I wish someone would talk about me the way Greg talks about that Thomas Mills cutter

What a beautiful piece of machinery. Made in the era where things were expected to last for a lifetime.

This might be odd, but I saw this video a few weeks after you guys uploaded it. I had also never heard of black currants before (living in the US) and the idea piqued my interest. Anyways, fast forward three years, I am now about to finish undergrad and just completed my senior thesis on black currants, white pine blister rust, and plant quarantine during the progressive conservation movement. Thanks for helping me graduate college!

5:15 "It took them a while to figure out what was happening but when they did- *BRAAAH DAHDAT*"

it tastes like purple.

We are impressed that the people 100 years ago could figure out these viral mechanisms. They didn't have all the DNA sequencing software.

“the solution was simple- *_WILD FANFARE_* ban the planting and farming of black currants.”

"...people found an alternating currant to use." You've just gained yourself a subscriber.

I would say natural blackcurrant tastes like sweet grape juice with a little more acid and a touch of apple

Black currant taste like a black cherry with a black berry mixed together.

Is it just me or is the blob of candy falling over itself satisfying to watch

Wow this was really interesting! I’m from Finland and black currant is one of the most common berries we grow. I have four bushes of them growing in my yard, they have been planted there in the 60’s by the previous owners of this house. We make juice from black currants and drink it hot when we have the flu, it’s a tradition. The taste is hard to describe, I’d say citrus, berry and mint.

I love youtube. So many people sharing their hobbies and so much to learn

"People found an _alternating currant_" ... {cue eye rolling}

"I guess when we couldn't grow currants directly, people found an alternating current to use." :D

The algorithm just threw this back in my recommended. This was the first video from LP I ever watched, can’t believe it’s been 3 years.

Alternating currant - groan! :) Good to see you back!

I have both red currant and black currant bushes in my back yard, I never knew that a lot of Americans never even heard of it. I always make lemonade and juice out of it during the summers

I'm not personally a big fan of hard candies, but I love these videos! It's always interesting to hear the history behind the all those flavors. There's something about those old machines that just makes me smile.

Love your history lessons along with candy making!

"The United States has it's moments, and this is one of them." Couldn't help laughing at that!

the candy making machines you use are ENDLESSLY FASCINATING please keep talking about them and showing them off.

The main thing I love about your videos is you play music at a soft level in the background and you go in depth about how you do everything and the why...

I'm in the USA and I LOVE black current! Our neighbors go to Europe alot and they bring back candy for us :D

I always wondered why american candies use grape instead of blackcurrant! my brother and I were very confused when we came ot the US as children (from the UK) and bought a packet of skittles

I live in Bristol uk, which is where the very famous Ribena drink was invented, which is a blackcurrant squash. hot Ribena is one of the flavours of my childhood, and is quintessentially British.

wait...wait, I have watched this maybe five times and just now noticed.. at 6:50 is that..that's an electricity joke

Prisoner 1: "What are you in for?" Prisoner 2: "Theft, you?" Prisoner 1: "A fruit."

So there was a perfectly good reason to ban the plants...

I have a red current bush in my back yard, I'm a cold criminal

"when people couldn't find currants directly, they found an alternating currant"... LOL, I've watched this video before, but I just caught that pun! I love it!

Greg, you're pun game is unmatched, brilliant, subtle, hilarious, and much appreciated!

Hey there! Handy Brit here. If I were to describe the taste of a fresh blackcurrant, I would say it's sort of like a cross between a fresh cranberry, in that it is sour and sharp, and a fresh blackberry, in that it has that sort of "juicy" sweetness with just a bit of berry tang on the back of it. That's about as much as sense I can make of it without sounding rarefied xD Over here we mainly use it in boiled sweets, jam and it's a favourite as a cordial.

Honestly I love Greg's narrations so much. just the pacing mixed with the facts really are something great

There's something obviously satisfying about watching someone hand make candy, but I think it's so special and enjoyable hearing someone talk about their interest of history and explain this machine and even the flavor came about. This is a beautiful channel and I will definitely be ordering from this shop soon

I love vintage machinery and I like to follow several of the vintage machinery KZfaqrs. thanks for the great demonstration and history lesson! GREAT work, Greg!

