My wife and I went to Vermont yesterday. Nice trip even if it was
cloudy most of the time.

Our first stop was The Vermont Country Store.
www.vermontcountrystore.com

It is quite the place to visit. They carry many interesting items,
all of good quality, not cheap tourists stuff. Clothing, bath items,
toy, food, all have their own sections.

They carry many cheese made in Vermont, both cow's milk and goat's
milk. Most available to sample and are set out in glass containers in
the refrigerated display cases. They have some local bacons, maple
smoked and cob smoked. I bought a package of each as well as some of
the cheeses.

They have all sorts of dips, jellies, salsa, and the like to taste
too. Pretzels and crackers with them. By the time we left, we did
not bother stopping for lunch. If that was not enough, they have two
stores so Gloria wanted to visit the other one. We only spent half as
much at that store. She got the smoked salmon there as well as a
couple of gifts.

Pretty much shopped out, we headed for Ludlow where we were spending
the night. Along the roads we passed a small motel and a sign that
said Grandma's Homemade PIES. Made a U turn to check it out. A nice
lady makes pie from the local produce. She had some baked as well as
frozen, so I bought a frozen apple and a peach. I carry a cooler in
the trunk in anticipation of these things.

Ludlow is a nice town of about 2000 people. Much of it was closed
after the tourist season. We stayed at a Best Western and they had
only 3 rooms sold for the night. We did find a nice restaurant for
dinner (DJ's) and another for breakfast. They do emphasize local
ingredients, a nice touch.

This morning we headed for the Cabot store in Quechee. They have
every Cabot cheese available both for tasting and for purchase. We
bought another half dozen cheeses. At the end of the store sis the
Vermont Sprits Distilling Co. Right there they make two types of
vodka, Gold made from maple syrup, Silver made from whey (milk sugar).
Both are smooth for sipping.

Up the road a bit is Norwich, home of King Arthur Flour. This is
quite the place if you are a baker or enjoy good food. They have a
school, cafe, bakery and outlet store all in one building. Very neat,
spotlessly clean, and items are well displayed.

I never knew there were so many types of flour available. Pasta,
pizza, bread, bread machine and on and on and on. They have mixes for
pancakes, waffles, Belgium waffles, muffins and on and on. Of course,
flavorings, sugars, pans, tools, and whatever you can think of. After
shopping, we had a pastry and coffee and headed back to home.

One more stop. New Hampshire Liquor Store. I went in for a bottle of
Sobieski Vodka and ended up with a total of eight items. This is top
notch stuff for a regular price. 1.75 liters was only 16.99. Try it
next to your Grey Goose and the like and you'll be shocked and how
good this is.

There you have it, two days of meandering the countryside and picking
up a few little culinary treats and gifts.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> My wife and I went to Vermont yesterday. Nice trip even if it was
> cloudy most of the time.
>
> Our first stop was The Vermont Country Store.
> www.vermontcountrystore.com
>
> It is quite the place to visit. They carry many interesting items,
> all of good quality, not cheap tourists stuff. Clothing, bath items,
> toy, food, all have their own sections.
>
> They carry many cheese made in Vermont, both cow's milk and goat's
> milk. Most available to sample and are set out in glass containers in
> the refrigerated display cases. They have some local bacons, maple
> smoked and cob smoked. I bought a package of each as well as some of
> the cheeses.
>
> They have all sorts of dips, jellies, salsa, and the like to taste
> too. Pretzels and crackers with them. By the time we left, we did
> not bother stopping for lunch. If that was not enough, they have two
> stores so Gloria wanted to visit the other one. We only spent half as
> much at that store. She got the smoked salmon there as well as a
> couple of gifts.
>
> Pretty much shopped out, we headed for Ludlow where we were spending
> the night. Along the roads we passed a small motel and a sign that
> said Grandma's Homemade PIES. Made a U turn to check it out. A nice
> lady makes pie from the local produce. She had some baked as well as
> frozen, so I bought a frozen apple and a peach. I carry a cooler in
> the trunk in anticipation of these things.
>
> Ludlow is a nice town of about 2000 people. Much of it was closed
> after the tourist season. We stayed at a Best Western and they had
> only 3 rooms sold for the night. We did find a nice restaurant for
> dinner (DJ's) and another for breakfast. They do emphasize local
> ingredients, a nice touch.
>
> This morning we headed for the Cabot store in Quechee. They have
> every Cabot cheese available both for tasting and for purchase. We
> bought another half dozen cheeses. At the end of the store sis the
> Vermont Sprits Distilling Co. Right there they make two types of
> vodka, Gold made from maple syrup, Silver made from whey (milk sugar).
> Both are smooth for sipping.
>
> Up the road a bit is Norwich, home of King Arthur Flour. This is
> quite the place if you are a baker or enjoy good food. They have a
> school, cafe, bakery and outlet store all in one building. Very neat,
> spotlessly clean, and items are well displayed.
>
> I never knew there were so many types of flour available. Pasta,
> pizza, bread, bread machine and on and on and on. They have mixes for
> pancakes, waffles, Belgium waffles, muffins and on and on. Of course,
> flavorings, sugars, pans, tools, and whatever you can think of. After
> shopping, we had a pastry and coffee and headed back to home.
>
> One more stop. New Hampshire Liquor Store. I went in for a bottle of
> Sobieski Vodka and ended up with a total of eight items. This is top
> notch stuff for a regular price. 1.75 liters was only 16.99. Try it
> next to your Grey Goose and the like and you'll be shocked and how
> good this is.
>
> There you have it, two days of meandering the countryside and picking
> up a few little culinary treats and gifts.


Sounds like a great weekend trip.

Cheri

On Sun, 04 Nov 2012 22:49:55 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> My wife and I went to Vermont yesterday. Nice trip even if it was
> cloudy most of the time.
>
> Our first stop was The Vermont Country Store.
> www.vermontcountrystore.com

It sounds like a great trip. The Vermont Country Store catalog is a lot
of fun to browse. I'd love to see the store in person.

Tara