Check out this month's J.Q. Dickinson Appalachian Mercantile Subscription Box for May.
Beer Mustard from Crookeed Condiments: These mustards are made in Asheville, NC from local Highland Brewing Company Beers and whole mustard seeds. They are delicious on sandwiches, added to dressings and marinades, or served with your favorite charcuterie items. The Saint Terese's Ale has a touch of horseradish, the Oatmeal Porter has a rich, full bodied flavor, and the Gaelic Ale has a touch of sweetness.
Kettle Corn from Scragglepop: Founded in Huntington, West Virginia. This sweet, salty, and crunchy popcorn pairs the simple ingredients of salt, sugar, and oil perfectly to create a treat for your sweet tooth!
Dried Mushrooms from Hernshaw Farms: George Patterson started Hernshaw Farms in 2018 using reclaimed mine land. His business has been very successful. These dried varieties are delicious and are great to have in the pantry to add flavor to your meals. Rehydrate in stock and add to soups, stews, and sauces. Three varieties: Lions Mane, Oysters, or a mushroom Medley, which include Lions Mane, Oyster and Shiitake.
Toilet Elixir from Turdcules: Somewhere in the wilderness, there’s a gristly man harnessing the power of wood and steel to bring warmth and light to his world. He’s powerful, bearded and his sh*t doesn’t stink. While we hold no remedy for weak grips and smooth upper lips, Turdcules’ Log Splitter Toilet Elixir will shower your olfactory receptor neurons with the sweet aroma of leather, hard-work and coniferous trees.
Chocolate Caramels from Postre: From pure organic cane sugar to locally sourced cream and organic cultured butter, every bit of caramel that leaves our kitchen is proudly hand-crafted using traditional methods and the purest ingredients.
... Plus a soap I need to open!
Lost Creek Farm recently produced a subscription box: Farm & Forage Provisions Box.
Experience the Abundance of Appalachia: When you subscribe to the Farm and Forage Provisions Box, you’ll experience story-rich mountain cuisine at home with a quarterly selection of seasonal products from the Lost Creek Farm Kitchen. The box will feature a rotating selection of pantry items and homemade snacks from storied recipes, as well as original artwork and farmer’s-and-forager’s-choice special surprises. The items are made from ingredients grown or foraged at Lost Creek Farm and other small family-owned farms in the community. This experience from Lost Creek Farm is exclusive to our Table22 members.
Sample box may include:
-Lost Creek Farm’s storied communion wafers
-Shelf-stable seasonal items – WV-grown cornmeal, dried heritage apples, and more
-Sweet treats from Lost Creek Farm’s collection of family recipes – black-walnut brittle, sorghum cookies, and more
-Seasonal fruit spread or sweet syrup – Lost Creek Farm’s Bourbon-sage apple butter, shagbark hickory syrup, sassafras syrup, and more
-Spice rubs or pickling mixes blended by hand in the Lost Creek Farm kitchen
-A pack of Mike’s own original block-print greeting cards featuring seasonally-inspired, hand-carved designs
All Lost Creek Farm members also receive:
-A Quarterly Unboxing Video featuring the stories behind the Farm and Forage Provisions and recipe ideas for items in the box
-First to know about future membership offerings
This box is seasonal, so just four times a year. And it focuses on great things coming from the farm. It is bit on the pricey end, at $125.
This box contained Momaw Betty's Communion Wafers, Rosemary-Sumac Shortbreads, Shagbark Hickory Sweet Syrup, Wild Allium Powder, Hand-Printed Blockprint Notecards, Pickled Beet Spices, Heirloom Seeds, and Aunt Floda's Dumpling Mix.
I've already dug into the communion wafters and shortbreads, but I'm going to need to do a bit more research on the spices and dumpling mix. Suggestions? Let me know!
My subscription box just came in this week - let's look and see what we got:
Mud & Maker - Flower Frog
Turn any vase into a jar! Ceramic discs are punched out to allow for fresh floral ((or dried, either would work)) stems to be arranged over any jar or vessel.
Tait Farm Foods - Thumbprint Cookie Mix
Thumbprint Cookies are a timeless holiday cookie and our Thumbprint Cookie Mix makes whipping up a batch something that happens in no time at all! The name 'thumbprint' comes from the fact that you use your "thumb" to make an indentation into each ball of shortbread-like dough. The indentation is then filled with your favorite Tait Farm Foods jam, preserve or conserve. This is one cookie that the entire family can create together at holiday time or any time! 1 lb.
Southern City Flavors - Strawberry Jam
This delicious jam is bursting with flavor of homegrown strawberries.
Charleston Bee Works - Hare Candle
Made with beeswax from Parsons, West Virginia’s mountain honey bees. These gorgeous candles are hand poured in Charleston, West Virginia. Available in Hare, Wood Grain, and Taper Pair.
Scamps - Milk Chocolate Toffee
Warm, rich, buttery toffee hand broken and enveloped in a traditional Swiss milk chocolate. Located in the idyllic village of Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Each bite is a marriage made in sweet heaven.
Mama Geraldine's - Pimento Cheese Fries
Savory Classic Cheese Straws with Smoked Paprika and a hint of Olive.
Here's my latest goodie box from J.Q. Dickinson Appalachian Mercantile.
Have you tried any of these products?
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