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Make these treats for Father’s Day. Photo courtesy La Chocolate | Australia. We saw these inviting marshmallow lollipops on the website of La Chocolate, an Australian chocolatier. “Make a batch of me,” they called out. So we decided to make them for Father’s Day—and also for July 4th with white chocolate and red and…
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April 12th is National Licorice Day. We’ll let others debate the merits of Red Vines versus Twizzlers; our heart belongs to Australian licorice, which is spelled liquorice there and in other parts of the former British Empire. In 2011, the last year for which we could find figures, U.S. licorice sales topped $359 million, a…
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[1] Homemade peanut brittle (photo © Janet Hudson | Wikipedia). [2] Try not to eat all the peanuts out of the bowl (photo © J. Irkaejc | Panther Media). [3] For something special, add some whiskey (photo © Slane Irish Whiskey). You’ve never made peanut brittle before? It’s time: March is National Peanut Month.…
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March 8th is National Peanut Cluster Day. There is no documentation on the first appearance of the peanut cluster, but we know a few things, and below the peanut cluster history is an easy recipe to make your own. You’ll be delighted to bite into one with a cup of coffee, bring some as a…
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[1] Mmm, gumdrops (photo © Farley’s & Sathers). [2] Gumdrops with spice flavors are called spice drops. You can get these from the Vermont Country Store (photo © Vermont Country Store). February 15th National Gumdrop Day. Gumdrops are a chewy, brightly-colored, fruit-flavored confection, usually shaped like a truncated cone, and coated in granulated sugar.…
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