#57 Relax and watch the Making of Crystal Rose Candies at Lofty Pursuit. 

I'm new here. I saw the banana and though "wow, that is an incredible talent". The rose, I'm lost for words. This is almost aggressively talented at this point. I mean my god, this would be like Monet finishing a painting before popping a back flip "tada" then walking off nonchalantly. Also I had a look on your website, a little practice and the rose is now looking insanely good.

I feel like I just found the bob ross of candy making

4:04 "....it's an invasive species. Now this may be a good symbol for America on a *historical* level..." What an absolute savage lol

I ordered these with the rose flavoring and they were so delicious and lovely. I will be ordering more soon. It is really fun to be able to see you make these and to be treated with them in the mail even though I am in Nebraska. Thank you so much for sharing. :)

With the scraps.. it'll be cool to see a package of scrap candies in random shapes and colors .. nothing wasted and I'm sure it all tastes great.. I'd love to learn how to do this.. it looks so fun .. hard candy and lollipops are my favorite 😊

I would subscribe to a channel of you just reading poetry. You have the most soothing voice.

“Public displays of confection” love it. Subscribed.

“This may be a good symbol for America on a certain historical level” savage. I cackled.

This is like asmr to me

this man’s work, passion, voice, and whole personality makes me happy at 5am

If candy making ever doesn't work out I'm sure you could earn a lot of money doing audio books and and poetry :p

these would make such a good valentine or wedding gift they're beautiful!

This guy sounds like the cool uncle I never had that always shared stories

I love your honest Greg is and how well he can convey his passion for his art!

its all started with the bannana

It actually makes sense that the Cherokee Rose, an invasive species, is the state flower of my home state of Georgia. It's a flower that grows well in our region and is fairly common. In a grander scale it adds to the relationship Georgia has with its Native American history. The Cherokee rose is commonly associated with the Trail of Tears, in particular the removal of the Cherokee, which began after gold was discovered in Dahlonega, Georgia. The fact that this flower associated with the removal of native peoples is itself non-native is ironic, but also reflects the relationship between the Native Americans and the government.

The candy is gorgeous! This video also answers a question I've been having, which was about how the uncolored candy would turn out if it wasn't pulled.

I love the idea of candy flowers flavored like the real thing. I'm a Florida native and I'd love to try some flavored like an orange blossom!

The poem was so lovely. This is such a romantic and sweet channel. I feel so wistful and nostalgic watching these. :3

The cover of “Orange Colored Sky” that’s playing in background in the beginning is amazing!! Also beautiful candiesss

My favorite so far. I really like the clear candy

Lol Greg.. love your humour!! We loveeeee the long videos.. if you have to "fill" in time with your soothing voice, please recite away!! This is a beautiful piece of rock candy... just beautiful...

This is lovely. I look forward to the lavender!

I have a deep family history with candy in Germany. Although I never knew till last week I’ve been watching the lofty pursuits channel fore awhile and I would love to visit Florida very soon to see your candy because I’m in love with the art of image candy making. Keep up the good work!

Please never discontinue the rose candies, they taste really good. I love them 😍

These are gorgeous! I can't wait for the floral flavored candies. Floral flavors especially lavender are my absolute favorite. Never seen anyone make it in candy form. I'll have to buy them all.

These are so beautiful! I love watching you make the "rock" ( what we call the sticks in the UK) When I was small, and on holiday at the seaside, we would spend hours watching the rock makers pull the sticks of rock. I loved it! You bring back lots of happy childhood memories, thank you :-) Off to vote for you now and maybe be day I will visit you in person.

No link for the voting. As for the talking, Greg, you just have one of those calm easy flowing voices, it doesnt matter what you say, because we arent listening we are being molded into a calmness.

I always come back to this video when watching picture candy being made because this is my all time favorite design. Looks like a rose suspended in glass. I am sure the rose flavoring would taste nice too.

Lavander-rose cakes are sublimely delicious.

