I wrote this post as part of the US Family Guide Blogger program. I will be receiving a box of chocolate for this post. Any opinions expressed are my own
When I was growing up we always had lots of treats around the house at Christmas. My mom would start baking a month to 6 weeks before Christmas and put them in the freezer until Christmas Eve. My mom was an excellent baker. We almost always had a large box of chocolates too . We’d go to church Christmas Eve night. After the candlelight vigil we’d come home and all the treats would be brought out: cookies, candies, nuts, and a big box of chocolates. We always got the cheaper chocolates and never had anything fancy but now, I feel like something is missing if we don’t have a box of chocolates for Christmas.
A story about Mrs. Cavanaugh’s chocolate. Time was when Marie Cavanaugh spent hours in her South Dakota farmhouse each Christmas season making pecan rolls and homemade chocolates for holiday gifting.
“It started when my aunt sent her pecan-rolls recipe,” Mrs. Cavanaugh recalled. “I gave the recipe my own touch and started making the yummy specialties. Then I began dipping chocolates. Our friends and neighbors loved these treats, encouraging me to start a candy business. Finally, I decided it might be a good idea.'”
Her husband George and children Carla, Lorraine, Calvin, Colene and Genise rallied, helping Mrs. Cavanaugh fill demands for her homemade sweets.
…In 1972, the family moved to Utah, leaving good friends and their beloved cattle ranch.
“It was a difficult decision, especially for George,” Mrs. Cavanaugh said. “He was excited about making our new venture, which we chose to call Mrs. Cavanaugh’s Candies, a great success. We felt Utah was blessed with good chocolates and that we would enjoy – and could compete with – those who pride themselves on making excellent chocolates.”
Millions of pounds of chocolates later, Mrs. Cavanaugh’s candies have earned a reputation for unquestionable excellence….
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included: Hot Cocoa, Roasted Chestnut, and First Snow. I tend to lean towards fresh scents and bakery scents in the winter so this definitely fit the bill. Each candle is 2 oz. There are no color to the candles, they’re all white. I lit the hot cocoa candle first. After being lit for about 20 minutes the scent of chocolate started creeping across the kitchen and gradually into the dining room. After burning for an hour, the scent followed me up the steps. Seriously I could smell it upstairs!
are available on Amazon. You can choose from a number of different scent themes. I chose the Winter Wonderland gift set because I wanted a holiday set but I wanted something different than your normal peppermint and Christmas tree. If you’d rather that, they do have a Happy Holidays gift set with those scents in it. I was torn, there was another set I really wanted. The Romance gift set had rose petals, champagne, and dark chocolate scents. Sounded like heaven to me. I’ll admit, the “high as a kite” set actually intrigued me because it was so different. Ended up venturing the way of the holiday scents though. I’m not disappointed, nope, I just have more things added to my Amazon wish list, that’s all.
