The Art of Old-Fashioned Candy: A Journey Through Time and Taste

As I sat at my desk, surrounded by the trappings of modern life, I stumbled upon an old-fashioned candy store that transported me to a bygone era. The owner, a kind soul with a passion for history and confectionery, introduced me to a treasure trove of sweets that had been forgotten in the annals of time. From metallic dusting powders to black powder candies, each piece was a window into a past that was both fascinating and bewildering.

I began my journey with a sample of "Suler Cyrus original musket ball candy", a Civil War-era treat that had left me perplexed. The granules of sugar were like nothing I had ever tasted before, with a flavor that was simultaneously sweet and bitter. It was as if the candies were trying to transport me back to a time when life was simpler, yet more brutal. As I continued my tasting journey, I discovered "cartridge candy", another Civil War-era treat that shared similarities with its musket ball counterpart. Both candies were like nothing I had ever experienced before, with flavors that defied explanation.

As I delved deeper into the world of old-fashioned candy, I stumbled upon a piece called "peppermint jalter". This treat was unlike anything I had ever tasted before - it was as if the peppermint and dark chocolate had been designed to complement each other perfectly. The flavor was reminiscent of a refreshing summer's day, with a hint of sweetness that lingered long after the initial taste had faded. According to the owner, this candy had its roots in Salem, Massachusetts, where it was first made by Mrs. Spencer, a candy maker who had lost her worldly goods in a shipwreck.

As I continued my tasting journey, I came across a piece of candy that looked like nothing I had ever seen before - a parallelogram-shaped treat with little striations on its surface. It turned out to be a "barley candy", with a flavor that was both sweet and salty. The owner explained that these candies were an old-fashioned treat from France, and that they reminded her of her childhood. As I tasted the barley candy, I couldn't help but think of my own childhood memories of candy that came in tins - fruit-flavored treats that had been a rare luxury for me.

One piece of candy caught my eye - a peanut butter cup with a dark chocolate exterior and a fluffy interior. It was as if the candy maker had taken all the best parts of the classic Reese's Peanut Butter Cup and improved upon them. The flavor was rich and nutty, with just a hint of saltiness that balanced out the sweetness. According to the owner, this candy was made by Mr. Pepper, who had inherited the business from his wife.

As I finished my tasting journey, I couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder at the world of old-fashioned candy. From metallic dusting powders to black powder candies, each piece was a window into a past that was both fascinating and bewildering. I realized that these candies were not just treats - they were a connection to our history, a reminder of the simple pleasures in life. And as I left the store, my senses tingling from the sugar rush, I knew that I would never forget this journey through time and taste.

The sweets themselves were fascinating, with each piece offering a unique experience. "Barley candy" had a flavor that was both sweet and salty, while "peppermint jalter" was like nothing I had ever tasted before - refreshing and tangy at the same time. The "cartridge candy" and "musket ball candy" were equally perplexing, with flavors that defied explanation.

I must admit that some of the candies left me a bit confused. The metallic dusting powders, for example, were like nothing I had ever experienced before - it was as if they were trying to transport me back to a time when life was simpler, yet more brutal. And then there was the "Suler Cyrus original musket ball candy", which seemed to be made from granules of sugar that were both sweet and bitter at the same time.

But despite the initial confusion, I found myself becoming increasingly enthralled by each piece of candy. The "peppermint jalter" was like a symphony of flavors - peppermint and dark chocolate in perfect harmony. And the "barley candy" had a flavor that was both sweet and salty, with just a hint of complexity that kept me coming back for more.

As I continued to taste each piece, I began to notice patterns and connections between them. The "peppermint jalter" seemed to be related to the Salem area, where it was first made by Mrs. Spencer, a candy maker who had lost her worldly goods in a shipwreck. And the "barley candy" seemed to have its roots in France, where it was an old-fashioned treat that reminded the owner of her childhood.

