Perhaps It Was Simply Too Hard To Spell

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We're sad to say good-bye to one of our very favorite Dutch licorices: the sweet, molassesy, sugar-coated Heksenhijl Zoete*, fondly referred to as "the tubes" by all of us non-Dutch-speakers. They have been discontinued.

Local confectioners, drop your caramels & lollipops and get started on artisan licorice! Kisses & cupcakes to the first person to replicate our beloved tubes! Of course, the price for handmade licorice will probably be a bit (a lot) higher than $12.50/lb, but we'll make it work.

*On my orders, I regularly spelled this "Hehjksnhihjl" or "Hekzjhenhyzhl", basically cramming in as many h's & j's as possible, but John our darling Licorice-seller always knew exactly what I meant.

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School!

It's been....let's just say several years since I've experienced Back-to-School time in all its terror & glory, but as soon as September hits I can feel it in the air. Back-to-school! New shoes! New books! New friends? Maybe!

Here at Miette we're celebrating this liminal time of year with apples, gingham, and primary colors. And candy, of course!

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Apple cinnamon lollipops! After a long day of teaching, sometimes an apple just doesn't cut it. But a spicy hand-made apple lolli? That's better. $5 each

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Milk chocolate sneakers! We'll buy them a size too big so they fit you all year. 75cents/each, $2/pair gift bag.

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ABC Gummies! It's hard to take a good photo of gummies. But trust me, these are adorable, edible versions of those magnetic letters we all love to play with when we're hanging out in someone's kitchen. Untie that bow & spell something hilarious! $3/bag

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Milk Chocolate Crayons! Let's face it, you're going to eat your crayons anyway, so why not make them non-toxic and delicious. $1/each, $5/box

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Milk chocolate globes! If globes (& atlases?) had come in chocolate form, perhaps I wouldn't be so hopeless at geography. Perhaps. 10cents/each

Availability: Ferry Building, Octavia, Chestnut

Not a good enough reason to have a baby.... but almost.

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The onesies are back. I knew we sold onesies a few years ago, and figured they were pretty cute, but...can you see a onesie & not squeal? I cannot. These are especially cute, and I will probably buy one for every sweet little crumb I know.

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Luckily, babies don't read blogs, so this won't spoil the surprise.

Onesies
Availability: Ferry Building, Octavia, Chestnut
Price: $20
Information: Size 12-18months

I'm a Charlotte

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For a very short time each year, we make a very special, very dainty cake, the Charlotte. Look at her there, with her perfect ribbon. It takes a lot of work to look that pretty.

First, one of our lovely Ferry Building shopgirls scours the Farmers' Market for the most glorious nectarines, which our bakers puree and combine with Italian meringue & cream to create nectarine mousse. This delicate mousse is layered with fraimboise syrup-soaked cake & raspberry jam, with a floating cake layer in the center. Someday I hope to live in a floating cake layer. Mmmm.....

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But we're not done yet! The cake is encircled with house-made ladyfinger cookies, and tied up all lady-like with a satin ribbon. Our stalwart shopgirl returns to the Farmers' Market for luminous raspberries, and places them atop the Charlotte, just so.

Whew! I barely manage to pull my hair into a ponytail in the morning!

Charlotte
Price: $30
Availability: Ferry Building (Chestnut & Octavia by special order only)
Notes: Needs to be Refrigerated, Contains Gelatin

Just a hint...

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...we don't want to start a stampede.

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Fleur de Sel, Almonds & Sea Salt, Salt & Pepper, 70% Madagascar
Location: Octavia only, for now
Price: $12

Whew!

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The nationwide Go Max Go shortage has ended!
At least here in our little corner of the nation.
And not a moment too soon.

Mahalo, Buccaneer, Jokerz, & Twilight
Price: $3
Availability: Just Octavia, for now

Jamstresses & Jim-Jams*

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The talented jamstress Casey Havre of Loulou's Garden makes these precious little jars of jam for us, using seasonal fruit, very little sugar, and no pectin. The results are saucey & sassy, and there are soooo many amazing flavors beyond those you see here.

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The lists of ingredients are like my ultimate bedtime reading. Apricot-Sour Cherry Preserves: apricots, sour cherries, meyer lemon juice, sugar, cognac. Mmmmm. Does that come in a cocktail, too, perhaps?

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Plum Lavender Jam: Organic plums, sugar, lemon, garden lavender. Oh, to have a little garden with plum & lemon trees, & butterfly-filled lavender plants! My friend Mary once told me she hoped to someday have a little cottage, where "I would grow lavender, and wash my hair in a bowl". I've always loved that: it's so specific. I still dream of that for her, gorgeous & glamorous in her stone cottage.

Until then, there's jam.


LouLou's Garden Preserves
Price: $10/jar
Availability: Ferry Building, Octavia, Chestnut
Notes: Flavors vary by shop & by day! But they're all great!

*A British term for pyjamas, perhaps the best ever. Any other contenders?