Mystery Gift #1: Zoe's Candy Cane's!

B & I received this awesome box of handcrafted candy canes by Zoe's Chocolate Company last month.. and it came without a note.



Before I get into that I'll throw in a few pictures of the Peanut from last month.



I call this one "Daddy dressed me."

If you can see past the pants tucked into the checkered socks (so that they stay on and keep him warm) you notice that his onesie is backwards. I understand that the buttons could throw him off but you would think he might have noticed that the bottom was snapping oddly.

Peanut didn't mind at all.



So we come home one day to find thi package on our doorstep with the cutest box inside! It's the 2010 limited edition package of all 3 of their artisanal candy canes.

The moment I saw the words handcrafted, artisanal and candy I was completely won over.



So fun, right?! The red and white is cinnamon, the red, white and green is peppermint and the red, white and blue is anise.

I also noticed that the bottom of the note says that they are collector's item if you can resist eating them. How could I not eat these? I thought that was really interesting.



I love the shape of these. The cute little hook on the top and the thick wedge on the bottom. So far I've only had the cinnamon but they flavor is fantastic and the texture different from your typical store-bought candy canes. They are less airy with a better snap than what I am used to. More solid perhaps.

As they are handmade no two candy canes are alike. Zoe's has been making these the same way for over one hundred years.



Now that I've been all over their website I'm determined to try their chocolates and/or caramels. I loved reading that Zoe is family owned and run and they are third generation chocolatiers. Stop by their site and check out the flavors they carry.

So, if you sent us these lovely candy canes please shoot me an email or leave a comment! It didn't come with a label and I'm dying to know where they came from.