock in yeeeeaaaaars!

[@minisuleman5578]

Who else was just waiting for that candy on the machine to fall off in the back

[@chevlow4162]

Been there and I can remember the smell, feels like yesterday

[@PallidTrash]

Just watching him cut that candy is making my hand lock up!

[@alopez42593]

Is it just me or is this guy kinda handsome for an older guy lol ?

[@insolentish4529]

andrea Lopez men age like wine, women age like bread

[@sir_cc]

have you got any English in you??? if not do you want some!!!

[@alopez42593]

lol

[@SyaqilIberahim]

yeah. and fit tho

[@insolentish4529]

Austin watch out everyone a white knight is here

[@user-cl1sn5hb1o]

this was so....satisfying'-'

[@clyth41]

fantastic video...I went to the factory last year with the missus and stayed hours just watching him at work...was absolutely fab and we had free pieces of rock as well haha ...thanks for sharing ...

[@felicityfinds6181]

Did anyone else get stressed out from the candy in the back? I kept thinking it was about to fall off the freaking machine. Also, those arms!!

[@muscularmidget8132]

10:49 that friend that rolls up the joint to big.....

[@ptkambo]

Took me 1:13 to realize he was speaking English...

[@daniaguinaga1754]

I didn't realize it until I read your comment. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@micxploed]

that's stuff getting flipped around in the background I can't stop looking at so mesmerizing

[@cookwareset9834]

my family always brings this stuff wen they visit from Scotland pretty cool seeing it made

[@aldorfc220]

Hey Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Fife is an amazing place

[@biker932012]

that not the rock candy ive grown up with.

[@atlas2141]

for an american the title was a bit missleading but it was fun anyways to watch how hard candy is made.

[@spidaminida]

That's what it's called, sunshine...

[@bushman4689]

spidaminida No, in America rock candy is sugar crystals with dye.

[@slippytiger]

Hello There this is Blackpool sunshine

[@TravelWithBradley]

Oh hi sir, do you have any of your famous sugar crystals with dye for sale? Yes, yes, come in, we host a large range of sugar crystals with dye! Yup.

[@SKBKER]

We also have fluid with tea leaves in it .

[@aletheran8590]

I love how it goes from those shapeless huge blobs to those elegant little candies

[@ihavenoideaforaname8573]

This guy is good at what he does.. This is his trade and craft

[@your_sharona_617]

wow, what a coincidence! i use the british flag as a rag, too. but mine is for cleaning the toilets.

[@CitrusNerd]

Pam Poovey what a laugh

[@your_sharona_617]

muscari whites meh, same difference

[@poohead9709]

gr8 b8

[@shb5889]

Pam Poovey

[@Wanderer628]

Pam Poovey Wow, what a coincidence! I use the American flag but we just use it as toliet paper over here. Even the animals seem drawn to wipe their are on it for some reason.

[@Xemehtatep]

I'm a Brit but I don't call it "rock candy". I just call it rock, so does my family.

[@luizpaulo6535]

J Yuen what do you call the rocks in your yard? candy?

[@yozzzeh]

I guess "candy" is there just so viewers from around the world doesn't get confused. I'm already seeing people debating whether it's rock candy or hard candy. To you Luiz, In england they don't use the word "candy".

[@Xemehtatep]

+Luiz Paulo no we call them rocks. But where I was brought up, we call those sweets rock because I guess they were hard as rocks. Scarborough rock for example

[@Xemehtatep]

+Luiz Paulo even my friend whose from another part of england, calls them Rock. Us Brits don't say candy, we say sweets.

[@seagecko]

Because "candy" isn't used to talk about sweets and confectionery in the UK

[@Mich_The_Elle]

Ok but like I couldnt stop staring at this babe. didnt even focus on the candy.

[@2snowgirl520]

Michelle Guzman , me too! Those arms and hands. A silver fox.

[@ajnin1974]

who would of known the skill and fitness levels involved in making a stick of rock .. I thought i was the bollocks for being a sparks .... Im so proud of our people and our land and I'm gonna really appreciate that next stick of rock i chomp next time I'm at the seaside ....

[@letung2694]

dream of every dentist!

[@JakLuca]

LÊ TÙNG Dream or nightmare?

[@Pajgubb3]

Broken teeth -> Money :^)

[@IMTHEMOTHERFUCKINGMAILMAN]

Pajgubb3 I should be breaking people teeth then.

[@Pajgubb3]

A.I If you are dentist and sneaky, then yes :^)

[@IMTHEMOTHERFUCKINGMAILMAN]

Pajgubb3 Dont tell anyone tho the police might come and see this comment, now if you need me I'll be on my way to break some teeth

[@pamelaflirtyskunk7698]

What am I watching? Is he making taffy? I know that machine mixing whatever that is looks like a taffy machine. I don't know how I got here! LOL KZbin loves to do this to me! LMAO

[@spidaminida]

When you go to the seaside in England there are lots of places that sell long sticks of hard candy that's called "rock". Usually it has words or a design on it that's made by putting the design in then extruding it like this dude is here.

