May The Chocolate Not Be With You......

Yes, it was time once again for book group at my house. I did not make any treats with real chocolate. Instead I chose confections with autumn colors. Starting at the top left of the picture and going clockwise:

• the orange and white creamsicle fudge,
  
• a bowl of Merckens Marquis chocolate buttons (as a concession to the chocoholics)
  
• a pan with fudgy caramels and a few cut caramels in front of the pan
  
• the red paper plate with pineapple jellies
  
• next is a sample of the green take home treat bag with a piece of each homemade candy
• peanut brittle in the rectangle container (on top of blue lid)
• square glass dish with the few remaining pieces of penouche (which I think was the favorite)
• and finally a bowl of Brach's Autumn Mix of candy corn, Indian corn, and mellowcreme pumpkins.

So I actually showed some restraint in only make five different kinds of candies but I enjoyed making them and I think people enjoyed eating them. Oh, the book we discussed was Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. For next month we will be reading The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.