I wished I lived in florida so I could go there EVERY day

This is really calming after randomly waking up at midnight with a panic attack 💙💜❤️💛💚

When I made birds from clay I made many roses just like this. Very nice! I’ve never seen candy roses like this. I actually thought it was a rose in resin first. Excellent!!! ❤️🥰👍

@7:20 was such a beautiful moment, the soft music in the background, beautiful poetry, watching a master at his craft...so peaceful and serene on a Sunday afternoon

I finally managed to get a pack of these this past week and they're honestly the most delicious rose flavored candy I've ever had! You guys did a fantastic job with this rose candy, I can't wait to order then again 😊🌹💗

Just got these in the mail today and they're delicious!

I learned so much from this video and I got to watch this neat little candy get made. Amazing.

Watching these videos and seeing comments from far away make me so grateful I live just across Thomasville Road from Lofty!

This is by far the most soothing thing i have ever found on youtube.

this guy is so knowledgeable on a wide variety of subjects and you can tell he's not done learning. ... I'm subscribing.

Wow! This is awesome and beautiful! the rods all lined up looked just like rubarb!

Your voice is amazing and extremely soothing haha

I love how he flat out said "y'all like when I talk and I need filler so here's a poem".

One of the first lofty pursuit videos I’ve watch still watching today ✌️

I got a bag of these (rose flavored!) for my 77 year-old mother, and had her watch the video first. She loved both! Also got the sunflower candy - she loves sunflowers. I ordered late for Mother’s Day like a dork because I completely spaced on the date, and you guys shipped AMAZINGLY fast. I just wanted to say THANK YOU for being awesome, and for making such wonderful treats for everyone. 😄❤️

floral flavors rock! I eat a lot of sweets that use rose and orange blossom, being part Arab. I also learned how to make violet jelly when I was a kid. good stuff!

So glad you got in rose flavoring for this - I love rose infused tea - sure the candy will be simply amazing. *note - sadly will not be ordering as you cannot guarantee the rose flavor. Will keep checking back hoping for that ability. :(

When I saw the thumbnail, I thought this was a "How It's Made" on paperweights. This is a very beautiful candy and I love flower flavored things so that would be wonderful.

Loved the poetry! It made me think of The Little Prince where the rose symbolizes love and how unique and precious it is even with a million roses out there, YOUR rose is extraordinarily special to you, you have to protect it and take care of it.

It's like the perfect video to calm you down... He has such a relaxing voice... Watching the candy being made is so satisfying.. _I love it all_

All he's doing is making candy yet I still find this channel amazing. nice job:)

This is awesome. I think it would be fun to try, linked wedding rings in clear candy...

I watched the banana video first, watched like 5 videos now. Incredible. Worth a subscribe. I've saved your webpage, and I'm gonna speak to my wife about ordering some sweets

I watch the videos with sound off, captions on. Its wonderful. Thank you so much for this. All of it. Delightful and calming.

I spent this whole video eating a piece of this candy. Holy moly it tastes like rose and is soooooooooo good! Thanks for being amazing!

this candy looks beautiful and i'm sure with rose water it must be heaven :D

All I can say is wow! I have no words. Sorry that I am late to the dance, I would have voted for you!!!

Voted all the way from Trinidad and Tobago. :-)

Oh My God the crystal Rose candy!!! Wife ordered some with our assortment bag and its the most unique candy I have ever had. We had roses all around the house growing up and this candy brought those fornd memories of playing in the yard back again. We may have to change next years vacation to Daytona Beach next year.

I bought these for my sister and I got to try them and oh my God. They're beautiful and they're rose flavored! I loved it! Thank you very much guys!

Why can't you just turn the waste candy into drops or something simple?

Could you address in a future video why you can't reheat the candy? Does it get too dry or burn? Also, I made sure to cast my vote all the way from NY

"I'm going to read some poetry about roses, *theres so much of it* "

Wow that's the most beautiful candy I've ever seen! It's like the rose is in glass!

This guy is mad into making candy and I love the passion. Was just in Tampa and visited a candy store, wish I knew about you!

I'm early yay! it's 6 a.m and the only reason I'm awake is because I'm sick 😟.

I want to work there.

These candies are gorgeous! 😍🌹 I've been watching your videos for awhile now and I finally got around to ordering some of your image candies! I got peach, and banana, they were amazing! Really delicious, and so cute! Keep up the amazing work! 🍌🍑💖

On a youtube deep dive right now and I could not imagine how that huge roll could turn into those tiny detailed candies! Such a simple concept but so cool to see it's elaboration!

