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2012-05-28T16:43:15Z
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National Marzipan Day
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2011-01-11:b1738b87-c0ca-4347-9b78-dc295f7a3b3e
Frank
2011-01-12T03:03:00Z
2011-01-12T03:03:00Z
For anyone who didn't know, January 12 is National Marzipan Day.<div><br></div><div>So to celebrate National Marzipan Day we will offer free ground shipping for all orders of $15 or more only on January 12.</div><div><br></div><div>Happy Marzipan Day everyone!</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.elkcandy.com" target="" class="">www.elkcandy.com</a> </div><div><br></div><div><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Get Updates To Your Phone
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2010-11-08:02dead21-2ff4-4ef9-96e3-4a66075b724a
Frank
2010-11-09T03:49:00Z
2010-11-09T03:49:00Z
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Shipping Update
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2010-11-08:89ca355f-bee3-4562-b208-ccba0e047000
Frank
2010-11-09T03:42:00Z
2010-11-09T03:42:00Z
We added a Shipping information page. It has some shipping information, and It has a map that shows UPS ground transit times to help you estimate the amount of time it will take your package to arrive at its destination.
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<div>You can see it here:</div>
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Staying Up to Date with us
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2010-11-05:7d33d7ec-77b0-44a5-8ecd-da886e4092b2
Frank
2010-11-06T02:34:00Z
2010-11-06T02:34:00Z
Just a reminder you can say up to date with us by checking back on this blog or subscribing to our RSS feed for the blog.
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<div>You can also follow us on Facebook and twitter.</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/elkcandy">www.facebook.com/elkcandy</a> </div>
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Kringles Are Here!!!!
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2010-11-05:4b2c305d-abe6-4d30-94f0-04e10fef6852
Frank
2010-11-06T02:29:00Z
2010-11-06T02:29:00Z
It's one of the things people have been asking for! We've finally made our Marzipan Kringles and they are available online at <a href="http://www.elkcandy.com">www.elkcandy.com</a>.
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Shipping again
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2010-10-15:d08cc36c-5b84-4c3f-8aa6-add1ddd729b5
Frank
2010-10-15T23:33:00Z
2010-10-15T23:33:00Z
We're Shipping Again!!!
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<div>I hope everyone enjoyed their summer! The cooler temps have arrived and we're shipping our sweetness.</div>
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Summer time shipping
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2010-06-03:0f795426-0f54-492a-9c4f-0bcff157001e
Frank
2010-06-04T02:09:00Z
2010-06-04T02:09:00Z
We want to let everyone know we will not be shipping any chocolate or anything with chocolate during the warm summer months.
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Added Retail Partners
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2010-06-03:91ede2fd-0a84-489b-b09e-cfa70b5d673a
Frank
2010-06-04T01:57:00Z
2010-06-04T01:57:00Z
It's been a while since we posted to our blog, but for anyone not following us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/elkcandy">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/ElkCandy">Twitter</a>.
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<div>We've added a couple of retail partners, If you live in Agoura Hills, CA you can make a trip to Tifa Chocolate to pick up some of our marzipan.</div>
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<div><span style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 12px; color: #3d2b0f; "><a href="http://www.tifachocolate.com/" style="color: #803604; "><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14px; ">Tifa Chocolate & Gelato</span></a></span></div>
<div><span style="color: #3d2b0f; line-height: 21px; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14px; ">5013 Kanan Road</span></div>
<div><span style="color: #3d2b0f; line-height: 21px; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14px; ">Agoura Hills, CA 91301</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #3d2b0f; line-height: 21px; font-size: 14px; ">Also in Amherst, MA you can stop by Captain Candy</span></div>
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<div><span style="line-height: 21px; color: #3d2b0f; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14px; ">Captain Candy</span></div>
<div><span style="color: #3d2b0f; line-height: 21px; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14px; ">103 N. Pleasant St.</span></div>
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First Retail Partner Added!
