Cotton candy is one of the most popular sweets all over the world. In America it was nicknamed “cotton candy”, in England - “fairy floss”, in Germany - “sugar wool” (Zuckerwolle), in Italy - “sugar yarn” (zucchero filato), in France - “grandfather’s beard” (barbe a papa).
Despite legends that sweets similar to cotton candy were produced in ancient Rome, but were extremely expensive due to the complexity of production, no evidence of this has been found. But it is documented that the date of birth of cotton candy is 1893. It was in this year that William Morrison and John C. Wharton invented a machine for making cotton candy. This is evidenced by US Patent No. 618428, the filing date of which (12/23/1897) is considered the date of invention of the cotton candy machine.
The production method and the installation itself are simple, almost to the point of genius. Melted sugar heated by a gas burner and located in a rotating container, thanks to centrifugal force, was forced through a series of small holes or a mesh on the periphery of this container. Picked up by the air flow from the compressor, thin streams of molten sugar instantly crystallized into thin threads, similar to cotton wool or wool, and were collected by the operator onto a wooden or cardboard stick in the shape of a ball. The rotation of the container with sugar and the air compressor was carried out using a foot drive, similar to the drives of sewing machines.
To familiarize the public with the new product, the inventors chose the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, otherwise known as the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, in the materials of which it was recorded that Electric Candy Company earned $17,164 by selling 68,655 boxes of cotton candy (370 boxes for each day of the show) at a price of 25 cents.
Called Fairy Floss by its inventors and packaged in bright wooden boxes, the new product was extremely popular, even despite its high price for the time. Suffice it to say that admission to this fair, with access to all its attractions, cost 50 cents, and some department stores of that time advertised men's shirts for 25 cents.
Almost all sources claim that the cotton candy sold at the St. Louis World's Fair was made using electric machines, and that Morrison and Wharton are the inventors of the electric machine used to make it. But in patent No. 618428 there is no hint of the use of electricity, either as heating or as a drive. The thing is that by 1904 the device had been significantly improved, including the addition of electrical heating.
As often happens, the tandem of cotton candy inventors, however, like their Electric Candy Company, did not last long. The reason for their breakup is unknown to me, but Morrison himself received the next US patent No. 816114 in March 1906. The company was divided, renamed, but existed. Here is an advertisement for Electric Candy Floss Machine Company, Inc. products. from the mid-20th century.
More than a hundred years have passed since the invention of the machine for producing cotton candy. Although the principle of making cotton candy has remained virtually unchanged, the technique and technology have gone far ahead compared to the first machines. This is not surprising, because... this type of business has gone very far from fair stalls, turning into a whole branch of the food industry. However, even now, somewhere with a massive gathering of people, you can see a cotton candy seller with his machine, surrounded by children and their parents. Someone starts their own business this way, someone remembers their childhood, and someone simply enjoys life.
Who invented the cotton candy making machine?
The product from childhood, which we know as cotton candy, is called differently in other languages.
In America it's called Cotton candy, which is closest to ours is cotton candy, although previously a different name was adopted in the USA: fairy floss- magic fluff, as it is now in Australia. And in England something in between these two has taken root: candy floss- sweet fluff.
In France, cotton candy is called barbe a papa, i.e. father's beard, in Germany - Zuckerwolle, or sugar wool (yarn), in Italy - zucchero filato, i.e. sugar yarn (thread).
Modern machine for making cotton candy at home
Confectionery products in the form of threads obtained from melted sugar have been known for a long time. There are stories (legends) that the ancient Romans had slaves who knew how to make such sweets. If there is any truth to this story, it makes cotton candy one of the many technologies lost during the Middle Ages. This art was revived (or first appeared) in the mid-18th century. But the manufacturing process was manual, extremely labor-intensive, as a result of which this product was expensive and therefore inaccessible to the common man. Similar confectionery products are also known in the East, for example, Persian Pashmak and Turkish Pişmaniye, although the latter is made with flour in addition to sugar.
For a product to become widespread, it must be cheap. In this case, there are no problems with raw materials - sugar is relatively cheap and little is consumed per serving. The problem is labor intensity and speed of production. To make cotton candy a truly mass product, it was necessary to mechanize the process of its production, i.e. create an apparatus or machine for quickly producing this product. And such a machine was created in the USA at the end of the 19th century.
