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Here's what you'll definitely get:
The first 19 orders will also receive this nifty-cool "non-woven fabric" retro carrying bag (remember rice-paper wallets? They're kind of like that), just the right size for toting chocolates, taking your lunch to work, or gathering cool rocks at the cemetery. It even has a velcro closure, so no one can steal your truffles!
All of this for just $27 (shipping included!)
You may get 7 Deadly Sins ... you may get Gothic Weekend ... you may get a mix of both ... you may even get to try new flavors that are being concocted in the Polidori kitchen!
But wait -- there's more!
With each order, you'll receive a chance to win a fabulous pendant from Chimera Fancies! Choose from one of Mia's new pendants, or request a color/theme ... but more important, it's free. One name will be drawn on Monday, July 21 from the list of customers, and then you get your choice from her next batch of swag!
This sale will end on Friday, July 18 at midnight EST. All orders will ship on Monday, July 21, with ample cold packs (unless I run out, because this is, after all, about selling off inventory -- cold packs included.) U.S. shipping only.
After this, I'll take special orders for Portland and west coast delivery only until September.
Take a chance! Buy some chocolate! Help me clear out my remaining inventory! It's like buying a surprise gift ... for yourself!
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The "Seven Deadly Sins (Plus One)" collection includes ...
PRIDE: The Bible says that "Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." We just like to think of it as healthy self-esteem. Our Pride truffle combines Chambord raspberry liqueur with super-dark chocolate ganache, and then bursts with the surprise of a juicy, tart black raspberry in the center.
ENVY: It doesn't matter who you are - there's always going to be someone who's smarter than you, richer than you, and better looking than you. We honor the green-eyed monster with a key-lime flavored white chocolate ganache truffle, enhanced with the hot, sweet chewiness of candied ginger.
LUST: The poet Sylvia Plath once observed, "If they substituted the word 'Lust' for 'Love' in the popular songs it would come nearer the truth." So how can lust be so bad? Our wickedly scrumptious Lust truffle combines the essence of pomegranate (thought to be the true fruit with which Eve tempted Adam) and sweet-tart dried Bing cherries.
SLOTH: Is it really a sin to spend the entire weekend in your pajamas, reading trashy magazines and watching old movies on TV? Who among us could cast the first stone from that great collective glass house? We pay tribute to this most popular of sins by swirling rum-infused ganache with creamy peanut butter, then dipping it in thick, rich milk chocolate.
GREED: In the movie Wall Street, stock broker Gordon Gekko pronounced, "Greed is good." We'll go further than that - greed is positively delicious. Our combination dark/milk chocolate ganache is studded with Valrhona cocoa nibs, spiked with chocolate liqueur, then enrobed in even more milk chocolate. Because too much is never enough.
GLUTTONY: Who are we to call overindulgence a sin? For the Gluttony truffle, we add crunchy Heath toffee bits to our rich milk chocolate ganache, then dip the whole thing in even more Belgian milk chocolate. Oh, and we sprinkle additional toffee bits on top. Of course.
WRATH: Rage, rage against the dying of the light … and your boss, the cable company, drivers who don't know how to merge, or anything else that annoys you. Because anger is passion, and passion is magnificent. Our Wrath truffle burns with the delectable intensity of three different chiles, plus clove, cinnamon and ginger - spicy, but you can take it.
Plus one!
HAZEL: According to an ancient manuscript, the lowly hazelnut was one of the Five Sacred Nourishments which gave temple priests the powers of clairvoyance. The Romans believed that the hazelnut could help one divine the location of water and protect against lightning. We promise nothing quite so lofty, but our combination of white chocolate ganache, Frangelico liqueur and toasted Oregon hazelnuts is still pretty darn tasty.
One stormy summer weekend in 1816, a group of English expatriates stayed at a Swiss villa on the shores of Lake Geneva. Fueled by wine and opium, they devised an entertainment for themselves -- a competition to write the best ghost story. Ironically, it was the two writers of the group, Percy Bysse Shelley and Lord Byron, who fell short at the task. But 19-year-old Mary Godwin (later to become Mary Shelley) began her classic horror tale Frankenstein that weekend, and Byron's physician, Dr. John Polidori, penned the beginnings of what would become The Vampyre, credited as the first modern vampire story.
The Gothic Weekend collection offers two each of the following truffles, as a tribute to crazy geniuses and their creative spark ...
Percy Shelley: A radical, an athiest and a skeptic, "Mad Shelley" led an unconventional life, died far too young, and left a body of work that went unappreciated for a generation after his death. Our Shelley truffle is an effete blend of white chocolate,rose geranium oil lemon oil and almonds, dipped in dark chocolate for a bit of masculine bite. (Due to supply issues, lemon was substituted for rose since the sale was first announced.)
Lord Byron: Described by a lover as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know," Byron's life was considered scandalous due to a failed marriage and many high profile affairs, including one with his own half-sister. The flavor of decadence is evoked in the Byron truffle, with tawny port and a hint of smoke infusing super-dark chocolate.
Dr. John Polidori: The son of Italian immigrants, Polidori was an accomplished physician and a depressive personality, plagued by debt and not even credited with writing The Vampyre, which was published without his permission and attributed to Byron. We note Polidori's ancestry by lacing dark ganache with Amaretto and pistachios, for a more uplifting experience.
Mary Godwin: Created from scavenged parts and reanimated with a jolt of electricity, Dr. Frankenstein's monster was not the work of beauty he had imagined but, instead, "a thing such as even Dante could not have conceived." We attempt a more delicious experiment, taking our combination dark/milk ganache and adding currants, pecans and candied orange peel, then bringing it to life with a bracing bolt of white rum.