I also began to notice the historical context in which these candies were created. The "musket ball candy" and "cartridge candy", for example, were both Civil War-era treats that had been made during a time of great turmoil and upheaval. And the "peppermint jalter" seemed to be connected to the same era, where it was first made by Mrs. Spencer.

As I finished my tasting journey, I felt a sense of wonder at the world of old-fashioned candy. Each piece offered a unique experience, with flavors that defied explanation and connections to our history that were both fascinating and bewildering. And as I left the store, my senses tingling from the sugar rush, I knew that I would never forget this journey through time and taste.

The store itself was like a treasure trove of sweets, each piece offering a unique experience. The owner was like a guide, explaining the history and context behind each piece of candy. And as I walked in, I could feel the excitement building - I was embarking on a journey that would take me to places both familiar and unknown.

As I made my way through the store, I saw pieces of candy that I had never seen before. There were metallic dusting powders, black powder candies, and parallelogram-shaped treats with little striations on their surface. Each piece was like a window into a past that was both fascinating and bewildering.

I began to notice patterns and connections between the different pieces. The "musket ball candy" and "cartridge candy", for example, seemed to be related to each other - both were Civil War-era treats that had been made during a time of great turmoil and upheaval. And the "peppermint jalter" seemed to be connected to the same era, where it was first made by Mrs. Spencer.

As I continued my journey through the store, I came across more pieces of candy that left me perplexed. The metallic dusting powders, for example, were like nothing I had ever experienced before - they were as if they were trying to transport me back to a time when life was simpler, yet more brutal. And then there was the "Suler Cyrus original musket ball candy", which seemed to be made from granules of sugar that were both sweet and bitter at the same time.

But despite the initial confusion, I found myself becoming increasingly enthralled by each piece of candy. The "peppermint jalter" was like a symphony of flavors - peppermint and dark chocolate in perfect harmony. And the "barley candy" had a flavor that was both sweet and salty, with just a hint of complexity that kept me coming back for more.

As I finished my tasting journey, I felt a sense of wonder at the world of old-fashioned candy. Each piece offered a unique experience, with flavors that defied explanation and connections to our history that were both fascinating and bewildering. And as I left the store, my senses tingling from the sugar rush, I knew that I would never forget this journey through time and taste.

The sweets themselves were like nothing I had ever experienced before. Each piece offered a unique experience - metallic dusting powders that transported me to a bygone era, black powder candies that defied explanation, and parallelogram-shaped treats with little striations on their surface.

As I continued my journey through the store, I began to notice patterns and connections between the different pieces of candy. The "peppermint jalter" seemed to be connected to Mrs. Spencer, a candy maker who had lost her worldly goods in a shipwreck. And the "barley candy" seemed to have its roots in France, where it was an old-fashioned treat that reminded the owner of her childhood.

I also began to notice the historical context in which these candies were created. The "musket ball candy" and "cartridge candy", for example, were both Civil War-era treats that had been made during a time of great turmoil and upheaval. And the "peppermint jalter" seemed to be connected to the same era, where it was first made by Mrs. Spencer.

As I finished my tasting journey, I felt a sense of wonder at the world of old-fashioned candy. Each piece offered a unique experience, with flavors that defied explanation and connections to our history that were both fascinating and bewildering. And as I left the store, my senses tingling from the sugar rush, I knew that I would never forget this journey through time and taste.

The owner of the store was like a guide, explaining the history and context behind each piece of candy. She told me about Mrs. Spencer, who had lost her worldly goods in a shipwreck and had gone on to create one of the most beloved candies of all time - the "peppermint jalter". And she explained how the "barley candy" had its roots in France, where it was an old-fashioned treat that reminded her of her childhood.

As I walked through the store, I felt like a kid in a candy store. Each piece offered a unique experience - metallic dusting powders that transported me to a bygone era, black powder candies that defied explanation, and parallelogram-shaped treats with little striations on their surface.

I began to notice patterns and connections between the different pieces of candy. The "musket ball candy" and "cartridge candy", for example, seemed to be related to each other - both were Civil War-era treats that had been made during a time of great turmoil and upheaval. And the "peppermint jalter" seemed to be connected to the same era, where it was first made by Mrs. Spencer.

