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Gourmet S’mores Kits

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Update: Sadly, 1927 S’mores in Portland, OR closed in September, 2024.

1927 S’mores Kits have arrived at Rustic Country Market from Portland, OR. Ninteen27 S’mores, LLC was started in 2015 by our good friends’ daughter and son in law (we attended their wedding). They specialize in locally sourced (Oregon based) partnerships to create their American treats. We had the opportunity to try their s’mores during a trip to Portland, and I gotta say, they are tasty!

Opening the box…

When you open your kit, 1927’s roasting instructions are included so you can enjoy your s’mores right at home. Here in the Arizona White Mountains, we prefer to roast our s’mores over an open fire whether it’s wood or propane (as long as there’s no fire restrictions).

Tasting…

Last night we roasted Cocoa Raspberry S’mores over our propane fire pit in our backyard. The marshmallows are huge! We lost half of one to the fire. We recommend spreading the raspberry preserve on one of the delicious, cocoa graham crackers, place a piece of the bittersweet chocolate on it, then roast and squish your marshmallow between the graham crackers.

Flavors we Offer at our Market:

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The Wine, The Coffee, The Chocolate…

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Have you noticed that wine, coffee and chocolate all have similar, distinctive, flavor characteristics?

All three are influenced by the age of the crop, the ground they are grown in, elevation, weather, water, insects, etc. All can have a great crop year followed by a bad crop year.

Whether you are coffee, chocolate or wine tasting, you will rely on your eyes, nose, taste buds and hearing the story behind the harvest you are tasting.

Experts pair wine with chocolate, and chocolate with wine. They pair coffee with chocolate, chocolate with cheese, cheese with wine. Food is paired with coffee, chocolate and wine. Why? Because it enhances the taste (which is a selling point).

Below are some flavor wheels I’ve collected over the years that are used to describe coffee, chocolate and wine. See the similarities? (Click on the image to enlarge.)

We aren’t just a market, we are Rustic Country Market Living.

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Do you Pinterest?

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Are you following Rustic Country Market on Pinterest?

Since we retired we no longer use meal kits for our meals. As convenient as they were, they no longer fit our lifestyle. Instead, we compost, we garden, we can and freeze a lot of our own food; plus we have chickens for eggs, and we buy meat from local farmers/ranchers.

That said, we now collect recipes on Pinterest to cook most of our meals. We have a variety of boards related to different types of food.

We also “Pin” craft ideas on Pinterest.

If it inspires us, we “Pin” it!

If it inspires you, “Pin” it!

We aren’t just a market, we are Rustic Country Market Living.

Inspiring Home Life ♥️,

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Our Rustic Country Market

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We planned to have our first, local, Rustic Country Market on April 27, 2024. We worked diligently the week prior to having our first market; getting our “store” set up. We priced everything, made directional signs and staged our store inside our enclosed utility trailer. The morning of April 27 we woke up to a blanket of snow; so we rolled over and went back to sleep. (Gotta love being a self employed retiree.)

Fast Forward to May 3 & 4, 2024

We rescheduled our first Rustic Country Market the following weekend. That morning I advertised it on Facebook. We used Friday as a test to see how long it would take to get the store set up (and tore down). It was a slow Friday, but things picked up on Saturday.

Our Rustic Country Market specializes in small batch roasted coffee beans, our nest run eggs, a variety of artisan rustic decor, including: cabinets/shelves, caddies, signs, birdhouses, benches, cups/mugs, unique gift items, plus seasonal items like Russian Sage bunches (similar to Lavender), dried spices, mixed spices, and vegetables.

Our Rustic Country Market & Farmstand Sale Dates

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Local customers can reach out to us for local pick up if they want to order coffee beans or buy eggs. Local customers can shop our online store (for LOCAL pick up only):

Rustic Country Market & Farmstand Online Shop

We aren’t just a market, we are Rustic Country Market Living.

Inspiring Home Life ♥️,

THE RELENTLESS REDECORATOR