Almond Brittle
One of our eagerly awaited Christmas parcels comes from Indiana. My cousin Nancy makes the best almond brittle ever. She’s been sending it to us for years. This is something I might eat before the salad. It’s crunchy from the almonds buried in the toffee and sprinkled on the chocolate coating. It melts in your mouth and sticks to your teeth at the same time. It leaves you wanting more. Because I love it so, and because my husband eats more than I do, and because I’ve gotten greedy in my old age, I divide up the batch as soon as it arrives so I can have my fair share. That IS fair, right??
“Tin of Almond Brittle,” Carol Crump Bryner, collage, 2015
Oh!!!! We get (what looks to be) exactly this treat from a local friend! You describe it perfectly, CCB, “melts in your mouth and sticks to your teeth,” but what happens in THIS house is I have to sequester it AWAY from ME! This is the MOST addictive of treats! It is just so so so good, that I am grateful that she doesn’t send us too much. I put it upstairs on Ed’s side of the bed so it isn’t right in my sight during the day, and so that he can actually GET some! I didn’t know Nancy was known for this. Yuuummmmm!! You are lucky to have been on the list so long and to receive it in such a beautiful tin.
Enjoy the season with your Portland family. The photo of your decorated living room looks WONderful. (And yes – we are staying here. Kids all coming home. !!!! 🙂 LOVE YOU.
Have a great Christmas, Margy! Enjoy your kids.
My bride hides a few goodies from me too. I wonder how far back this practice goes? Probably prehuman?
Probably!
What a great treat tradition – and collage!
Thanks, Katy.
If the package is addressed to you, you have my permission to keep a larger portion. I am wanting some, it sounds delicious.
Thank you for the permission. I’ll have to recheck that address!