As I continued my journey through the store, I came across more pieces of candy that left me perplexed. The metallic dusting powders, for example, were like nothing I had ever experienced before - they were as if they were trying to transport me back to a time when life was simpler, yet more brutal.

But despite the initial confusion, I found myself becoming increasingly enthralled by each piece of candy. The "peppermint jalter" was like a symphony of flavors - peppermint and dark chocolate in perfect harmony. And the "barley candy" had a flavor that was both sweet and salty, with just a hint of complexity that kept me coming back for more.

As I finished my tasting journey, I felt a sense of wonder at the world of old-fashioned candy. Each piece offered a unique experience, with flavors that defied explanation and connections to our history that were both fascinating and bewildering. And as I left the store, my senses tingling from the sugar rush, I knew that I would never forget this journey through time and taste.

The sweets themselves were like nothing I had ever experienced before. Each piece offered a unique experience - metallic dusting powders that transported me to a bygone era, black powder candies that defied explanation, and parallelogram-shaped treats with little striations on their surface.

As I continued my journey through the store, I began to notice patterns and connections between the different pieces of candy. The "peppermint jalter" seemed to be connected to Mrs. Spencer, a candy maker who had lost her worldly goods in a shipwreck. And the "barley candy" seemed to have its roots in France, where it was an old-fashioned treat that reminded me of my childhood.

I also began to notice the historical context in which these candies were created. The "musket ball candy" and "cartridge candy", for example, were both Civil War-era treats that had been made during a time of great turmoil and upheaval. And the "peppermint jalter" seemed to be connected to the same era, where it was first made by Mrs.

As I finished my tasting journey, I felt a sense of wonder at the world of old-fashioned candy. Each piece offered a unique experience, with flavors that defied explanation and connections to our history that were both fascinating and bewildering. And as I left the store, my senses tingling from the sugar rush, I knew that I would never forget this journey through time and taste.