[@pamelaflirtyskunk7698]

spidaminida Thank you! I know we have it here across the pond but I've never had it.

[@spidaminida]

Pamela Schramke Sadly it's way more exciting in concept than reality. Oh! It's like a big straight candy cane, but not always mint flavour :)

[@xerospacious4024]

Candy canes are rock :P and they're not just mint hehe

[@spidaminida]

xero spacious That was exactly what I said...

[@jacobmortimore]

the most British thing ever to be recorded. reminds me of wet summers by the beach in Wales XD

[@jacobmortimore]

the smell of the slightly sticky sugar is synonymous with that fresh rain on concrete smell for me

[@Kellerkind80]

The machine in the background gives some good gore opportunities!

[@plaguu6400]

For Americans like me who were confused by the title. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_(confectionery)

[@unknownsoldier1935]

looks like he gets his sweat on everything....

[@DragongodZenos]

adds in just the right amount of salt.

[@TranceFur]

You probably eat and touch more gross stuff than you can imagine. If you don't want to eat or touch anything that's been touched by another human, then just stay in your house for the rest of your life.

[@unknownsoldier1935]

TranceFur ok mr know it all dickbag

[@TranceFur]

Unknown Soldier I don't know it all, I just know more than you. Which isn't saying a lot.

[@Nagsea]

THANK YOU for not filming vertically! felt a bit disgusted with the tools and no hair protection or something... but thanks anyway! very interesting

[@joannamallory2823]

So much hard work for candy. He doesn't need the gym! Bet he smells great when he gets home....😄

[@DeathlyDiJ]

i should have known they werent making rocks ...

[@sarahyoumans7461]

That guy wiped his sweaty forehead with that towel then threw it on the table he pores the candy mixture on that is gross. Also that was the towel that he had laying over the candy roller. Nasty!😷

[@CitrusNerd]

+Sarah Youmans oh yeah 🏥

[@lizfugge8854]

Sarah Youmans she was picking her ear!! all grossly

[@unknownplayer3980]

And you think the food you eat every day is any different from that? Sorry to burst you bubble woman, but this is nothing.

[@zacharyallen5134]

Well seeing as the boiling sugars well exceed the temperatures the bacteria can withstand, you should be alright.

[@Richbob2012]

Sarah Youmans you must be American because everything always has to be so dramatic.

[@TheOriginalMaxGForce]

I ate all of that candy, even the leftover bits in the trash. It was that good.

[@AnneMichaelRenee7]

All of that for a sweet treat!!! haha. 😄👍 I love sweets!!🍭

[@Sandstorm9562]

How many of that dude's knuckle and arm hairs are in the candy?

[@char_B]

He's been hot waxed since he rolled his first log.

[@wetlettuce4768]

Adds to the flavor

[@eightosaurusspelunk1598]

Sandstorm9562 I didn't count, sorry.

[@bobdope9445]

Sandstorm9562 6

[@Hempknight79]

probably none. Im a chef and the heat from the burners pretty much means you never have hairs on your arms/hands. I can only imagine its the same here. All this guys hairs will have been burnt off a long time ago. The thing I noticed more was he used the towel that he was using to keep the candy warm as a face rag then threw it back on the cooling table.

[@TygertheZebra]

Rock candy for life!!!!

[@redbello7025]

This video is sick carry on making more like it

[@jjaniero]

this guy is a freaking superhero!!!

[@michaelcoates4074]

i can't understand a thing he's saying.

[@mog3317]

if you been to Blackpool before you will know how weird looking candy they make. XD

[@TwilightNightGaming]

Ben Kirkham probably are XD

[@mishanovak2360]

Ghaith kridi I live their.

[@mikefarmer3409]

Silver dollar city in Branson Missouri makes old fashion candy they make what Americans call rock candy sugar crystals that are allowed to form on string simple but very nice.

[@CitrusNerd]

Mike farmer oh yes i have seen that

[@juan8593]

there's something about thumbnail that made me NOT want to click it I'm not sure why,....but I saw it again and again and know I'm watching it #relatable

[@MatthewJones-cl1sb]

I thought it was a fish in the thumbnail...

[@charlenedulmage2589]

Really, who cares what Americans call this candy! It’s a favourite of mine. Bet they can’t spell that!

[@M4T1J4P0]

What a sweet man.

[@odd6294]

M4T1J4P0 puns

[@jasonlindbeck8023]

I hadn't realized how fit you got while making the rest of the country pear shaped. This shit's a workout!

[@chuckguerin8141]

Awesome skills, hope the ingredients and flavour match your skill. Then maybe just MAYBE people will appreciate it for the rare treat it is. But society is so jaded nowadays it seems hopeless. Thumbs up!

