HASTINGS COUNTY STOCKING STUFFERS 8 I Country Roads • Winter 2013/2014 STORY AND PHOTOS BY SHARON HENDERSON The Stone Kitchen - Preserves Prices from $2 The Stone Kitchen, located at 33 Sherbourne Street in Bancroft, of- fers 33 flavours of homemade jams and jellies. Along with flavours like Toe Jam, Mid- dle Age Spread, Hot Red Pepper Jelly, Cranberry & Orange, Lime & Ginger, and Carrot Marmalade, The Stone Kitchen also offers kitchenware, gadgets, gourmet foods, garden gifts, candles, and more. Custom gift baskets can be prepared at the shop upon request. Available at: The Stone Kitchen in Bancroft, The Old Tin Shed in Ban- croft, Ivanhoe Cheese Factory, Hidden Goldmine Bakery in Madoc, Algonquin Gourmet Butter Tarts in Maynooth, and The Old Hastings Mercantile & Gallery in Ormsby. Close Enough - Seasonings CD $15 Seasonings by the vocal trio CLOSE ENOUGH features the voices of Lillian Oakley, Margaret Hughes and Doro- thy Wilson. “Take one soft and gentle vocal trio. Add a baker’s dozen songs of love and life through the seasons. Sprinkle with appropriate instrumental touches using some of Canada’s finest musicians. Mix well, simmer and serve. Enjoy!” Listen to song samples at www.oldhastingsgal- lery.ca. Available at: The Stone Kitchen in Bancroft, The Old Hastings Mer- cantile & Gallery in Ormsby, and The Old Ormsby School- house. Trillium Ridge Sugarworks - Organic Maple Syrup Prices from $3.50 Trillium Ridge Sugarworks oper- ates in a sugar- bush nestled on a limestone ridge. Excellent maple syrup and sugar has been produced on the family farm, located at 254 Maple Sugar Road, Tyendinaga Town- ship, since the 1840’s. Trillium Ridge Sugarworks offers many sizes and containers, including maple leaf, violin and sugar shack shaped glass bottles. Available at: Mapledale Cheese in Belleville, Belleville Bakery, and www.sugarworks.ca Stirling Festival Theatre - Christmas Panto Tickets Prices from $10 for kids Family Pack (2 Adults/2 Kids) - $58 Every year, Stirling Festival The- atre presents the Christmas Panto with a family pan- tomime, recom- mended for ages 5 and up, and a naughty version for adults 19 and over. This year’s play is ‘Rapunzel: A Hairy Tale’. “The Floral Kingdom is in trouble! Gothal the Awful wants to pave paradise and put up a parking lot. Princess Ra- punzel teams up with Bea, The Bumble Fairy and Bud, the Palace Gardener, to save the day.” Available at: Stirling Festival Theatre, 1 (877) 312-1162, and www.stirlingfestivaltheatre.com Madoc Rocks - Marble Coasters $30 per set Madoc Rocks coasters are made from uniquely patterned and coloured marble from the Madoc area. They are sold in sets of four or singles, in a variety of shades and patterns of marble. They are available in a natural state or stamped with a design of Canadian flora or fauna. All coasters are finished with an epoxy coating to enhance the natural beauty of the marble and felted on the underside. Available at: The Market Cafe in Bancroft, 737 Gallery in Tweed, A Taste of Country in Belleville, Ivanhoe Cheese Factory, Wilson’s of Madoc, The Old Hastings Mercantile & Gal- lery in Ormsby, Quinn’s of Tweed, Unconventional Moose near Tweed, and www.madocrocks.com Porcupine Creek Farm - Kiss Winter Away! Lip Balm $3.50 Kiss winter away with this all-nat- ural, soothing lip balm rich in antioxidants and vitamins. Beeswax acts as a thick- ening agent and helps to seal in the healing proper- ties of calendula, the soothing and moisturizing prop- erties of shea and cocoa butters, and the antioxidant ef- fects of vitamin E oil and olive oil, making this a lip balm you won’t want to be without - even once you truly have kissed winter away! Available at: Good Health Mart in Belleville, Bulk Plus in Campbell- ford, Village Green in Foxboro, Rancho Tranquilo in Mar- mora, Valumart in Marmora, Cabello Salon in Stirling, West Wings Books in Stirling, Chickadelic in Stirling, Pa- tchouli Moon Holistics in Trenton and www.porcupinecreekfarm.ca 12 days of all natural Holiday treats