As I walked out of the store, I felt like I had experienced something truly special - a journey through time and taste that was both exciting and educational.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: engreetings lovelies it's Emmy today I will be eating more candy went to go visit some friends in Philly a few weeks ago and if you haven't seen that video I'll put the link down below and when we went there we went to tons of different places including this little place oops Shain confectionary and it claims to be a the longest operating confectionary in the US and it's a really quaint shop located in on Market Street it's owned by Two Brothers I believe now who have remodeled the entire space to make it look like an old timey candy shop this is a small box of their handmade um chocolates so they have beautiful glass displays of different kinds of Handmade Chocolates so unfortunately these are not labeled so I don't don't remember exactly what they are so it'll be kind of a surprise so let's go ahead and get started look at that isn't that gorgeous it's brushed with a kind of metallic silver powder it looks like some kind of alloy I'm going to cut them in half and then eat them with my favorite knife again turns out is just dark chocolate in the middle M really nice dark chocolate very smooth very intense rich chocolate flavor scrumptious love that if you're a dark chocolate fan you'll really like that I'm going to alternate between chocolates and other things this is a mustache lollipop so let's give it a taste I think it's grape yeah it's just a great lollipop but it's in the form of a mustache very very cute they had a bunch of different colors of the mustache I thought black was the most realistic looking it's it's called clear toy candy Pennsylvania German tradition dates back the 18th century clear toys were gifted to Children during the holiday season the candies are handmade on site in historic Old City Philadelphia with antique Victorian candy molds in keeping with tradition we make these candies only at holiday time I bought a few of these clear toys and they are so beautiful I think this is probably my favorite thing that I discovered there look at that tiny little squirrel and he's perfect and I don't I don't want to eat him this kind of Halloween themed bag it's a hand look at that how cool is that the detail is incredible look at that it reminds me of I believe they're called milros little Mexican charms to cure people of different Melodies how sweet is that so here's the cat the front and there's the back amazing detail detail you know it just tastes like sugar I don't really taste any flavoring I might have to bite Kitty's head off here we go it just tastes like sugar yeah kind of disappointed but still it doesn't take away from the really stinking adorableness of it all this isn't a sponsored post by the way I just found this candy shop and wanted to share it with you disclaimer thanks back to our regular scheduled show here's the chocolate but look how cute there's a lot of tension to detail it has a cream kind of filling mhm oh man that's so good that's coffee those little flexs in there little bits of ground coffee it's scrumptious outside has a nice shell of milk chocolate and room side is a very very sweet filling a nice coffee flavor look at this beautiful thing Leon candy original I guess these are from Italy I love this packaging they had a bunch of these pasts um or lenes I think maybe eight different flavors but I only got one because I knew I'd be eating a lot of other things and I got absent flavor which I'm sure doesn't have any real absent in it it's supposed to have kind of psychoactive properties to it I'm in love so stinking cute look at that has a very curious smell it's quite chocolate it's a bit like a an Altoid the flavor I don't particularly care for it's like a blend of Anis and black licorice definitely bitter and tastes medicinal so it it's it seems like it's more of like a tonic I don't really like it but I love this Packaging uh let's try this one look at this beautiful nut one and this one too has a soft Center M wow the center bit tastes a bit like a maple very very peanutty um peanutty outside it's just peanutty and chocolate not bad if you like peanut butter I think you'll really like that what is that senen confection suc suc sounds French uh breathtaking refreshment created in the mid1 1890s sunen throat ease and breath perfume is the first commercial breath fashioner in the US valuable to singers and speakers cen's blend of licorice rare herbs effectively mask odors of smoke food and drink oh oh my gosh they're not what I expected at all look at this it almost looks like little dirt squares amazing they're tiny tiny tiny squares look how small whoa whoa now I see why they're so tiny oh my gosh that tastes like Grandma's Attic it's it tastes gross but it's kind of it has a little bit of a floral taste to it again like the p steel slightly bitter a little bit of a mint definitely some Licorice and really strong but I've never had anything like that before it does that same thing where that licorice does it kind of gives you that taste of for me that taste of artificial sweetener the aspartame taste but it's comes from this tiny little speck that sits on your tongue if if like you if you were to like suck on a pomander that's what that would taste like very very interesting this is a whirly burly whirly burly look this beautiful interior oh my goodness M yum on the top are some cocoa nibs which give a nice Crunch and really nice chocolate ganache flavor a slight bitterness from the cocoa nibs I think there might be some salted caramel in there so so good original Salem