Summer is here, unofficially

Well, the colleges have seen off all the students for the summer, and with the last graduation on May 21, the 22nd was one of the slowest days in the shop. We know that the summer is generally a slow season for the chocolate industry, but we had to laugh.

So we are now gearing up for the tourists, the campers and the welcome home parties. Not to mention the high school graduations, weddings and summer get-togethers. The new Warmer S'more pops are just amazing. The great taste of the cook out favorite without all the mess. We are going to advertise them big for the Potsdam Summer Festival, July 12-14.

We are looking forward to some fall weddings, as well as supplying the colleges with chocolate, and not to mention a the 1844 House. We celebrated our 14th Wedding Anniversary with dinner there. Wow...we found it absolutely amazing. Brian and Jenny Walker have been open for about a year, and do an absolutely fablous job. Who would have thought that I would like pan seared tuna, or fiddle head ferns. They contacted us about doing some special chocolates for the end of meal offering. We are looking forward to creating something special to complement such a special meal.

Our other new creation for the summer is the addition of our 7th new truffle flavor....The Purple Cow. It is a grape flavored truffle in white chocolate with a purple swirl on top. At first I wasn't sure if it was grape enough...a few taste testers said it was really good. So we keep it as a truffle rather than turning it into a cream flavor. Why a "purple cow"? Two reasons: 1. a purple cow is a drink dad made for me as kid...grape soda with a scoop of vanilla ice cream...a grape float. 2. I used to recite the little poem over and over...
"I've never seen a purple cow
And I never hope to see one;
But I would rather see one that to be one."
And one summer day, my mother found a swizzle stick for my extensive collection with a purple cow head on the top.
And just recently a friend gave me a birthday card...she found a graphic from an old Nesbitt soda ad for with recipe for a "purple cow". She loves cows, and was looking for Nesbitt soda items for me....Just amazing.

So if you are in Potsdam, stop in and check out the new flavors: KaramelRoos (caramel in milk or dark); purple cows, Hop'kickin'ton bark (it does have a kick of cayenne and black pepper); Winthrop White (made by Tom during my 40th surprise birthday party that he completely missed), Waddington Wasbi pea clusters, and the Warmer S'more pops.