

First out of the box were ingredients (mixed peel, sultanas, raisins, glace cherries, whisky) for making a Dundee cake (Eva is Dutch but lives in Dundee, Scotland). This was a fantastic idea and it fits in amazingly well with the next posting that I am working on (to be revealed shortly). Eva also sent me a recipe from which to bake. I rushed off to use the said items before I had had a chance to photograph them unopened.
Next to be revealed were some Japanese rice crackers (we have both had the pleasure of visiting Japan):

...and also dried mushroms and seaweed - ingredients for recipes supplied by Eva and hand-written for me. Thank you Eva, I will certainly be trying these out. I have always been very lazy and bought dashi granules, so this will encourage me to make my own:

Next, a mini vegetarian haggis from the esteemed makers of haggises - Macsweens. I love the meaty ones so it will be interesting to see how this compares tastewise. Another taste of Scotland from Eva:

Then lastly a few sweet goodies - a box of Lindt mini Easter eggs; a box of De Ruijter chocolate sprinkles (I had these many years ago in Amsterdam, so they were a real foodie blast from the past! How nice when things like this pop up unexpectedly); and a tiny little strawberry scented candle in a ceramic holder (because as Eva says, the real fruit are not available, but it is nice to be reminded that summer is not so far off now):

These to be hidden from my husband...

Thank you so much Eva.
Thank you too to Andrew from SpittoonExtra for organising this round of EBBP.
5 comments:
Sounds like a really nice parcel!
exciting contents hope the post man wakes me up tomorrow with a parcel...
Wow - your parcel looks really wonderful - and I LOVE the shot of the birdy egg-cup (is it even an egg-cup??) Too gorgeous!
Exciting food parcel indeed! And MacSweenes haggis is definitely the best buy around!
I have really enjoyed my parcel, and it has lent itself to many different food experiences.
The birdy-egg is rather cute isn't it?! And even better when filled with chocolate eggs.
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