Tuesday, May 28, 2013

May Cara Box Swap: Regional

     In May I participated again in the Cara box exchange. The theme was regional and we were to send things to our new friend which are from our area. I got to give things to a fellow Ohioan, and was concerned she may not be as excited as someone would from another area. But Nicole is so sweet and happy with everything that it didn't matter. I did try to get things from my part of Ohio vs. the area where  she lives. 

     I got a fun box from my new friend Angie from Utah. She offered to send me a Morman (kidding) but when I asked for clarification on whether or not he would clean my house she realized it might not work out. She sent me some Salt Water Taffy, which I love. I almost sent some to Nicole, so that was funny to me. She also sent some green jello. Apparently people in Utah eat more green jello than anywhere else in the U.S. She sent some fry sauce which my kids thought was weird. Until they tasted it. They like it! Creamy honey was included, too. I love local honey from all over, so this was an exceptionally great gift. The only reason I have not opened it yet is I have a new honey I just opened last week. Once I finish more of it I will dive into this one. We are big honey eaters. And last, she sent root beer extract. I guess in rootbeer must go well with green jello. I look forward to trying the extract. I might make an ice cream or a freeze of some kind with it as the first trial with it. We also happen to be big fans of rootbeer. If I had to choose a favorite item from this box it would be a difficult 4-way tie. 

Cara Box Swap. Regional from Utah. Watermelon and bread box not included.

6 comments:

  1. I love trying new foods from new regions and I love what you got in your box!

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  2. I am a huge fan of honey! Creamy, local, raw, you name it! Enjoy your booty!

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  3. I loved everything in my box :) I will do my recap tomorrow xoxo

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  4. Some of my friends have recently done the Foodie Pen Pals thing from the Lean Green Bean blog (or something like that). I love the idea. So much regional goodness.

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  5. I am sooooo glad you love it! I had such a hard time figuring out what went with Utah, but we like our weird food here I guess! :) Then I worried that just sending a big box of food would be weird, but I hope you'll get good use of it, and SO glad you love honey (we're the Beehive state) and Saltwater Taffy!

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  6. This is a great box! I learned somethings new about Utah. I just chose your blog from the Kaitlin's link up and it's funny that the Nicole you sent to, sent to me. :-)

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