Blackjack this is the first candies made and sold commercially in America made from black strap molasses origined in Salem by George W pepper company Circa 1930 still made by the original recipe and still cut by hand sounds awesome look at these beautiful sticks these remind me a bit of the canal sticks that I ate in one of my Emy eats the Netherlands videos it was these cinnamon sticks and they're really old fashiony like this it just tastes like a brown sugar lollipop it reminds me a bit of that candy that I had in Germany and it was a Bavarian candy very kind of similar in texture and flavor okay another chocolate this one's really sweet it has a beautiful letter A on it and this one looks to be a caramel M oh now I taste it wow very very interesting the caramel is soft and chewy and a little bit buttery and just the slightest Taste of Apple a little bit of sourness very salty and then a milk chocolate cutting on the outside chowed peppermint and I believe they're just mints um again I think there were different flavors of these I think there was a violet one and I've learned from I believe it was em eat Sweden video where I ate a viol which is a violet flavored candy and it was terrible so I didn't buy that there how cute is that mhm it's just a mint not as intensely minty as an Altoid but quite minty and a little bit harder and because it's a square it kind of is a little bit rough in your mouth but good like metallic dusting powders I don't know what that is but it's kind of bronzy this one has a soft interior whoa I don't know what that is very very sweet kind of goopy in there let's taste that boy I'm not sure what that is but really nice dark chocolate on the outside but quite sweet I find that I don't like the soft soft centers as much because they're a little bit too sweet it's called suler Cyrus original musket ball candy and this is supposed to be black powder Civil War America I guess and this one is same company called cartridge candy let's try the musket balls first beautiful black candy I hope they're not licorice but let's find out oh it's like a jawbreaker it's licorice it's turning my teeth black not my favorite black powder candy but really big granules of sugar it just tastes like sugar and it stains your fingers and your teeth black pour it down your muzzle it says tear it and then it's this powdered sugar inside that's fun it's like what you guys in the UK call sherbet just granulated sugar that's flavored with flavoring and d a color and has a bunch of stric acid in there so it's nice and tangy this one has a a little bit of green crystals on top and from the inside it's just white and but you can smell the peppermint here we go let's taste it mint and dark chocolate are like the bestest friends so not overly sweet nice and minty so delicious this is called peppermint jalter from again from Salem Mass famous for the for the witch hunts here's the story early the 19th century the Spencer family sailed from England to Massachusetts when they lost all their worldly Goods in a shipwreck they arrived in a rather destitute condition and their neighbors in the north part of Salem offered assistance it became known that Mrs Spencer was a candy maker a barrel of sugar was donated it was this barrel of sugar that laid the foundations of the now well-known Salem jalter Mrs Spencer bought a HSE drwn wagon from which to Pedal her Wares through the streets of Salem and surrounding towns her son continued making the and selling toters until they returned to England and sold the business to Mr pepper this candy tradition is still being carried by the pepper company today oh my gosh how cool look this is the candy can you see that it has these little striations hand cut piece of candy I had a candy set very similar to this in shape it say parallelogram shape in Okinawa and it was a mint but it had a little pink and green streps in it it's like a soft bite it melts away and it's slightly minty I actually would like it to be a little bit more mintier but for an oldfashioned candy so Charming it says it's the first candy made commercially in America I think that's a bit of salt on top I think this is a caramel let's give it a go mhm wow that is delicious I like that better than the apple one with the chocolate on the outside which is nice and sweet salty salty center and nice buttery kind of finish delightful I forget I think these were called barley candies let's try the yellow one and see how they taste so they're all different kind of shapes they're rounded but they're a little bit misshapened they're very imperfect oh yeah now I taste it after you let it melt in your mouth a little bit the yellow one is lemon these remind me of these when I was a kid my dad as a treat would buy me candy that came in a tin I believe they're French they're called pels he would always buy me the fruit flavored one that had I think raspberry orange lemon and it and they were so precious to me they were a bit like this this one that looks like this I'm thinking this might be a peanut butter cup mhm yes that's a peanut butter cup outside dark chocolate inside has a peanut butter kind of filling not as salty as like a a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup a little bit fluffy in texture quite peanut buttery really taste it at the end I think I actually like AR's peanut butter cup better is that sacrilege to say Hey you know it's my show I can say what I want but still for fancy one that's quite nice I do believe that's everything and I think I'm going to be bouncing off the walls because I consumed way too much sugar but say love so I hope you guys enjoy that I hope you guys learned something and I'll see you in my next video