Invented a machine for making cotton candy William Morrison (William Morrison) And John Wharton (John C. Wharton), the date of filing the application for which (December 23, 1897) is considered the date of invention of the apparatus. The production method and the installation itself are simple to the point of genius. Melted sugar heated by a gas burner and located in a rotating container, thanks to centrifugal force, was forced through a series of small holes or a mesh on the periphery of this container. Picked up by the air flow from the compressor, thin streams of molten sugar instantly crystallized into thin threads, similar to cotton wool or wool, and were collected by the operator onto a wooden or cardboard stick in the shape of a ball. The rotation of the container with sugar and the air compressor was carried out using a foot drive, similar to the drives of sewing machines.
The first installation for the production of cotton candy, 1899.
The first electric machine for the production of cotton candy, 1903.
To familiarize the public with the new product, the inventors chose the 1904 trade exhibition in Louisiana, otherwise known as the St. Louis World's Fair, in the materials of which it was recorded that Electric Candy Company earned $17,164 by selling 68,655 boxes of cotton candy (370 boxes for each day of the exhibition) at a price of 25 cents.
Named by the inventors Fairy Floss and packed in bright chipped-wood boxes (probably made of wood or veneer), the new product was extremely popular, even despite the high price for that time. Suffice it to say that admission to this fair, with access to all its attractions, cost 50 cents, and some department stores of that time advertised men's shirts for 25 cents.
It should be said that the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis became a significant event not only for America, but perhaps for the whole world. If we talk only about food products, then it was at this fair that, in addition to cotton candy, the famous sandwiches also appeared for the first time Hot Dogs, cold tea ( iced tea), roller and cone ice cream wafer packaging, peanut butter confectionery, i.e. These are products without which it is difficult to imagine modern America.
After this exhibition, the cotton candy industry began to develop rapidly.
For such production, which is already mass production, completely different devices are needed, namely automatic machines that would continuously produce cotton candy, divide it into portions and transfer it to packaging. And such machines were created.
Over time, cotton candy has, of course, changed. A great achievement in the development of cotton candy production technology is the appearance of color, smell and taste in this product. Today we are very suspicious of artificial colors and flavors, which makes these advances seem dubious. And yet, packaged cotton wool made from pure sugar is now difficult to find.
More than a hundred years have passed since the invention of the machine for producing cotton candy.
Although the principle of making cotton candy has remained virtually unchanged, the technique and technology have gone far ahead compared to the first machines. This type of business has gone very far from fair stalls, turning into a whole branch of the food industry. However, even now, somewhere with a massive gathering of people, you can see a cotton candy seller with his machine, surrounded by children and their parents. Someone starts their own business this way, someone remembers their childhood, and someone simply enjoys life.
Why does this happen: when cotton candy appears in our hands, we all turn into children! Maybe its original name - magic fluff - was the most accurate?..
Veronica Trifonenko.
Sugar lips, cotton candy.
Big eyes and sweet too.
I count the posts and greenery in the fences.
And the sky is so loud and loud.
I feel so good and it seems possible
Burn out, dissolve, become something else.
Touching once again the sweet dream.
Smile and glances, a shared secret,
Not hidden in darkness. The secret of happiness.
You laugh and look for something with your eyes.
I don’t know, it’s just something magical.
Once again smile, drown in a kiss.
Now I'm alive. Amen. Hallelujah.
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Cotton candy is one of the most popular sweets all over the world. In America it was nicknamed “cotton candy”, in England - “fairy floss”, in Germany - “sugar wool” (Zuckerwolle), in Italy - “sugar yarn” (zucchero filato), in France - “grandfather’s beard” (barbe a papa).
Despite legends that sweets similar to cotton candy were produced in ancient Rome, but were extremely expensive due to the complexity of production, no evidence of this has been found. But it is documented that the date of birth of cotton candy is 1893. It was in this year that William Morrison and John C. Wharton invented a machine for making cotton candy. This is evidenced by US Patent No. 618428, the filing date of which (12/23/1897) is considered the date of invention of the cotton candy machine.