This is the sale for chocolate lovers who like to gamble ... because you don't know what you'll receive!
Here's what you'll definitely get:
- Two (2) boxes of truffles -- a $30 value!
- One (1) bag of marshmallows -- worth $3.75!
- One (1) bag of Barque -- worth its weight in chocolatey goodness!
- Other surprise free stuff!
- Any choice as to what flavors they'll be! (Although I do promise to mix 'em up so you get a variety!)
The first 19 orders will also receive this nifty-cool "non-woven fabric" retro carrying bag (remember rice-paper wallets? They're kind of like that), just the right size for toting chocolates, taking your lunch to work, or gathering cool rocks at the cemetery. It even has a velcro closure, so no one can steal your truffles!
All of this for just $27 (shipping included!)
You may get 7 Deadly Sins ... you may get Gothic Weekend ... you may get a mix of both ... you may even get to try new flavors that are being concocted in the Polidori kitchen!
But wait -- there's more!
With each order, you'll receive a chance to win a fabulous pendant from Chimera Fancies! Choose from one of Mia's new pendants, or request a color/theme ... but more important, it's free. One name will be drawn on Monday, July 21 from the list of customers, and then you get your choice from her next batch of swag!
This sale will end on Friday, July 18 at midnight EST. All orders will ship on Monday, July 21, with ample cold packs (unless I run out, because this is, after all, about selling off inventory -- cold packs included.) U.S. shipping only.
After this, I'll take special orders for Portland and west coast delivery only until September.
Take a chance! Buy some chocolate! Help me clear out my remaining inventory! It's like buying a surprise gift ... for yourself!
<input ... >
The "Seven Deadly Sins (Plus One)" collection includes ...
PRIDE: The Bible says that "Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." We just like to think of it as healthy self-esteem. Our Pride truffle combines Chambord raspberry liqueur with super-dark chocolate ganache, and then bursts with the surprise of a juicy, tart black raspberry in the center. ENVY: It doesn't matter who you are - there's always going to be someone who's smarter than you, richer than you, and better looking than you. We honor the green-eyed monster with a key-lime flavored white chocolate ganache truffle, enhanced with the hot, sweet chewiness of candied ginger.
LUST: The poet Sylvia Plath once observed, "If they substituted the word 'Lust' for 'Love' in the popular songs it would come nearer the truth." So how can lust be so bad? Our wickedly scrumptious Lust truffle combines the essence of pomegranate (thought to be the true fruit with which Eve tempted Adam) and sweet-tart dried Bing cherries.
SLOTH: Is it really a sin to spend the entire weekend in your pajamas, reading trashy magazines and watching old movies on TV? Who among us could cast the first stone from that great collective glass house? We pay tribute to this most popular of sins by swirling rum-infused ganache with creamy peanut butter, then dipping it in thick, rich milk chocolate.
GREED: In the movie Wall Street, stock broker Gordon Gekko pronounced, "Greed is good." We'll go further than that - greed is positively delicious. Our combination dark/milk chocolate ganache is studded with Valrhona cocoa nibs, spiked with chocolate liqueur, then enrobed in even more milk chocolate. Because too much is never enough.
GLUTTONY: Who are we to call overindulgence a sin? For the Gluttony truffle, we add crunchy Heath toffee bits to our rich milk chocolate ganache, then dip the whole thing in even more Belgian milk chocolate. Oh, and we sprinkle additional toffee bits on top. Of course.
WRATH: Rage, rage against the dying of the light … and your boss, the cable company, drivers who don't know how to merge, or anything else that annoys you. Because anger is passion, and passion is magnificent. Our Wrath truffle burns with the delectable intensity of three different chiles, plus clove, cinnamon and ginger - spicy, but you can take it.
Plus one!
HAZEL: According to an ancient manuscript, the lowly hazelnut was one of the Five Sacred Nourishments which gave temple priests the powers of clairvoyance. The Romans believed that the hazelnut could help one divine the location of water and protect against lightning. We promise nothing quite so lofty, but our combination of white chocolate ganache, Frangelico liqueur and toasted Oregon hazelnuts is still pretty darn tasty.
The Gothic Weekend collection offers two each of the following truffles, as a tribute to crazy geniuses and their creative spark ...
Percy Shelley: A radical, an athiest and a skeptic, "Mad Shelley" led an unconventional life, died far too young, and left a body of work that went unappreciated for a generation after his death. Our Shelley truffle is an effete blend of white chocolate,
Lord Byron: Described by a lover as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know," Byron's life was considered scandalous due to a failed marriage and many high profile affairs, including one with his own half-sister. The flavor of decadence is evoked in the Byron truffle, with tawny port and a hint of smoke infusing super-dark chocolate.
Dr. John Polidori: The son of Italian immigrants, Polidori was an accomplished physician and a depressive personality, plagued by debt and not even credited with writing The Vampyre, which was published without his permission and attributed to Byron. We note Polidori's ancestry by lacing dark ganache with Amaretto and pistachios, for a more uplifting experience.
Mary Godwin: Created from scavenged parts and reanimated with a jolt of electricity, Dr. Frankenstein's monster was not the work of beauty he had imagined but, instead, "a thing such as even Dante could not have conceived." We attempt a more delicious experiment, taking our combination dark/milk ganache and adding currants, pecans and candied orange peel, then bringing it to life with a bracing bolt of white rum.