[@peterpopofff]

last I remember rock candy is crystalized sugar on a stick

[@themysteriousgeep2898]

It's called rock because it's rock solid XDD If you want to eat it without breaking your teeth you give it a week to go a bit soft lol. If you eat it straight away it will literally make your mouth bleed

[@jackmerry1972]

The Mysterious Geep yea its like a gobstopper kinda cant bite into them cause theyre hard as fuk they are made for sucking. hahaha fukin funny sucking jokes incoming sigh*

[@robjohnston61]

Daily Hacks pretty much, just without the stick

[@ValorwoodGame]

Lol "British people always calling things the wrong name" Says the people who use our language and just change words whenever.

[@kateybruce8408]

Levy Wilson other way round mate. You Americans are so fucking funny trying to pronounce things.

[@OlObuffalo]

he no longer has arm hair

[@Saranaprasadam]

You can find them embedded on the candies he make.

[@mrnachosmampfer9436]

that big thing just looks like a rastafarian mega joint candy once its rolled up (literally)

[@LikeAGodOfWar]

Interesting. What we call rock candy in the states is a sort of crystalline sugar structure that solidifies around a wooden stick.

[@convertiblejay4857]

Wait. This isn' rock candy! This is old lady purse candy

[@Boredchinchilla]

ConvertibleJay it's not like American rock candy. It's called Blackpool rock.

[@nicktecky55]

"Wait. This isn' rock candy! This is old lady purse candy". I'm not sure about that, but this isn't typical "seaside rock". The white stuff in the middle is usually flavoured with peppermint. Then the name of the town is spelt all the way through the stick. The 'candy' that makes the letters is as hard as the candy you get in peanut brittle. As a child I remember, you could cut your tongue on it.

[@Chirupwnsu]

Americans like: "isn't this taffy","I is he speaking English","everything in England has hair and feces in it". BOI you don't get a danm immune system from everything being 100% sterile!

[@danielrizzo3232]

Excuse you?

[@cheesmastr5303]

Isabel Anderson "don't get an immune system when everything's sterile" I love that statement and have always agreed with it, that's why I don't get sick every other week because someone 4 blocks down is sick

[@tjfSIM]

I'm not exactly sure what you're on about to be honest, but I have to say that anyone who eats a foot long stick of solid sugar has a lot more to worry about than the odd spot of bacteria.

[@robokill387]

the huge amounts of sugar will kill most bacteria anyway, they can only take so much before exploding from osmosis.

[@DCVertigo]

Came from watching lofty pursuits and was so happy to see rock being made after seeing rock being smashed to pieces using a spatula, was like noooooo you are doing it wrong lol, no fun in small sharp edged pieces at all

[@stevearchuleta6916]

that was pretty cool...and I worked at Russell Stover candies....😎

[@deana8052]

i'm more interested in the thing mixing behind him, could watch that for hours!

[@zawzero]

You mean the taffy machine?

[@BurntFaceMan]

but how do the put the letters all the way through it?

[@melissastar9634]

BurntFaceMan because the rock is a huge line and they create separate letters than push them onto the other ones and it is all they way down the same then it is made small

[@melissastar9634]

BurntFaceMan if that makes sense I have been there before it is actually better in the shop than watching it on a video

[@sadonion4378]

how its made did a video on it. its here on yt

[@benbailey08911]

its in a giant role with the letters then they stretch it till its small. there is a video some where on youtube that shows it

[@ChexiiBabii88]

I love how "Price Tag" is playing in the background lol

[@RacingCart]

Incase anyone's wondering, Blackpool rock is a hard long multicoloured cylinder that you have to take bites off of.

[@louisavevers9709]

so how does it stay pliable for so long, is it while its warm. then when its cooled it becomes like rock? its fascinating to watch.

[@CitrusNerd]

The table they pour it on is actually a cold table and takes the rock down to around 30°C, at that temperature it is pliable. If it becomes to hard he will warm is up again. After being moulded in about 5minutes the rock will be solid

[@louisavevers9709]

thanks for that!!

[@nicktecky55]

He told us, the table in the front with a cloth on it is heated.

[@willgibson3847]

are we supposed to understand this man?

[@mchevre]

@Judy G. This dude's accent couldn't be further from the Queen's English. It's like the literal opposite, some small town working class accent. I apologize to any English people if that's not the best characterization, but its certainly not anywhere near similar to the Queen's English.

[@YouKnowMeDuh]

A real man makes his own candy. Brownie points ;)

[@JavierBacon]

HE CUTS THAT WHOLE THING WITH SCISSORS?? I just came from watching a bunch of Lofty Pursuits videos and I was thinking, "wow, this guy's operating on another level, look at all that automation!" Then he breaks out the scissors. Dude needs one of those hand crank humbug cutters.