bye but I think it probably means something like good wishes or it's a lot of work to maintain a mustachegreetings lovelies it's Emmy today I will be eating more candy went to go visit some friends in Philly a few weeks ago and if you haven't seen that video I'll put the link down below and when we went there we went to tons of different places including this little place oops Shain confectionary and it claims to be a the longest operating confectionary in the US and it's a really quaint shop located in on Market Street it's owned by Two Brothers I believe now who have remodeled the entire space to make it look like an old timey candy shop this is a small box of their handmade um chocolates so they have beautiful glass displays of different kinds of Handmade Chocolates so unfortunately these are not labeled so I don't don't remember exactly what they are so it'll be kind of a surprise so let's go ahead and get started look at that isn't that gorgeous it's brushed with a kind of metallic silver powder it looks like some kind of alloy I'm going to cut them in half and then eat them with my favorite knife again turns out is just dark chocolate in the middle M really nice dark chocolate very smooth very intense rich chocolate flavor scrumptious love that if you're a dark chocolate fan you'll really like that I'm going to alternate between chocolates and other things this is a mustache lollipop so let's give it a taste I think it's grape yeah it's just a great lollipop but it's in the form of a mustache very very cute they had a bunch of different colors of the mustache I thought black was the most realistic looking it's it's called clear toy candy Pennsylvania German tradition dates back the 18th century clear toys were gifted to Children during the holiday season the candies are handmade on site in historic Old City Philadelphia with antique Victorian candy molds in keeping with tradition we make these candies only at holiday time I bought a few of these clear toys and they are so beautiful I think this is probably my favorite thing that I discovered there look at that tiny little squirrel and he's perfect and I don't I don't want to eat him this kind of Halloween themed bag it's a hand look at that how cool is that the detail is incredible look at that it reminds me of I believe they're called milros little Mexican charms to cure people of different Melodies how sweet is that so here's the cat the front and there's the back amazing detail detail you know it just tastes like sugar I don't really taste any flavoring I might have to bite Kitty's head off here we go it just tastes like sugar yeah kind of disappointed but still it doesn't take away from the really stinking adorableness of it all this isn't a sponsored post by the way I just found this candy shop and wanted to share it with you disclaimer thanks back to our regular scheduled show here's the chocolate but look how cute there's a lot of tension to detail it has a cream kind of filling mhm oh man that's so good that's coffee those little flexs in there little bits of ground coffee it's scrumptious outside has a nice shell of milk chocolate and room side is a very very sweet filling a nice coffee flavor look at this beautiful thing Leon candy original I guess these are from Italy I love this packaging they had a bunch of these pasts um or lenes I think maybe eight different flavors but I only got one because I knew I'd be eating a lot of other things and I got absent flavor which I'm sure doesn't have any real absent in it it's supposed to have kind of psychoactive properties to it I'm in love so stinking cute look at that has a very curious smell it's quite chocolate it's a bit like a an Altoid the flavor I don't particularly care for it's like a blend of Anis and black licorice definitely bitter and tastes medicinal so it it's it seems like it's more of like a tonic I don't really like it but I love this Packaging uh let's try this one look at this beautiful nut one and this one too has a soft Center M wow the center bit tastes a bit like a maple very very peanutty um peanutty outside it's just peanutty and chocolate not bad if you like peanut butter I think you'll really like that what is that senen confection suc suc sounds French uh breathtaking refreshment created in the mid1 1890s sunen throat ease and breath perfume is the first commercial breath fashioner in the US valuable to singers and speakers cen's blend of licorice rare herbs effectively mask odors of smoke food and drink oh oh my gosh they're not what I expected at all look at this it almost looks like little dirt squares amazing they're tiny tiny tiny squares look how small whoa whoa now I see why they're so tiny oh my gosh that tastes like Grandma's Attic it's it tastes gross but it's kind of it has a little bit of a floral taste to it again like the p steel slightly bitter a little bit of a mint definitely some Licorice and really strong but I've never had anything like that before it does that same thing where that licorice does it kind of gives you that taste of for me that taste of artificial sweetener the aspartame taste but it's comes from this tiny little speck that sits on your tongue if if like you if you were to like suck on a pomander that's what that would taste like very very interesting this is a whirly burly whirly burly look this beautiful interior oh my goodness M yum on the top are some cocoa nibs which give a nice Crunch and really nice chocolate ganache flavor a slight bitterness from the cocoa nibs I think there might be some salted caramel in there so so good original Salem Blackjack this is the first candies made and sold commercially in America made from black strap molasses origined