I love how enthusiastic you are about making candy. It really shows in the finished product.

these remind me of beauty and the beast 🤗💖🌹

"I hate to think that something that brings me so much joy can bring someone else so much pain."

another great display... I STILL think you should give all this up and go into radio/commercial broadcasting.. you can make a FORTUNE with that voice.

This channel is so pure.

I loved that poem this is surprisingly soothing to watch 😍

Is it possible that one of the flowers you try be a lilac? They are my favorite and they smell so wonderful that I bet they would taste great.

love the Rose poem

you should sell the imperfect candy and call it the mess jar

Loved the cover of orange colored sky in the back !

I just got my order. This is delightful! And exquisitely beautiful. It tastes like a fresh sweet plant, almost like the after taste of a snap pea, with the slightest echo of rose essence. It’s amazingly delightful! I’m trying to eat it but can’t resist looking at it over and over. What a work of art!!

I think I like your voice better than the candy making.

Came for the candy Stayed for the poetry

How does the melted sugar not leak out the corners of the metal bars during cooling? it doesn't seem like there is any rubber seal or anything? Is it just too viscous and therefore cools down too much to leak through ?

watching these videos has inspired me, im considering being a candy maker myself now, there are plenty vintage candy shops in my city. old sacramento is 50% candy shops and 50% knick knacks. even if i dont become one, i have a deep respect for the art after being a subscriber for a good while.

This is so beautifully soothing. The jazz is a lovely touch

Oh, wow, Canadian here, just watched your American flag candy vid, I'm impressed with the techniques Enjoy nationalism day, from a friend north of the border on our nationalism day!

reminds me of when I used to work with glass Millefiori - just the sweet version, that you can touch and eat ;P

he's so cute oh my god

This guy has so much dedication, I have so much respect for that

It is beautiful! I can't believe you can get it just by imagining it and not by following directions. Beautiful skill.

Having grown up with a traditional English boiled sweet makers at the bottom of my road, it's amazing to me how similar and yet different the US tradition seems to be. Do you have an equivalent of the traditional "Rhubarb and Custard" and "Sherbet Lemon" sweets (I believe both are Victorian, or near Victorian sweets)? In my experience, visiting Americans have never encountered them (and find them slightly odd) but they were such staples of my childhood I can't imagine a sweet shop without them! (Also, if you do have them, it would be really interesting to see how Sherbet Lemons are made - how ever *do* you get the powder in the center without melting it into the boiled sugar?)

Its kinda like making polymer clay sticks!!

best music taste

You are so good for the soul and you are good at what you do too. Thank you!. 😊

I bought a pack of these from the website and I can honestly say these are the most delicious hard candies I've ever had! They taste just as good as they look

I.....I live in Georgia.....

Anybody notice that the music in the background music is from Fallout 4?

The story of how the rose got its color red. Chronos seized the opportunity, attacking his father with a sickle crafted by Gaia. In fact, he rather gruesomely severs Ouranus’ genitalia from his body. As his father’s testicles fall into the sea, Aphrodite is born. And as the sea foam around her touches the earth, bushes of white roses appear. What’s not to love about a castrating myth featuring a flower that would go on to symbolize purity and devotion? A second rose-scented tale of Aphrodite involves her lover, Adonis, and the myth of how the rose turned red. One day, Adonis was out hunting boar. Ares, jealous of Adonis, had secretly sent the wild boar to harm him. At the last moment, Ares shares this knowledge with Aphrodite, who rushes to warn him. As she hurries to her lover’s aid, she scratches herself on a rose bush, splashing speckles of blood on their soft white petals, turning the blossoms red. Unfortunately, she is too late to the scene, and Adonis perishes from a fatal wound to his thigh. As Aphrodite cries over her lover’s body, her tears fall into the pools of blood surrounding them, and the mixture gives rise to the anemone flower.

Thank you so much for making these videos, they help me so much with my mental health issues, by just giving me something pleasing and pleasant to watch to help take my mind off things. I love the videos; KEEP IT UP!

Just watched a man making candy, talking and reading a poem.... and i loved every second of it :-)