Wow, you're great! Was not expecting such entertaining commentary. Thanks for producing this!

Your black currant candy is great. I spent my teen years in Europe, and I missed that flavor. I shared my little packet with about 20 people, and it was a big hit.

First time listening to this, and not only am I seeing how hard candy is made. I'm getting a history lesson too! And a fun one.

I came for the candymaking, but i stayed for the candy history lessons. Thanks, Greg 🍬❤️

I love your music choices. Such an underrated period of music. Quick question, and no pressure on answering: do you ever do coloring free runs, or special orders in that vein?

I guess this fruit is CURRANTLY not available in United States

You haven't lived until you taste black currant jam from eastern Europe.

Bought these to try, this is now my favorite hard candy flavor. Never stop making them please.

Wow, quite a fascinating video with some nice history, wasn't expecting this type of quality video.

After receiving my order of Black Currant candy, I can say the flavor is definitely worth it, and having grown up without tasting it (Likely due to the ban) I feel like I have been served an injustice. It is a good taste and I am glad I have been able to taste it. So thank you, Loftypursuits!

Thank you for all your wonderfully made and informative videos. Good luck on all your new ventures!!

Thank you so much Greg for teaching us about all of these current events

Wow that's why not to many Canadians in Ontario know about currants in general. Back i Poland we still have about 1 acre black currant field and a few white currant plants by the house. We were picking those black currants and put them in to a steam juicer. That was enough juice for a few families. We used to mix it with hot/cold water, carbonated water or your tea. After the fruits were harvest we were picking the leafs and sell them to the company that was making a herbal Tea. Now we can buy a black currant juice in Polish stores in Toronto area and its awesome to drink straight or mix it with vodka. Cheers!!!

Dude...ive got to say...you make the best sweet (or candy for the americans)videos because you don't just make the sweets you tell us of the history and knowledge of the ingredients of the sweets so we know what where eating...so for that I respect you 😁

Greg it's amazing seeing you procure and preserving vintage equipments! I hope to see more of this and you make great content with great music!!

I bought some sugar free black currant candy 2 weeks ago and it finally came in the mail today! It is delicious! Thank you Lofty Pursuits!

As european, black currant is probably my most favorite taste. Especially as a juice.

I learn so much watching these videos, I never know of black currants or about humbugs until I watched your videos.

So soothing.... the candy, the voice, and the music.

Just got a couple bags, and it's my favorite flavor of candy ever! at first it tastes like a slightly less sweet black grape, and then it expands into a sour sort of citrussy tropical taste, It's absolutely wonderful

That AC/DC joke was so funny because it was kind of subtle.

I'm from Australia and we have a drink made from blackcurrants called Ribena. Lived with the flavour and loved it my whole life. Even have blackcurrant flavoured cough syrup.

Wow. You are an amazing speaker, and teacher! That was some very cool history on the black currant and the device you used. Really cool that you put so much passion into your work and use old recipes. I think I might browse your selection and pass the word along to a few people I know who love candy.

Love your videos the best on you tube. The music, the narration and of course the making of 🍬

I'VE WATCHED EVERY SINGLE VIDEO I LOVE YOU AND I WILL VISIT THIS PLACE ONE DAY . THANK YOU FOR EXISTING.

Black currants taste like a hybrid of blueberries, limes, and that sour taste of pineapples.

That alternating current joke almost went over my head. Loving your videos, can't wait for my candy to arrive!

I loved this episode, for the candy making process, the candy machine and the history lesson!

Ohhh I guess this is why we mainly have black currant juice in the UK and in the US I hear a lot about grape juice.

I've missed these videos!! One of my favourite KZfaq channels! I hope you continue to make more amazing candy, thank you Greg for taking time to show us your candy making!

I have to say how much I enjoyed the narration style used: relaxed and clear, the facts not fired at you as if from a machine gun like a lot of videos. Thank you, nice story,

I just love your channel, not only do I get to learn about the art of candy making I also learn interesting facts about the USA. This is by far and away one of my favourite channels.

