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Across the Fence:  My favorite Christmas indulgence  |
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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audrey
cheyenne
wy
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 Posted - Dec 15 2011 : 12:19:00 PM
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I love chocolate (dark) covered cherries at Christmas. What is your favorite purchased treat?
Audrey
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Dec 15 2011 : 12:28:40 PM
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We have this little ice cream parlor here in Cincinnati, Audrey, called Aglamesis. It's like walking back into 1920. http://www.aglamesis.com/pages/content/index.html
Each and every Christmas, I buy a pint of their Butterscotch ice cream and their Peppermint. When we visit, I always get a saucer of peppermint (they serve it still in silver pedestal dishes) with a small crystal pitcher of bittersweet chocolate sauce to pour over the top. SINFUL. And it wouldn't be Christmas without it.
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
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Posted - Dec 15 2011 : 12:44:20 PM
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Oohhh the cherries look delicious and that ice cream sounds divine!
I'm not sure what I would choose as a Holiday Indulgence, there are just too many good things to pick just one!
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
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momshopsalotta
True Blue Farmgirl
232 Posts
Connie
Hertford
NC
USA
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Posted - Dec 15 2011 : 1:17:30 PM
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Chocolate covered cherries with the liquid center, the cordial center gags me.
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mickib
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
Michele
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
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Posted - Dec 15 2011 : 2:33:04 PM
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| Audrey, chocolate covered cherries have always been my mom's favorite too. We always bought the store ones. Then when I was a teenager my grandfather came to live with us and he decided to try candy making. For 10 or 15 years after that we had homemade chocolate covered cherries. Even after grandpa died, mom continued to make cherries at Christmas. Now we've gotten lazy and we're back to the box - the box that looks just like the one in your picture. |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - Dec 15 2011 : 2:43:32 PM
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My indulgence.... "Brandy Beans"
I hit the German Deli in Spokane each year (Nov) and buy 2 boxes.... and when the going gets tuff... I pull out the beans! HoHoHo & Bingle Jells!
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batznthebelfry
True Blue Farmgirl
1257 Posts
Michele
Athol
Ma
USA
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Posted - Dec 15 2011 : 11:02:45 PM
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Old fashion ribbon candy,but now all I can find is the thin ribbon candy not the thicker kind like they has when I was a kid..& pumpkin ice cream!....michele'
Chickens rule!
The Old Batz Farm
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
2701 Posts
Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
2701 Posts |
Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 05:44:34 AM
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Homemade fudge or sea salt, milk chocolate covered caramels.
My mouth is watering just thinking about them.
hugs
Marcy
Farmgirl #170
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give...Eleanor Roosevelt
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
3331 Posts |
Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 05:57:03 AM
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Every year the gentleman who worked with my hubby years ago in the quality assurance/new product development lab for nestle, sends us a box of hand made liqueor-filled chocolates. It's like having a shot and a decadent candy at once. My favorite is the white-chocolate/lime filling one. He is so talented and we are so lucky!
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beekeepersgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1423 Posts
Luanne
Cresco
PA
USA
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Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 06:10:06 AM
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I've always loved the chocolate covered cherries too, and this year for the first time I found chocolate covered blueberries put out by the same company (Queen Anne). I got them in K-mart. They were good, but not as good as the cherries. Has anybody else seen them or tried them?
I also love the ribbon candy - it is a Christmas tradition in my family.
Hugs,
Luanne
beekeepersgirl #691
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 10:37:35 AM
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marianne, save me some.(choco w/booze lol!).. I'll be right over! lol! after all,,, I know where you live! heeheehee! oh wait you know my car,,don't sic 'gracie' on me !lololol!
I see a 'playdate' in our future!
:>)
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Happiness is being a katmom.
"Is it time for my Dirt Manicure yet!"
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Sue Feely
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Sue
Buffalo
New York
USA
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Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 12:32:55 PM
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| Mine would be those Ferrero Rocher balls with chocoloate and nuts. I have bought several for my daughters stocking (her fav also), but I keep eating them, (I guess I should not store them in my bedroom) I just went shopping this morning for more; a 12 pack, lets see, by Christmas I should have about 6 of them left for Cearas stocking! |
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Room To Grow
True Blue Farmgirl
974 Posts
Deborah
Kingston
Georgia
USA
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Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 1:34:11 PM
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I love them too...but I only like the ones that have the clear liquid in them...My DH says that only Walgreens has them and he goes 12 miles out of his way to get them for me each year.
Deborah
we have moved to our farm...and love it |
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 2:09:06 PM
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Oh yummy! They all sound good! I knew when I posted this that some would gag at my favorite but when you see big stacks of them at the stores I knew there had to be others like me who enjoy them! Strange thing for me is I don't even like Marachino cherries but I love these treats! Go figure! I'm not sure I've even had the clear liquid ones, I guess I'll need to go searching.
Audrey
Good boy Hobbs! I love and miss you. |
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 3:41:20 PM
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Eggnog! Christmas is the only time of year I can get it!
Cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
USA
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jessabelluh
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Jessica
South Dakota
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 5:42:51 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by beekeepersgirl
chocolate covered blueberries put out by the same company (Queen Anne). I got them in K-mart. They were good, but not as good as the cherries. Has anybody else seen them or tried them?
We tried them today and everyone really liked them!
~jess |
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Dec 16 2011 : 9:13:42 PM
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Oh your right! Eggnog is right up there. There is a local dairy in Denver that makes eggnog that is the worlds best! I best get some next week when we go to my Dad's for Christmas!
Audrey
Good boy Hobbs! I love and miss you. |
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Heather B
True Blue Farmgirl
562 Posts
Heather
Longmont
Colorado
USA
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Dec 17 2011 : 03:42:31 AM
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Dec 17 2011 : 07:11:45 AM
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Luanne,
We tried the Blueberries too. Cherries are still are favorite!
My favorite indulgences:
~Chocolate Covered Cherries (growing up my Dad would always buy me a box for Christmas, after he passed my honey started buying me one every year )
~Spumoni Ice Cream (I'm with you Anna! This is my all time favorite ice cream flavor)
~Eggnog (not just any brand though, I really like Horizon brand it's alot tastier)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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Tea Lady
True Blue Farmgirl
645 Posts
Lorraine
Morris
IL
USA
645 Posts |
Posted - Dec 17 2011 : 3:42:06 PM
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Fannie May candy... Mmmmm.... And Godiva truffles.... Mmmmm....
Lorraine
(aka Tea Lady)
Farmgirl #1819
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
3331 Posts |
Posted - Dec 18 2011 : 02:46:22 AM
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Out west we have See's candy ... so yummy, especially their nuts and chews selection. Unless, you are lucky enough to get a big box of their Victorian Toffee. That is the best toffee I have ever had. But, I can get by on Almond Roca in a pinch. Maybe I am not too picky. I really like Tootsie Rolls - usually get some in my stocking, fingers crossed!
marianne |
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