Dear Friend,

Greetings from Vermont Shortbread Company! Along with the warm May weather comes a few great reasons to celebrate (with shortbread, of course)...

1. Mother's Day will be here on Sunday, May 14th. Don't forget to place your order for fresh-baked shortbread in Mom's favorite flavor.

2. We launched our brand-new website. VermontShortbread.com is fresh out of the oven and awaiting your appreciation. PayPal makes the online order process easy as... shortbread! ;)

3. Spring has sprung here in the Northeast. Read Ann's featured article and then visit our blog for a bit of relaxation and reflection, Vermont country-style.

Mother's Day Shortbread Gift Box Plus a Free Vermont Greeting Card

Send Mom some homemade shortbread goodness. Our Mother's Day Gift Box comes with a Vermont greeting card that you can add your personal message to*, plus a free VSC calendar magnet (very tastefully done) for Mom to display proudly in her kitchen.

*You'll see the option to "Add Your Message" on the PayPal checkout page under the shipping address.

Or, have Vermont Shortbread Company express-mail you a couple of shortbreads to pop in the freezer. Thaw on Mother's Day morning, toss in a carry bag and you've got instant dessert for the family get-together.

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

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

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

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

Are You a Foodie?

by Ann Zuccardy

So much food to sample; so little time. Ahhh, the foodie's quandary. What's a foodie, you ask? I first heard the term from a European friend who used it to describe himself about 20 years ago. Grocery shopping with this man was a delight. He'd lift a plump cantaloupe in the market, squeeze it gently, sniff it and joyfully proclaim it ripe, while gazing at it reverently. In the meat section of the market, he'd paw through the beef until he found the most perfectly marbled steak of the bunch... (Continue reading this article)

Traditional Scottish shortbread features what is known as "petticoat tails" - the 8 wedge-shaped servings cut from an 8" shortbread round, each with a heart motif baked in. Terra cotta shortbread molds (pictured left) are a limited commodity - but Vermont Shortbread Company managed to find enough to bake authentic shortbread for each and every one of our hundreds of loyal shortbread customers.

We're so grateful for our loyal customers!

Meet Vermont Shortbread Company's Customer of the Month - Curtis and Barb Trousdale of Chenette Real Estate. Curtis and Barb have been sending corporate shortbreads to their clients for several months now. They recently sent us a heartfelt thank-you which you can read on the VermontShortbread.com website.

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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