Stocking Stuffers from Country Roads

STORY AND PHOTOS BY

SHARON HENDERSON

HASTINGS COUNTY STOCKING STUFFERS 12 days of all natural Holiday treats

The Stone Kitchen - Preserves Prices from $2

Trillium Ridge Sugarworks - Organic Maple Syrup Prices from $3.50

Madoc Rocks - Marble Coasters $30 per set

The Stone Kitchen, located at 33 Sherbourne Street in Bancroft, offers 33 flavours of homemade jams and jellies. Along with flavours like Toe Jam, Middle Age Spread, Hot Red Pepper Jelly, Cranberry & Orange, Lime & Ginger, and Carrot Marmalade, The Stone Kitchen also offers kitchenware, gadgets, gourmet foods, garden gifts, candles, and more. Custom gift baskets can be prepared at the shop upon request.

Trillium Ridge Sugarworks operates in a sugarbush nestled on a limestone ridge.

Excellent maple syrup and sugar has been produced on the family farm, located at 254 Maple Sugar Road, Tyendinaga Township, since the 1840’s. Trillium Ridge Sugarworks offers many sizes and containers, including maple leaf, violin and sugar shack shaped glass bottles.

Madoc Rocks coasters are made from uniquely patterned and coloured marble from the Madoc area. They are sold in sets of four or singles, in a variety of shades and patterns of marble. They are available in a natural state or stamped with a design of Canadian flora or fauna. All coasters are finished with an epoxy coating to enhance the natural beauty of the marble and felted on the underside.

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Available at:

Available at:

The Stone Kitchen in Bancroft, The Old Tin Shed in Bancroft, Ivanhoe Cheese Factory, Hidden Goldmine Bakery in Madoc, Algonquin Gourmet Butter Tarts in Maynooth, and The Old Hastings Mercantile & Gallery in Ormsby.

Close Enough - Seasonings CD $15

Seasonings by the vocal trio CLOSE ENOUGH features the voices of Lillian Oakley, Margaret Hughes and Dorothy Wilson. “Take one soft and gentle vocal trio. Add a baker’s dozen songs of love and life through the seasons. Sprinkle with appropriate instrumental touches using some of Canada’s finest musicians. Mix well, simmer and serve.

Enjoy!” Listen to song samples at www.oldhastingsgallery.ca.

Available at:

The Stone Kitchen in Bancroft, The Old Hastings Mercantile & Gallery in Ormsby, and The Old Ormsby Schoolhouse.

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Mapledale Cheese in Belleville, Belleville Bakery, and www.sugarworks.ca

Stirling Festival Theatre - Christmas Panto Tickets Prices from $10 for kids Family Pack (2 Adults/2 Kids) - $58

Every year, Stirling Festival Theatre presents the Christmas Panto with a family pantomime, recommended for ages 5 and up, and a naughty version for adults 19 and over. This year’s play is ‘Rapunzel: A Hairy Tale’. “The Floral Kingdom is in trouble! Gothal the Awful wants to pave paradise and put up a parking lot. Princess Rapunzel teams up with Bea, The Bumble Fairy and Bud, the Palace Gardener, to save the day.”

Available at:

Stirling Festival Theatre, 1 (877) 312-1162, and www.stirlingfestivaltheatre.com

The Market Cafe in Bancroft, 737 Gallery in Tweed, A Taste of Country in Belleville, Ivanhoe Cheese Factory, Wilson’s of Madoc, The Old Hastings Mercantile & Gallery in Ormsby, Quinn’s of Tweed, Unconventional Moose near Tweed, and www.madocrocks.com

Porcupine Creek Farm - Kiss Winter Away! Lip Balm $3.50

Kiss winter away with this all-natural, soothing lip balm rich in antioxidants and vitamins. Beeswax acts as a thickening agent and helps to seal in the healing properties of calendula, the soothing and moisturizing properties of shea and cocoa butters, and the antioxidant effects of vitamin E oil and olive oil, making this a lip balm you won’t want to be without - even once you truly have kissed winter away!