The production method and the installation itself are simple, almost to the point of genius. Melted sugar heated by a gas burner and located in a rotating container, thanks to centrifugal force, was forced through a series of small holes or a mesh on the periphery of this container. Picked up by the air flow from the compressor, thin streams of molten sugar instantly crystallized into thin threads, similar to cotton wool or wool, and were collected by the operator onto a wooden or cardboard stick in the shape of a ball. The rotation of the container with sugar and the air compressor was carried out using a foot drive, similar to the drives of sewing machines.
To familiarize the public with the new product, the inventors chose the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, otherwise known as the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, in the materials of which it was recorded that Electric Candy Company earned $17,164 by selling 68,655 boxes of cotton candy (370 boxes for each day of the show) at a price of 25 cents.
Called Fairy Floss by its inventors and packaged in bright wooden boxes, the new product was extremely popular, even despite its high price for the time. Suffice it to say that admission to this fair, with access to all its attractions, cost 50 cents, and some department stores of that time advertised men's shirts for 25 cents.
Almost all sources claim that the cotton candy sold at the St. Louis World's Fair was made using electric machines, and that Morrison and Wharton are the inventors of the electric machine used to make it. But in patent No. 618428 there is no hint of the use of electricity, either as heating or as a drive. The thing is that by 1904 the device had been significantly improved, including the addition of electrical heating.
As often happens, the tandem of cotton candy inventors, however, like their Electric Candy Company, did not last long. The reason for their breakup is unknown to me, but Morrison himself received the next US patent No. 816114 in March 1906. The company was divided, renamed, but existed. Here is an advertisement for Electric Candy Floss Machine Company, Inc. products. from the mid-20th century.
More than a hundred years have passed since the invention of the machine for producing cotton candy. Although the principle of making cotton candy has remained virtually unchanged, the technique and technology have gone far ahead compared to the first machines. This is not surprising, because... this type of business has gone very far from fair stalls, turning into a whole branch of the food industry. However, even now, somewhere with a massive gathering of people, you can see a cotton candy seller with his machine, surrounded by children and their parents. Someone starts their own business this way, someone remembers their childhood, and someone simply enjoys life.
It is fluffy, bright, airy and delicious. It is also a favorite treat for adults and children. You already guessed that we are talking about cotton candy. You are probably still fascinated by the process of preparing this product. We've all seen this done when we were kids. We all looked amazed when a huge mass of air swelled from one small lump of sugar. But as adults, we still see it as a magic trick. Why does cotton candy have an airy texture and why does it come in different shades? Here are some interesting facts from the history of the popular delicacy.
Two main secrets
Despite the fact that the product is almost 100 percent sugar, it has a lot of fans. This is due to a whole bouquet of unique aromas and a surprisingly delicate texture. Fill this cottony texture with milk, strawberry, vanilla or grape syrup and the result is a true confectionery miracle. Cotton candy is several times more popular than caramel, chocolates and cookies. Perhaps you won’t find a more stellar delicacy in the world. 
First appearance in society
The first cotton candy making machine was presented at the World's Fair in St. Louis in 1904. Eyewitnesses did not remember other inventions. One of them was so cunning that it immediately attracted attention. A metal drum appeared before the people, which rotated very quickly due to centrifugal force. When a slightly melted lump of sugar was placed in the container, the magic began. The simple ingredient turned into thin long threads that gradually gathered into a lump. Interspersed with the air gap, the sugar stretched and formed many sticky fibers. To give the resulting canvas a shape, the master armed himself with a stick and rolled the threads into a cone. As they say, everything ingenious is simple.
Many names
In different countries of the world this delicacy is called differently. For example, in Italy it is “sugar yarn”, and in China and Japan it is “old lady’s hair”. The French call cotton candy "grandfather's beard", and somewhere else it is called the "tooth fairy". 
Who invented the cotton candy making machine?
Ironically, the inventor of the product was a dentist named William Morrison, who once volunteered to help his pastry chef friend John Wharton.
Medieval confectioners produced dessert by hand
Since the 15th century, the best European confectioners have tried to produce the delicacy by hand. The process was so labor-intensive that only the most noble and wealthy members of society could afford “sugar yarn”. Just imagine that each fiber of sugar melted in a pan was stretched by hand using forks! It can be considered that William Morrison's invention gave the product its way to the masses. 
A big hit at fairs and carnivals
Traditionally, since its inception, the airy delicacy has been sold at mass sporting events, carnivals and fairs. Modern options include bright colors, which are achieved through dyes.
