Okay, so I have to come clean- I ate the chocolates without taking their picture first, which was a shame because they were so lovely, they looked like replicas.
In fact, I have already consumed just about everything that I could in my box. With a few special exceptions.
Had to start off with that.
Our swap started as a snack swap that quickly morphed into something amazing, unique, strange, and delightful.
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Now, I am a Northerner, so I am quite ignorant to many of these delicacies, so if anyone out there has cooking tips, that'd be awesome. It looks like they're sprinkled over scrambled eggs? Is that right? I'm kind of excited to crack these open and poke at them, but I want to make sure I have a bomb recipe before I do. I'm open to suggestions!
Now, along with the chocolates none of you will ever get to see, I also received some fantastically delicious specialty marshmallows, in fudgey yum, cinnamony bliss, and lavender dryer sheet flavors. They were awesome. I also need to point out that everything in my box had its own wonderful label, complete with instructions and/or explanations. The lavender 'mallows were not for the eating- they were for the floating in delicious hot tea which would make me happy inside (it did) and make the marshmallows taste wonderful (also true).
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You guessed it. Pork Cracklin's. Another mystery product for me! Cracked them suckas open almost immediately. I have a hard time finding the exact words to describe them. They're something else!
New things are awesome!
I also got a locally-made, delicious spicy strawberry jelly, which was gone within 3 days. The wonderful note that accompanied it informed me to bring home cream cheese and salted pita chips immediately. Husband was on it! And holy mother of pita, it was amazing. I ended up mixing all my jelly with cream cheese and used it for EVERYTHING until it sadly disappeared. The pita chips were awesome in it, and I used it on my chicken at dinner and in a chicken quesadilla for lunch. I wish they made it in a gogurt tube so I could just take it everywhere with me and just slurp it as i go. I'd look like one of the people from Wall-E.
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I also got a lovely bracelet made by a local artisan! So pretty and perfect! I just love it!
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loginHere is my wonderful card and a bag of black tea I must make into sweet tea! This will be difficult for me, not only because I have yet to master the Southern Sweet Tea-chnique, but because it is currently snowing and blowing again outside my house. This task must wait for sun and grass and a clean mason jar. But I know it will be delicious!
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loginI also got a jar of amazing Pig Feet!!! My note says they might be good in a pot of beans. I am also open for recipes that include these! What other parts of pigs do we save and eat??? I can only imagine and giggle to myself. If I ever go down south, I'm just going to go grocery shopping for my souvenirs. Fantastic!
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loginMONKEYNAUT! These are SO funny! I always choose my adult beverage by their label, unless I'm being boring and then it's Coors Light, baby. These are perfect. Monkeynaut, featuring an agitaged monkey in a space suit, and Lily Flagg Milk Stout, featuring a cow jumping over the moon with the assistance of her jet-propelled udder. And she has a blue ribbon! She won a prize! Probably for jumping, or for milk production. My note even informs me that Lily Flagg is a REAL COW. This makes all of it even more amazing!
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loginIsn't this just the greatest box? It isn't even done yet!
Prideth made me bandannas for my dogs! For ALL my dogs! I know that sounds like, oh, she made a few bandannas, but it means she made ALL the bandannas! She even made one for my mom's dog! How amazing is that??? Each one is bedazzled AND has their names embroidered on BOTH sides! HOLY CRAP!!!
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loginI could keep going! They're adorable, and I feel like the troop leader of a bunch of boy scouts. I had one of my old, retired dogs wander off several weeks ago, only to be found 42 miles away a few days later, so she even made them all in blaze orange so that they'll be easy to spot! Haha!
This is easily the greatest thing anyone's thought to make me. I can't believe she sent one for EVERYBODY!
Amazing!
Okay, on to ponies!
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loginAren't they gorgeous??? She chose the perfect ponies for me! They're even all still in their boxes! And look at their cute little scarves and earmuffs and snowgoggles! I'm so happy! I think Chilly Breezes is my favorite. She looks totally prepared for outdoor adventures. She's got her hat and her goggles, so she's obviously not messing around. We're gonna be cold, we're gonna go fast, and we're gonna have some fun.
This was just The Best. I had so much fun messaging Prideth, exchanging stories, talking about our old JTT crushes, planning our future '80's girl slumber party, and laughing with each other. I am so glad we did this swap, and I hope this is just the first of many. It's so nice to instantly click with someone, and I'm so happy I made such an awesome friend during it!
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That is crazy-awesome.