Available at:

Good Health Mart in Belleville, Bulk Plus in Campbellford, Village Green in Foxboro, Rancho Tranquilo in Marmora, Valumart in Marmora, Cabello Salon in Stirling, West Wings Books in Stirling, Chickadelic in Stirling, Patchouli Moon Holistics in Trenton and www.porcupinecreekfarm.ca

Spatopia - Winter Cupcake Bath Bombs

Amazing Graze Alpacas - Slipper/Ankle Socks

$4

Spatopia handcrafted bath bombs create fun, fizzy baths using all-natural ingredients like essential oils, citric acid and baking soda. They are topped with soap that looks like icing. Spatopia offers an array of ‘Holiday Deals’ on their website including chocolate peppermint chapstick, peppermint olive oil soap, peppermint body scrub, and holiday bath brew.

Available at:

Spatopia, 30782 Highway 28 East, Bancroft and www.spatopia.net

Mahonia’s All Natural - Holiday Hemp Oil Soap Bundles

Dancing in the Sky,

by C.W. Hunt

$32-40

Warm and wonderful, soft and cozy alpaca socks are an ideal gift for the person with perpetually cold feet. They are available in a light weight casual ribbed sock, an extreme terry, and an ankle-high terry sock that also works well as a slipper or bed sock. Amazing Graze Alpacas’ fibre is prepared in small batches without harsh chemical cleansing agents. Their fibre crop is all processed in Canada by small independent mills.

Available at:

Grills Orchards in Belleville, West Wings in Stirling, Amazing Graze Alpacas - 127 Sine Road in Stirling (call ahead (613)395-6406 or email marj@amazinggrazealpacas.ca), and www.amazinggrazealpacas.ca

$28

Deseronto was the location of two Royal Flying Corps training camps during the First World War. ‘Dancing in the Sky: The Royal Flying Corps in Canada’ deals with the plan that launched Canada into the age of aviation. This book will appeal to anyone who enjoys Canadian history and adventure stories. The author, C. W. Hunt, is a raconteur and former history teacher who lives in Belleville.

Available at:

Chapters in Belleville, Kerr’s Corner Books in ­Campbellford, Deseronto Public Library, The National Airforce ­Museum of Canada in Trenton, and www.wallbridgehouse.com, www.dundurn.com/books/whisky_ and_ice, and amazon.ca

$12

No chemicals, animal products or synthetics are used in any of Mahonia’s body care products.

The hemp soaps contain pure, unfiltered hemp oil harvested and produced in the Peterborough area.

Pure, high quality essential oils are used so as not to overwhelm the senses but enhance the cleansing experience. Unscented soaps are available for those who prefer fragrance free.

Available at:

Laurane Schofield at (613) 472-5989 or mahonia@persona.ca

Epic Beeswax - Pinecone Votive Candles

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$8 per pair

Queen of the Kitchen Chocolates Prices from $3.75

Beeswax candles are non-toxic, non-allergenic and non-carcinogenic.

Epic Beeswax candles are crafted without the use of chemicals, additives, or high-tech machinery, using the highest quality and grade of beeswax in the world, cappings grade beeswax. Epic Beeswax makes a variety of candles including pillars, tapers, votives, and tea lights.

All artisan chocolates from Queen of the Kitchen are individually formed and dipped by hand using high quality Belgian chocolate. There are no preservatives and there are many gluten-free options. Tempting treats include truffles, caramel pretzels, chocolate covered licorice, and flavours for the seasons. Queen of the Kitchen is located at 255 Glen Miller Road in Trenton.

Available at:

Available at:

Grills Orchards in Belleville and www.etsy.com/shop/EpicBeeswax

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

Queen of the Kitchen in Trenton, Stirling Heritage Wines, and queenofthekitchen.vpweb.ca

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Good Food-Good Friends-Good Times In Madoc’s Historic Fire Hall on beautiful Deer Creek.

Have you conquered the Barley Firehouse Burger?

Wed. Wing Night Fri. & Sat. Nights -Baby Back Ribs

For menus, entertainment schedules & more visit www.barleypubandeatery.com 40 St. Lawrence St. W., Madoc, Ontario 613.473.1800 • chris@barleypubandeatery.com Winter 2013/2014 • Country Roads

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