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Big Sample Days
Join us for one of our BIG SAMPLE DAYS Saturday, December 12, 2015. Come taste some great holiday entertaining ideas & a variety of cheeses....
Christmas Tree Chocolates
Chocolate Christmas tree ornaments have been popular since 1880 when Woolworth sold the first chocolate ornaments in their department stores. In...
Forget About Black Peter?????
Tomorrow is St. Nicolas Eve. In The Netherlands and around the world children of Dutch heritage will be setting out their wooden shoes. They will...
Marzipan and Piggie Banks
By our checkout we have a small container of marzipan pigs. People pick them up and ask what they are. That is when I explain the story of marzipan...
St. Nick is coming to town!
No matter what you call him: Santa Claus, Joulupukki, Père Noël, St. Nick, Sinterklas, Jultomten, Mikulás, Weihnachtsmann, Julenissen, Ded...
Why Dutch People Give Chocolate Letters
Why do Dutch people give chocolate letters? When we receive our initial on "Pakjesavond" December 5 or at Christmas most of us just eat the...
