Happy Saturday to you all!
In case you were wondering, the Sutton Gym at MHS had a packed house last Tuesday evening for the fundraising night for one of our students battling cancer. It’s another example of how our area can come together and rally behind someone! Don’t we live in the best place in America! I love Marietta and the Mid-Ohio Valley region!
It looks like the upcoming weather will be similar to what we have been having. Highs above freezing and chances of rain/sleet/snow most of the work week. Accuweather is showing a coating to an inch of snow for tomorrow during the day.
Here’s what is going on at Huck’s this week……..
Jim got down our Christmas lights outside! We kept them up to make sure the outside had enough light for customers coming inside when it was dark. But you can really start to tell that it’s staying lighter later in the evenings. It’s still light when we close at 5:30 p.m. Yay!
I’m starting to make some lists of annuals, herbs, and perennials to order!
58 days until Spring!
Here are two gardening tips that I am definitely going to use this year!
Do you have big, deep flower pots that you hate to fill because they use up so much of your planting soil? Put old pop cans or leftover plastic plant containers at the bottom of deep planters. You will use less soil (and it is so expensive), plus it will create better drainage and air pockets for your soil. (familyhandyman.com)
Save your eggshells! Fast growing plants (tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, swiss chard, and spinach) use the calcium in the soil very quickly. Because eggshells are made up of 96% calcium, they are a perfect way to get calcium back into your garden soil. Eggshells also help to equalize acidic soil. You can till them into the soil, put them in the bottom of the plant as you are planting, or pulverize them and sprinkle the powder around the plant. This is an easy way to be a green gardener! (southernliving.com, gardenista.com, latimes.com)
Now, let’s move on to the inside of the market!
Don’t forget to get your order in for chocolate covered strawberries. This is our first year having these, but we have a real expert who is going to be helping us! A dozen is $19.99 and you can get Milk Chocolate, White Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, or a combo! We can take orders until February 7th, and you could have them ready between February 10th-14th.
Yesterday, Jim and I made up a few sample gift baskets that are also for sale. Check out the pictures below. These can be easily custom made with candies and items that you would like. We have teddy bears of different sizes and different options for the bottoms (baskets, trays, hearts). There’s even one that’s full of hot and spicy items like hot salsa, hot pepper cheese, hot mustard, cinnamon licorice, etc. Wink! Wink! Lol.
Keep scrolling to the bottom to hear all about our Valentine’s themed class in our EVENTS section!
Licorice! I never particularly cared for licorice, but my goodness, Walnut Creek licorice is really delicious! We got in some new flavors for you to try. There are plastic packages of the Strawberry Gourmet Licorice. We also have bags of Black, Cinnamon, Cherry, Strawberry, Blue Raspberry, Green Apple, Red Raspberry, and Watermelon. Give them a try if you haven’t. They are $1.89 for a bag.
We also got in some of the Claeys Old Fashioned Hard Candies Lemon Drops. We are having a little trouble getting in the Anise and Horehound flavors right now, but we will continue to try to get them in stock! We also have Wild Cherry and Root Beer.
A customer had asked for Vanilla Nut Clusters, and they have arrived! They are milk chocolate peanut clusters with a vanilla nougat center. Wow! They are as good as they sound. Actually, I haven’t gotten to try them yet. Jim brought some home for us to try, but the kids ate them before I had a chance to get one. They said they are sooooo good! Moms all around can relate! Ha!
Walnut Creek cream cheese is very good! Put it on a bagel or cracker with a little of one of our jams or jellies and you have a perfect snack or breakfast.
The bakery, deli, and sandwich shop continue to be popular parts of Huck’s! Thanks to you all!
Our deli will be adding Three Bean Salad and Fruit Salad! You can get them in individual containers or larger. Those will start on Monday!
Crafts, canned and jarred goods, and produce areas are stocked up! There are some adorable spring time items! And the Walnut Creek pasta items are selling well!
Duck Creek Candle Co. has added some room sprays to their line of products! They are very fragrant! We have Cinnamon Roll, Apple Farm, Citrus Bliss, and Honeydew. Also, check out their “Be My Valentine” candle. I’ll do another Wink! Wink! Lol.
We are going to be adding items from another local business very soon! I can’t wait to talk about it, but I will wait until we actually have them in stock.
EVENTS:
We still have a few spots available for our first class of 2023! You can sign up for a class by messaging us on Facebook, calling Huck’s, or in person at the register.
Friday, February 10th 6:00-8:00 p.m. (Valentine’s Day class) *Merrilee and Duffy will teach you how to make hot chocolate bombs, decorate sugar cookies, and make a carnation flower arrangement. Refreshments are included and a Valentine’s Day mug as a favor. We can have 12 people sign up for this class, and the cost is $60. Please sign up by Friday, February 3rd, so we can plan accordingly!
Here are other classes on our schedule so far. More will definitely be added!:
*February 24th 6:00-8:00 p.m. (Spring Front Door Wreath class) *March 31st 7:00-9:00 p.m. (Round Wooden Sign and Bow Making class) *April 28th 7:00-9:00 p.m. (Porch Plantar with Garden Flag class) *June 23rd 7:00-9:00 p.m. (Americana Pallet Painting class) *July 14th 7:00-9:00 p.m. (Christmas in July Cross-stitching class)*Late September/Early October Time and Date TBA (Weekend Plant Swap)
Deli Specials this Week:
Smoked Turkey Breast $6.99 lb.
Guggisberg Farmer’s Cheese $6.99 lb.
Soups available daily. These are now being posted on our website hucksmarket.com.
Online ordering for the Sandwich Shop is available.
M-F 9-5:30 Sat 9-4 Sun 11-4 (winter hours)
Phone 740-373-2484 Fax 740-373-0084
Thank you for all your support! Hope you have a wonderful week!
Jim and Kirsten Goeller
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