Class 143: Halloween Treat Boxes and Fall Gift Boxes
Today is Halloween, and the trick-or-treaters arrive at dusk. The house everyone remembers is the one with the good treat boxes, and a good treat box has layers.
Start with something baked. Our Four Fruit Thumbprint cookies are the perfect anchor: buttery little thumbprints filled with organic four fruit preserves, 25 grams each, and they look like jewels in a box. They come in packs of 6, 12, 18, or 24, so you can build boxes for the whole block.
Next the salty-sweet layer, which is where finishing salt earns its keep. Toss warm popcorn with melted butter and a pinch of Smoked Chili salt, or drizzle caramel over roasted pumpkin seeds and finish with Garlic Herb salt. Coarse finishing flakes sit on top instead of melting away, so every handful gets a bright, savory crunch.
Pack it all in small kraft boxes or cellophane bags tied with twine, tuck in a few wrapped caramels, and put a name on each box. Kids remember the house with the good boxes.
And if you are already thinking past tonight, our Artisan Mineral Salt Duo and soap variety packs are the fall gift boxes people actually use instead of the kind that gathers dust. Our full holiday gift baskets are on the way for Christmas.
Shop treat-box fillers and gift sets at kearneyfamily.farm
What is going in your treat boxes this year? Tell us your best Halloween treat memory, the house you still remember. Ours is the neighbor who handed out full-size everything. We read every comment.