Short Bites: The Vermont Shortbread Company Ezine
JULY 2006
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Letter from Ann

Ann Zuccardy

A day in the park... just kicking back and enjoying the lovely weather!

Dear Friend,

Greetings from Ann of the Vermont Shortbread Company! Hope you're taking the time out to bask in the sunshine and appreciate the wonders of nature. Even though I've got plenty of mouths to feed with shortbread, I always manage to fit in a daily stroll... to the park, above, or with my favorite canine buddy, Jackson Zuccardy.

Summer just wouldn't be summer without ice cream, so we're putting together a little ice cream and shortbread recipe book that you'll be able to download.

Want to be featured in our recipe book? Just follow the instructions for submission, below.

This month we have a special guest author, Jana L. Jopson. Learn about the vessel that holds an age-old shortbread accompaniment, with A Cup by Any Other Name: Collecting Teacups.

And, find out who our customer of the month is!

Sincerely,

Ann Zuccardy, Owner
Vermont Shortbread Company

 

Shortbread Specials

Buttery Rich Shortbread to Go With Your Ice Cream... So Delicious!

Our Flavors: Traditional (plain), almond, chocolate, raspberry jam, strawberry jam, lemon curd, walnut-cinnamon. Try them all!

shortbread

Shortbread 8" Round
$17.00

Have shortbread for tea. Our 8" round breaks into 8 small servings, each bite to be savored slowly like all fine things in this world. We bake a traditional heart motif into each "petticoat tail". Order two, and share with a few friends while sipping the hot beverage of your choice.

Click here to order using our safe and secure PayPal payment system.

 

Vermont Shortie

Vermont Shortbread Company's Famous "Shortie"
$3.00

Love Vermont Shortbread but hate to share? Surely, you'll want a Shortie of your own. Seven delectable flavors - sample each one. Individually-wrapped Shorties make great party favors. To place an advance bulk order for shorties, call Ann at (802) 264-4835.

Click here to order using our safe and secure PayPal payment system.

Craving a buttery shortbread treat right now? Place your order on our website with an instant PayPal payment.

For bulk shortbread orders, call (802) 264-4835.

Food For Thought

vermont shortbread companyA Cup by Any Other Name: Collecting Teacups

by Jana L. Jopson

Years ago, in answer to a job interview question about the books currently residing on my reading table, I said that I was re-reading Norwood Pratt’s A Tea Lover’s Treasury, trying to absorb yet more of its richness the second time through. This led the interviewer to make polite inquiries about my interest in tea and he then shared a little story told him by a friend from the Emerald Isle. This friend said that his granny, when visiting the local pub, always paid the extra penny to have her tea served “proper” in a cup and saucer. Not a wealthy woman, this was nonetheless important to her.

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Bits 'n Bites

Shortbread and Ice Cream: Send Us Your Dessert Ideas!

Who can resist a crumbled-up Vermont shortie, smothered with cool and creamy vanilla ice cream and whipped cream? The Vermont Shortbread Company will soon publish a Summertime Ice Cream and Shortbread Recipe Book. To be considered for placement in the book, please send us a NOTEPAD or text document containing:

1. Title and recipe details.

2. Your name, title, website URL and "foodie" bio (just 2 or 3 sentences about you and your love of food would be perfect).

Email to Dina@Wordfeeder.com with Shortbread and Ice Cream as the subjectline.

Customer of the Month

brad swiftBrad Swift - Founder, Life on Purpose Institute

July's shortbread spotlight shines on Brad Swift of LifeonPurpose.com. Read about how shortbread makes Brad feel like a kid on Christmas - visit our customer of the month page.

Want to be a featured VSC Customer of the Month? Send your shortbread testimonial, photo and website link to Ann Zuccardy at jsaz@gmavt.net.

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