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Place your orders early for holiday-specific treats! The holidays are near – make sure you have all the traditional and anticipated foods you want by placing orders early at Hiller’s.  Hanukkah (from sundown December 21 until December 29) Since Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in biblical times, any food fried in oil represents the miracle of the Festival of Lights. Israelis eat -filled donuts called sufganiyot. In America, potato pancakes, or latkes, are the focal point of a traditional celebration, with sour cream and applesauce for dipping. Gourmands like to fashion pancakes out of sweet potato, zucchini and other root vegetables. Find it at Hiller’s: Donuts … Potato pancakes (in the freezer) … Sour cream … Applesauce … Hanukkah cookies … Dozens of OILS!  ChristmasNo holiday is as well-known or beloved as Christmas. From fruitcake to spiral honey-basted hams to dried fruits, roast potatoes and parsnips, Hiller’s has everything for your Christmas table. Try some special foods, too, that satisfy Christmas traditions around the world. Find it at Hiller’s: British Christmas favorites – Brandy Butter, Christmas Pudding, Figgy Pudding, Turkish Delight, Yorkshire Biscuits, Plum Pudding, Brandied Hard Sauce, Mincemeat, Mince Pies, Dundee Cake Make a Chilean Christmas favorite - cola de mono –a beverage mixing tequila, milk, coffee, vanilla and cloves! Christmas Beer: Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, Anchor Brewing Co. Christmas Ale, Affligem Abbey Ales Noel Christmas Ale. Try lutefisk, a Norwegian Christmas favorite, from the fish counter! French holiday favorites at Hiller’s: oysters, fruit cake, nougat While supplies last – a German favorite, Stollen! Italian Christmas favorites: Bistefani and Perugina Panettone, four kinds of prosecco (Martini & Rossi, Prosecco Brut by Candoni, Borgo Magredo, Zardetto), ravioli, tortellini, limoncello. From Japan, delicious roll cakes in the freezer! American Christmas favorites: Christmas cookies, pies (apple, mince, pecan, pumpkin and sweet potato), Schlunder liqueur cakes (cappuccino, Black Forest, Amaretto and Jamaican Rum), Entenmann’s and Hostess fruitcakes. Don’t miss: Christian Brothers Holiday Nog, Hershey’s candy cane kisses and holiday kisses, Ande’s Season’s Greetings crème de menthe thins, Cadbury and Dove holiday chocolates, Lindt Lindor truffles, Cookie Jar candy cane cookies, Patisserie Parmentier holiday cookies, Lofthouse iced cookies, Homestyle holiday cupcakes, Russell Stover holiday candies, Nurnberger Gluhwein Christmas wine. And in the bakery – petits fours, sno clone candies and holiday cupcakes!  Kwanzaa(December 26-January 1) Kwanzaa is a secular seven-day holiday celebrated by some African-Americans. First observed in 1966, Kwanzaa celebrates African heritage and emphasizes family and community. The word comes from Swahili, meaning first fruits; each day focuses on one of the Nguzo Saba, or Seven Principles: unity, self-determination, collective responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. Traditional African dishes eaten on Kwanzaa include koki (a black-eyed pea appetizer); peanut soup; Jollof Rice (one-pot rice); okra and greens; yams or sweet potatoes, fruit salad and coconut pie. Find it at Hiller’s: Okra … Collard greens … Coconut and coconut milk … Peanuts … Sweet potato pies … |