Great video. The music is a bit too loud. Hard to understand at some moments.

Fun and informative video, guys. Great job. I'm in Tampa, so can't wait to visit sometime. Quick tip: the background music goes up and down in volume and sometimes drowns out the voice over because it's an older song and music was more dynamic in those days. If you run it through a compressor in your video editor using a mild to medium setting, you can control those dynamics and turn it down all together, making it more even. Or, even better, if you use a "ducker" compression (using a sidechain from the voice over), it does similar to the compressor but will back down whenever the VO starts, making it rise and fall smoothly, while staying out of the VO's way. Good luck!

Thank you for these videos! I really love them all!

For Americans (if Greg is out of Blackcurrant candy) you can sometimes find candy labeled as "cassis flavor" in European specialty grocery stores. It may or not be made with actual fruit, but the flavor will be close. I mean, otherwise, buy it from Greg!

I don't know why I was recommended this video. But I think this channel is awesome! I subscribed

They're still banned here in North Carolina. What with places named "Pinehurst", "whispering pines", "Pine bluff", and "union pines" it's no wonder. X3

Omg thank you, Lord! I lost this channel for awhile when I changed Google accounts, and thankfully the algorithm has brought it back around, Subbed and hell on!!

I like seeing the old machines they’re wonderful

Awesome, you're back! Your videos are almost therapeutic to watch, so thanks, and good to see you guys are expanding... if i ever visit the states i'll try to pop in :)

I'm distracted by how much I love the domino backsplash

Very interesting, love old things, love jazz, and love hard candy. Cool video

I could watch you all day doing stuff you clearly love and listening to your voice. Even if most of the Videos show the same steps, but its just that soothing and amazing to watch. Also like i said before, you always make the videos interesting with some beautiful little Nuggets of Trivia you drop in these. Also the music is gorgeous.

I feel genuinely sorry that Americans don't have blackcurrant as a flavour! I'm guessing that means not many of you will have had Ribena? Or blackcurrant Starbursts? So sad, it's my favourite flavour!

it's good to be up now on current berry laws....

black currants taste like mostly like vitamin c, with earthy citrus notes and a dry wormwood aftertaste, with almost a hint of mint. They taste savory if you eat them fresh off of the plant, which isn't a privilege most people in the US get. I'm not european though, I just work in currant research

I love how much respect he gives to the engineers of the people who built these machines!

I was delighted to wake up to see this video when I woke up today!

Watching this as a sip ribeaner which is made with black currants. Well the flavour is sweet with a slight citrus tinge, it tastes like a berry but its complete unique to other berrys like the diffrence between blue berrys and strawberry's thats why its so hard to describe although it is my fav and i couldn't live without it highly recommend.

I just love watching you make candy. It's my happy place. :)

sipping on some black currant cola, love the history lesson!

that current pun got me real good :)

Black currant is my favorite flavour... thanks for sharing this story!

I bought some candy through ur wed sight .cant wait .cant stop watching candy making videos

I didnt know how much I enjoy watching Victorian candy making videos until I stumbled upon your channel! I dont know how I got here but I'm definitely subscribing. Love the videos and the extra information you throw in their about the flavors and machinery.

Alternating currants. I see what you did there. lol

If you like black currant you'll love Ribena - a British drink that you can find in international markets, which makes great drink mixers

Received my order a few weeks ago and I LOVE this flavor!!! Thanks Greg and Team!!!

I love your channel!!! Thank you for your videos!! I hope your business goes well!! Don’t hurt yourself!!

first 20 seconds and just everything in the video made me subscribe. love the music

As a Swede, it's simply bizarre to imagine blackcurrants being illegal, as they are quite common here. Are redcurrants illegal too? Watching the machine work was lovely, there's something very satisfying by watching it.

I only recently stumbled on your channel and am loving it. As a foodie I love learning the techniques and history of old-time candymaking ... and as a steampunk fan I adore all the wonderful Victorian brass-forward gear-laden gadgets! Thanks for your enthusiastic devotion to preserving this yesteryear technology.

I love my Black Currants, espcecially when Grandma makes jam of it!