And my donated items raised a total of $429!
Brenda Novak started this auction to raise monies to aid research to find a cure for Juvenile Diabetes. Her son has juvenile diabetes, and so do my sister and niece. It runs in my family, along with Adult onset diabetes. And yes, I'm keeping a sharp eye out for symptoms in my daughter since she is at one of the pivotal ages for it to strike.
If you never clicked the FOR THE CURE tab, then here is a picture of ANGELS ALL AROUND afghan that fetched $210!
A five one-pound boxes of my artisan candy raised $219, from $40-$50 a box! WOW!!
Here is the descriptions I sent to the winners of the candy.
I probably need to work on the mouth-watering descriptions, but I tried!
The molded chocolates can be
made with milk, dark or white chocolate (though the only one I like coated with
the white chocolate is Kahlua) shells.
The truffle fillings are made
with pure cane sugar, heavy cream, Ghirardelli white or dark chocolate along
with the various fruits and/or liquor.
-Key Lime—Juice and zest
from Key Limes, and Tanqueray Gin
-Peppermint Schnapps—Rumple
Minze schnapps and peppermint oil
-Grand Marnier—juice and
zest from oranges and Grand Marnier
-Amaretto—Amaretto di
Saronno (almond) liquor
-Frangelico—Frangelico
(hazelnut) liquor
-Whiskey Toffee—Jack
Daniels black label whiskey and toffee pieces
-Rum Raison—Raisons
macerated in Bacardi Select rum
-Strawberry Margarita—frozen
strawberries, lime juice and Cuervo Gold tequila
-ButterShots—Butterscotch
schnapps made into a dark truffle filling
-Chambord—Puree of
blackberries and raspberries (seeds are strained out) and Chambord liquor
-Black Forest—minced
cherries soaked in Kirshwasser prior to blending into a white truffle filling.
Excellent with the dark chocolate coating.
The hand dipped candies are
coated with milk chocolate, with the exception of the Grand Marnier
Caramels:
-Sea Salt Caramels—seriously to DIE for—buttery,
creamy caramel with a crunch of sea salt for the sweet and salty treat we all
seem to crave
-Grand Marnier Caramels—a
Grand Marnier and orange infused caramel dipped in dark chocolate
-Devil’s Cut Whiskey Caramels—“the
angels might enjoy the whiskey evaporated out of the barrel, but give the devil
his due with the intensely flavored bottom of the barrel whiskey”
-Bananas Foster Caramels—bananas
cooked in brown sugar and rum equals heaven in a caramel
-Chambord Caramels—Chambord,
blackberries and raspberries (seeds are strained out!)
-Aftershock Cinnamon Caramels—Aftershock
schnapps
-Cherries Jubilee Caramels—pureed
cherries macerated in brandy
Or
Buttery Pecan Toffee—Pecan toffee is hand dipped in milk chocolate and tossed
with ground pecans
So if you didn't bid on any items this year, then stick around you'll get a chance to bid during May 2013!
Or you can email me and place an order for Christmas!
Later, Peeps!
