Easy Homemade Gum Drops Recipe For National Gum Drop Day

February 15th is National Gum Drop Day—as if the day after Valentine’s Day needed more candy! However, here’s an easy gum drops recipe that you can make for fun, and for later. Just store them in the fridge. Gum drops are an American invention, although we don’t know exactly whom to thank. Here’s the history…
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Pumpkin Spice Caramels & More Pumpkin Spice Recipes

We used to buy pumpkin caramels online from a caramel specialist. Then, we came across this recipe from Go Bold With Butter, the recipe website of the American Butter Institute. Now we make several batches each fall for Halloween and Thanksgiving. They’re delicious with a cup of coffee for a snack or a mini-dessert. National…
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Macadamia Nut Fudge Recipe For National Macadamia Nut Day

[1] Easy-to-make chocolate macadamia fudge (photo © Taste of Home). [2] Macadamia nuts shelled. [3] Macadamia nuts in the shell. [4] Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate. This sweeter variety of baking chocolate was created in 1852 by Sam German, an Englishman who worked in the U.S. for Walter Baker & Company. The sweet chocolate gave its…
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Snowbits Nougat Bites & Jujube Dates: Delicious & Gluten Free

[1] Serve Snowbits on a platter or board with after-dinner coffee (all photos © Snowbits Confections). [2] Jujube Dates in Original and Matcha. [3] Snowbits All Variety Pack 30-piece assortment. The pieces arrive individually wrapped. [4] Individually wrapped pieces maintain freshness and are easy to transport in pockets and totes.   We discovered Snowbits Confections…
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Peanut Pretzel Toffee Recipe For National Pretzel Day

[1] Peanut Pretzel Toffee: Resistance is futile (photo © Taste Of Home). [2] Honey roasted peanuts. If you don’t like peanuts, substitute your nut of choice (photo by J. Irkaejc | Panther Media). [3] Mini pretzels (photo © Lisa Fotios | Pexels).   April 26th is National Pretzel Day, an easy holiday to celebrate. Just…
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