in Metro Detroit there is a shop that's
carrying on a Detroit legacy that
started more than eight decades ago you
could say they have a sweet story
because their business is all about
sweets photojournalist Alex at well
shows us why sweet essentials in
Berkeley is uniquely Detroit the messy
job I tell you that chocolate covered
everything flatten them out make them
easier to bite handmade chocolates
gourmet and made chocolate I have the
job that every kid dreams of Sidney Bach
was started in 1936 and so 70 years
almost it was a tradition for many many
people
the factory at 7 in Woodward its
historic it's all it's a landmark you
know the building is still there the
sign is still out front you know it's
part of Detroit's history and it's it's
amazing what was it like when the word
came that Sidney bar was gonna close
this devastating devastating for all the
employees as well as the customers we
opened here in 2005 we had customers
when they found out we were here come in
and actually cry and he actually shed
tears of joy that we were back we're
thrilled to carry on the tradition that
mr. Boggs started this is called
funneling most companies would have
machine called depositors that would do
this but like I said we're old fashioned
to it the old fashioned way one piece at
a time
we do have some of the equipment and
that's upon the story - just the way
that it happened the building still had
all the equipment in it and it was
closed up nobody could get in there to
get their personal belongings or
anything one of our former co-workers
happened to be driving by one day and
said you know the lights are on in the
building she goes down there and there
was
another candy maker has bought the
contents of the building but anything
with the ribbon on it is
so she got on the phone with me and said
get it let's catch on your credit cards
as you kind of get down here so I went
down there and we were able to get all
of the equipment that we have in here
we've got a fire mixer in there that's
from about 1912 we've got a vault dream
meter that's like early 1900 1901
ourselves and then our oldest piece that
couldn't be attained our cutter is from
1870 something so very cool well it's
what we love to do for one thing we we
are candy makers that's what we love to
do and and knowing that you have the
best you just have to keep it going
we're never going to get rich it's a
labor of love throughout to me it is
what we love to do and the people just
wanted
beautiful Sydney bogs sweet essential
kind of like Reese's peanut butter cups
brought in some treats for us to try
these are all handmade chocolate yes go
for it Michelle open it up yeah I was
trying to get into this beforehand let's
get in save it so are you a dark
chocolate well we know what you like
what do you guys know Chuck I love dark
chocolates but then I'm buying these
Turtles if then they have let's get a
shot of this so you can see how
beautiful they are
Cory even made some with local four and
I'm gonna drop them so ladies first take
which one you want gonna take the one
that looks like a snow cat yeah but if I
tilt it that plate is welcome body off
they were so sweet and they put little
local for Jason Carr taught to Amara cuz
they're really there I'll hold one up
there we go see look at that big yeah
sorta camera five yeah you can see it
I'm ready to dig in dig in yeah they
made both milk chocolate and dark
chocolate like snow caps which super
snow caps do you see that they're mind
me up going to the movies okay I got a
milk chocolate turtle would you got dark
chocolate turtle and I'm loving it
I don't remember what's on top of us no
cap what are those little things
crunchies non-parole what is the
non-parole these are absolutely
delicious they kind of burst
no they're just like a little crunchy
kind of like you know yeah like a little
crunchy candy like oh no that I love how
they are made by um like the original
machines and things that they use you
know at 70 years ago I think that's
amazing yeah that's very cool
old-fashioned handmade Michelle work our
correspondents on live in the D
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I met Kyla peoples live in the D yep
Michelle
Oliver live in the deep really easy go
so what do you think of the Ganges
thumbs up Oh major thumbs up
but the history love it all then you
want to try their chocolates where are
they located on twelve Mile Road in
downtown Berkeley get know so good