Candles look so real, people try to lick them

Original airdate: 7/3/2019 | Blueberry, apple and cherry. Fake, fake and fake. Up close, you can see the wick, but close your eyes, take a whiff, and you might not know the difference. Jeffrey Bartos and his wife, Donna, are the D and the J of DJ Flickers Candles, also known as the original faker bakers. They make and sell candles that look and smell like food. "You just walk by and you will smell it," Jeffrey said. "I tease the food vendors: 'Well, I make them hungry, you ought to pay for some of my booth,' but they never do." That booth is in the Neighborhood House, under cover at the Kutztown Folk Festival, where you'll see how the candles are made. Most of them anyway. "We actually make everything right here," Jeffrey said. "There are still some things we won't show. She won't show you how to make the pie shells." That's a trade secret. Their signature pie candles take three days to make. You have to do them in layers. The scraps, leftover wax, are used to make muffins. Read the full story at WFMZ.com: https://www.wfmz.com/features/one-tan...