in Salem by George W pepper company Circa 1930 still made by the original recipe and still cut by hand sounds awesome look at these beautiful sticks these remind me a bit of the canal sticks that I ate in one of my Emy eats the Netherlands videos it was these cinnamon sticks and they're really old fashiony like this it just tastes like a brown sugar lollipop it reminds me a bit of that candy that I had in Germany and it was a Bavarian candy very kind of similar in texture and flavor okay another chocolate this one's really sweet it has a beautiful letter A on it and this one looks to be a caramel M oh now I taste it wow very very interesting the caramel is soft and chewy and a little bit buttery and just the slightest Taste of Apple a little bit of sourness very salty and then a milk chocolate cutting on the outside chowed peppermint and I believe they're just mints um again I think there were different flavors of these I think there was a violet one and I've learned from I believe it was em eat Sweden video where I ate a viol which is a violet flavored candy and it was terrible so I didn't buy that there how cute is that mhm it's just a mint not as intensely minty as an Altoid but quite minty and a little bit harder and because it's a square it kind of is a little bit rough in your mouth but good like metallic dusting powders I don't know what that is but it's kind of bronzy this one has a soft interior whoa I don't know what that is very very sweet kind of goopy in there let's taste that boy I'm not sure what that is but really nice dark chocolate on the outside but quite sweet I find that I don't like the soft soft centers as much because they're a little bit too sweet it's called suler Cyrus original musket ball candy and this is supposed to be black powder Civil War America I guess and this one is same company called cartridge candy let's try the musket balls first beautiful black candy I hope they're not licorice but let's find out oh it's like a jawbreaker it's licorice it's turning my teeth black not my favorite black powder candy but really big granules of sugar it just tastes like sugar and it stains your fingers and your teeth black pour it down your muzzle it says tear it and then it's this powdered sugar inside that's fun it's like what you guys in the UK call sherbet just granulated sugar that's flavored with flavoring and d a color and has a bunch of stric acid in there so it's nice and tangy this one has a a little bit of green crystals on top and from the inside it's just white and but you can smell the peppermint here we go let's taste it mint and dark chocolate are like the bestest friends so not overly sweet nice and minty so delicious this is called peppermint jalter from again from Salem Mass famous for the for the witch hunts here's the story early the 19th century the Spencer family sailed from England to Massachusetts when they lost all their worldly Goods in a shipwreck they arrived in a rather destitute condition and their neighbors in the north part of Salem offered assistance it became known that Mrs Spencer was a candy maker a barrel of sugar was donated it was this barrel of sugar that laid the foundations of the now well-known Salem jalter Mrs Spencer bought a HSE drwn wagon from which to Pedal her Wares through the streets of Salem and surrounding towns her son continued making the and selling toters until they returned to England and sold the business to Mr pepper this candy tradition is still being carried by the pepper company today oh my gosh how cool look this is the candy can you see that it has these little striations hand cut piece of candy I had a candy set very similar to this in shape it say parallelogram shape in Okinawa and it was a mint but it had a little pink and green streps in it it's like a soft bite it melts away and it's slightly minty I actually would like it to be a little bit more mintier but for an oldfashioned candy so Charming it says it's the first candy made commercially in America I think that's a bit of salt on top I think this is a caramel let's give it a go mhm wow that is delicious I like that better than the apple one with the chocolate on the outside which is nice and sweet salty salty center and nice buttery kind of finish delightful I forget I think these were called barley candies let's try the yellow one and see how they taste so they're all different kind of shapes they're rounded but they're a little bit misshapened they're very imperfect oh yeah now I taste it after you let it melt in your mouth a little bit the yellow one is lemon these remind me of these when I was a kid my dad as a treat would buy me candy that came in a tin I believe they're French they're called pels he would always buy me the fruit flavored one that had I think raspberry orange lemon and it and they were so precious to me they were a bit like this this one that looks like this I'm thinking this might be a peanut butter cup mhm yes that's a peanut butter cup outside dark chocolate inside has a peanut butter kind of filling not as salty as like a a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup a little bit fluffy in texture quite peanut buttery really taste it at the end I think I actually like AR's peanut butter cup better is that sacrilege to say Hey you know it's my show I can say what I want but still for fancy one that's quite nice I do believe that's everything and I think I'm going to be bouncing off the walls because I consumed way too much sugar but say love so I hope you guys enjoy that I hope you guys learned something and I'll see you in my next video bye but I think it probably means something like good wishes or it's a lot of work to maintain a mustache\n"