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The National Confectioners Association reports that six hundred million pounds of candy are sold annually during the Halloween season. Ninety million pounds of that total are chocolate varieties.
According to the National Retail Federation a grand total of $3 … Continue Reading
Food Tip of the Day
Before the cookies that everyone enjoys during the holiday season became called cookies, they were little baked cakes called Koeptje by the Dutch. The moniker cookie appeared in print for the first time in … Continue Reading
Cooking Tip of the Day
The dyeing, or coloring, of hard boiled eggs is what makes eggs beautiful Easter eggs. Here are some tips on how to dye the eggs to brilliant colors.
The easiest and most simple method … Continue Reading
Cleaning Tip of the Day
The smell of a living Christmas tree makes the holiday more festive. However, live trees produce sap which can soil floors and carpets. Christmas tree sap is easy to remove with these tips.
On … Continue Reading
Food Tip of the Day
The first Christmas cookie was the gingerbread cookie. Queen Elizabeth I started the trend by making cookies of her favored courtiers. Thus, the gingerbread man was born. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert instilled the … Continue Reading