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They said they didn't manufacture enough and that the warehouse was completely out. I was going to buy them for my daughter's Girl Scouts Christmas Party. I hope they make more next year!

I have to admit I'm pretty picky about caramels, since a Christmas tradition in my family is the making of homemade butter cream caramels, made with cream instead of sweetened condensed milk.

Compared to those, I find the Fleur de Sel caramels sweeter and less rich. But still very, very good! Easily the best commercial ones I've ever had. Not so chewy they'll take out a filling, but with enough stiffness so they don't just melt away before you've had a chance to enjoy them. Just about the right size, too: ever stuck a homemade caramel in your mouth, only to have Aunt Gertrude ask you a question? Or your boss? You won't look like a camel getting ready to spit with these.

Ok, maybe that's not the right mental picture for these. They come in a nice container, making them perfect to take as a gift or serve as part of a Christmas celebration. And the flavor is, again, just about the best commercial one I've ever had, and even tops most homemade since it's made with real butter.

My local TJ was sold out of these for a couple of weeks, so I was very please when, on my last shopping day last week, they had a display of them! I hope they bring them back next year--or make them with real cream. Either way, I'll be happy.

I have to admit I'm pretty picky about caramels, since a Christmas tradition in my family is the making of homemade butter cream caramels, made with cream instead of sweetened condensed milk.

Compared to those, I find the Fleur de Sel caramels sweeter and less rich. But still very, very good! Easily the best commercial ones I've ever had. Not so chewy they'll take out a filling, but with enough stiffness so they don't just melt away before you've had a chance to enjoy them. Just about the right size, too: ever stuck a homemade caramel in your mouth, only to have Aunt Gertrude ask you a question? Or your boss? You won't look like a camel getting ready to spit with these.

Ok, maybe that's not the right mental picture for these. They come in a nice container, making them perfect to take as a gift or serve as part of a Christmas celebration. And the flavor is, again, just about the best commercial one I've ever had, and even tops most homemade since it's made with real butter.

My local TJ was sold out of these for a couple of weeks, so I was very pleased when, on my last shopping day last week, they had a display of them! I hope they bring them back next year--or make them with real cream. Either way, I'll be happy.

I have sampled this several times. I like it the best so far of any coffee I've ever had, period.

It is a deep, deep roast--the can says it's their deepest, deeper even than espresso. It's got a complexity of flavors that just blooms. I'm not a coffee critic, so I can't identify all the flavors, but it is sweet, intense, and so good I will gladly drink so much I shouldn't have another drop. The beans are oily-oily, they are so fresh. My TJ sometimes can't keep this on the shelf. And I've read in some blogs that it's the coffee version of (insert name of illegal substance here).

It is great just from the sampling station, but I brought some home for my new Aeropress coffee press, which I think TJ's should carry if they carry anything at all (like wine bottle openers for wine). In the Aeropress it's unbelievable. And I'm not someone who drinks much coffee, mostly because most coffee just isn't very good. It makes great crema in the Aeropress, which is supposedly difficult. I make it espresso-strength, where it is terrific; then, as recommended from the coffeemaker's instruction book, I add hot water so it's "American" style coffee. It's wonderful either way.

I hope they carry this forever!

TJ's has several versions of guacamole. This one lets the taste of the butter Haas avacados shine. Some of the others have more ingredients and flavors, but I like this one not just on its own, but as an ingredient in all kinds of things. Nice as a spread in a wrap instead of mayo; I've even made a terrific salad dressing with it (not my recipe but it was good).

The packaging is a plus, too: two little packets, each packet enough for a small bowl of guac. Just enough for a few people as a dip, or two as a side, and then save the other for the next time. It freezes well, too. That was an "oops" discovery.

Yup, funny humor here! Our mathematician friend gets a kick out of it.