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2010-02-21:e17a122e-10c7-4e33-b4be-685723eaffa0
Frank
2010-02-21T22:17:00Z
2010-02-21T22:17:00Z
We've added our first retail partner! They are carrying our world class marzipan and chocolates. If you live in the area you can go to <div><font color="#0000FF" face="georgia, times, 'times new roman', serif"><span style="line-height: 19px; "><span style="font-size: small;"><br></span></span></font></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span style="font-family: georgia, times, 'times new roman', serif; line-height: 19px; "><font><font color="#0000FF"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=145+Chatsworth+Ave,+Larchmont,+NY+10538&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=102.249489,166.640625&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=145+Chatsworth+Ave,+Larchmont,+Westchester,+New+York+10538&t=h&z=17&iwloc=A&iwstate1=sscorrectthiscard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; 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Elk Candy in the News
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2010-02-10:035e0913-5d4a-45b1-b927-57f1a3ae0b63
Frank
2010-02-11T01:41:00Z
2010-02-11T01:41:00Z
Elk Candy made it's way into the local news, see the link below. Larchmont Gourmet had their grand opening and will start carrying our products soon. Look for more retail partners to be added.<BR><BR><A href="http://larchmont.patch.com/articles/new-gourmet-deli-brings-life-to-larchmont">http://larchmont.patch.com/articles/new-gourmet-deli-brings-life-to-larchmont</A>
Time Out Valentine's Candy
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2010-02-02:78bdddec-f9e6-452a-bd36-441acae359bd
Frank
2010-02-03T02:21:00Z
2010-02-03T02:21:00Z
Take a look at #65 for Time Out New York's article on Valentine's Candy.<BR><BR><A href="http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/restaurants-bars/82550/valentines-day-candy">http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/restaurants-bars/82550/valentines-day-candy</A><BR><BR>
Valentine Marzipan
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2010-01-26:9043e94c-26bb-4cb7-8382-127030be01de
Frank
2010-01-27T02:36:00Z
2010-01-27T02:36:00Z
We've added dark chocolate covered marzipan hearts to our catalog for Valentine's Day. The marzipan inside is red as well.<BR><BR><A href="http://shop.elkcandy.com/Chocolate-Covered-Marzipan-Heart-VH1.htm"><IMG border=0 src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=d423659910860474910b4be23e98b766&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shop.elkcandy.com%2Fimages%2F1264264998536-1431897562.jpeg&w=90&h=90"></A><BR><BR><A href="http://shop.elkcandy.com/Chocolate-Covered-Marzipan-Heart-VH1.htm">Check it here.</A><BR><BR>
Marzipan Acorns and Dominoes
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2009-12-09:8fe055b6-f461-41ec-bb99-7b5f37cf8c1b
Frank
2009-12-10T03:02:00Z
2009-12-10T03:02:00Z
WOW! The reponse to the marzipan acorns and marzipan dominoes was incredible, we sold out! We're making more and will be up on our site when ready.<BR><BR>Stay tuned!<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Chocolate + Marzipan!
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Frank
2009-12-05T01:35:00Z
2009-12-05T01:35:00Z
We can finally live up to our slogan "Fine Continental Chocolate and Marzipan". By a lucky twist of fate we are able to start adding chocolate MUCH sooner than expected (maybe this is what they mean by holiday miracles?). <div><br></div><div>We've added <font><a href="http://shop.elkcandy.com/Marzipan-Acorns-1-lb-AC-1.htm">marzipan acorns</a></font>, <font><a href="http://shop.elkcandy.com/Marzipan-Dominoes-1-lb-DM-1.htm">marzipan dominoes</a></font> and <font><a href="http://shop.elkcandy.com/Marzipan-Log-1-lb-ML-1.htm">marzipan chocolate logs</a></font>. Look for more to be added in the weeks ahead.</div><div><br></div><div>Enjoy!</div><div><br></div><div><font><a href="http://www.elkcandy.com">www.elkcandy.com</a></font></div><div>Fine Continental Chocolate and Marzipan</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Lucky Marzipan Pigs
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2009-11-12:99de37ff-6138-43f0-b70f-0745dc8a655e
Frank
2009-11-13T02:45:00Z
2009-11-13T02:45:00Z
We've made some lucky marzipan pigs and even marzipan bread and added them to our online store.<div><br></div><div>Just an FYI on the tradition behind the lucky marzipan pig:</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 41, 6); line-height: 17px; ">In Germany, a marzipan pig is given as a gift or stocking stuffer between Christmas and New Year's Day to bestow good fortune on friends and loved ones in the coming year. </span></div><div><font color="#552906" face="Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><br></span></font></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 41, 6); line-height: 17px; ">In Norway and Denmark, a tradition involves a rice pudding or porridge with a whole almond baked inside. The individual who finds the almond in their dish receives a prize, usually a lucky marzipan pig.</span><br></div><div><font color="#552906" face="Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#552906" face="Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif"><span style="line-height: 17px;">Enjoy</span></font></div><div><font color="#552906" face="Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#552906"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><font><a href="http://www.elkcandy.com">www.elkcandy.com</a></font></span></font></div><div><font color="#552906"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#552906"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#552906"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#552906"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><span><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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More Marzipan
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2009-11-02:5a32c961-82c0-4daf-9370-a8faf793bd80
Frank
2009-11-02T19:34:00Z
2009-11-02T19:34:00Z
We've made some more Marzipan. We have updated out online catalog to show some new marzipan offerings. We've added some small marzipan fruit baskets and marzipan in gold gift boxes.<div><br></div><div>Enjoy!</div><div><br></div><div><font><a href="http://www.elkcandy.com">www.elkcandy.com</a></font> </div>
Elk Candy Company Now Open For Business!!
