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When I went to Target yesterday, I picked up a bag of Andes Candies.

This leads to my next holiday memory…

Day 3 – Holiday Memory

I mentioned yesterday how, after my mom remarried, we were better off financially.  Well, better finances meant Christmas parties!  Boy did they throw some big ones too!  I especially remember one in particular.  We lived in Colorado, so we experienced the full effect of snow and Christmas.  One of my favorite things about the parties was the food.  What a delightful array of stuff that was not part of the menu on regular days.

Mom worked feverishly on her specialty items…coconut balls, sausage balls, and other scrumptious yummies.  There were trays of deli meats and all of the fixings for petite sandwiches.  My favorite thing, though, was the egg nog.  Oh my goodness!  Such a sweet concoction!

Interspersed throughout the house were candy dishes filled with Andes Candies, as I call them.  They are the thin mints that you sometimes find on your pillow if you go on cruises.

This candy used to only be sold during Christmas.  I believe it’s sold year-around now, but I still limit myself to buying it during the Christmas season.  I have a small wooden train that I fill up with the mints, and my children do not like for it to go empty.

Ahhh…the tradition continues…minus the parties, but who cares.  The candy is what’s important here.

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