stackyFACTSCotton candy used to be a grueling upper-body workout. Before motorized machines, chefs had to melt sugar and rapidly flick it back and forth using a whisk over a broom handle to create fine strands. It was sticky, incredibly messy, and meant your fancy dessert was accompanied by the chef's heavy panting.
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