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2009-10-29:e937d539-96d5-4639-ac04-7b4161ed511e
Frank
2009-10-29T16:32:00Z
2009-10-29T16:32:00Z
<span style="font-family: Verdana, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><div><p mce_style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span mce_style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Many people have been looking forward to this day and now<s>,</s> we take great pride in announcing Elk Candy Company is now open and ready for your marzipan orders at <a href="http://www.elkcandy.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline; ">www.elkcandy.com</a>.<span mce_style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We are proud to be able to share our world class marzipan with you.<span mce_style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p></div><p mce_style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span mce_style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and PayPal on our secure website.<span mce_style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p><p mce_style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span mce_style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">We offer a variety of shipping methods through FedEx and UPS.<span mce_style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>To celebrate our online opening we are offering free ground shipping on orders of 1 pound or more now thru December 31, 2009.<span mce_style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p><p mce_style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span mce_style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Those of you who were familiar with the store will remember our complimentary gift wrapping, we will continue to offer free gift wrapping to our online customers. <span mce_style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We ask that if you would like your purchase gift wrapped please state so in the special instructions portion during the checkout process.</span></p><p mce_style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span mce_style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Keep up with our updates through our blog, email, Twitter, and Facebook.</span></p><p mce_style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span mce_style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </span></p><p mce_style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span mce_style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Shop at:<span mce_style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.elkcandy.com/" mce_href="http://www.elkcandy.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline; "><font color="#800080"></font></a><font color="#800080"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.elkcandy.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.elkcandy.com</a></font></span></p><p mce_style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span mce_style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Keep up with us on our blog, Sweet Talk: <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.elkcandy.com/" mce_href="http://blog.elkcandy.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline; ">http://blog.elkcandy.com</a></span></p><p mce_style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span mce_style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Follow us on Twitter:<span mce_style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/ElkCandy" mce_href="http://twitter.com/ElkCandy" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline; "><font color="#800080"></font></a><font color="#800080"><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/ElkCandy" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline; ">http://twitter.com/ElkCandy</a></font></span></p><p mce_style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span mce_style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Become a fan on Facebook:<span mce_style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elk-Candy-Company/156612677005" mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elk-Candy-Company/156612677005" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elk-Candy-Company/156612677005</a></span></p></span>
Facebook and Twitter
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2009-10-26:b975efaa-e920-4ae3-8a7f-29c55b6da207
Frank
2009-10-27T04:44:00Z
2009-10-27T04:44:00Z
So I've created Facebook and Twitter accounts and posted links to these on the side of this page so you can become fans and follow our tweets.<div><br></div><div>Enjoy<br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
Blog Name Change
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2009-10-25:9d3e7449-e97f-4a6c-9a6f-ba8c35c9083b
Frank
2009-10-26T03:36:00Z
2009-10-26T03:36:00Z
One other thing we have done is changed the name of our blog to Sweet Talk. In order to avoid confusion, I hope you like the new name.
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Soft Open
tag:blog.elkcandy.com,2009-10-25:9719467b-7bae-4825-8458-de4e13f4199f
Frank
2009-10-26T03:25:00Z
2009-10-26T03:25:00Z
Before we go full scale online grand opening we've decided to do "soft" open. We'll do this for about 1 week with the intent of our Grand Opening to be November 1st. We will have select marzipan products available during our soft open. <div><br></div><div>During the soft open our website will be updated as needed. </div><div><br></div><div>ALSO - To celebrate our online opening we will offer <span><span style="COLOR: #FF0000"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">FREE</span></strong></span></span> ground shipping on all orders 1 pound or more, now through December 31, 2009.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you everyone and we look forward to shipping our marzipan! </div><br>Click to start shopping: <font><a href="http://www.elkcandy.com">www.elkcandy.com</a></font><div><br>