Moor-Crafts and Gifts Offers Homemade Fudge
This Bakeapple and Partridgeberry Product is a Newfoundland Delicacy
Aug 30, 2008
Homemade fudge is one of the many products available at Moor-Crafts and Gifts in the town of Gander, located in the central region of Newfoundland. This business specializes in Newfoundland and Atlantic Canada crafts and gifts.
Muriel Moorcroft, the owner of Moor-Crafts and Gifts, has been in business for 18 years. In 2001, Muriel was named Entrepreneur of the Year for Central Newfoundland, while Moor-crafts and Gifts received the local Joe and Clarice Goodyear Business Achievement Award.
Muriel is supported in her business by her husband, Herb, who is affectionately known as the "Gopher." He likes his title so much that it is even on the business cards. Besides assisting Muriel, Herb cooks and keeps his own vegetable garden.
Moor-Crafts and Gifts Fudge
When Muriel decided that her business needed something to make it stand out from the other tourist attractions, she hit upon the idea of making fudge from local berries. Herb took over production, creating a delicious homemade fudge that is a Newfoundland delicacy. The flavor is a reflection of the time and care that goes into making it. This treat is sold fresh, daily.
Some of the many other fudge flavors are:
- butterfinger
- chewy praline
- chocolate caramel
- chocolate coconut
- chocolate marshmallow
- chocolate peanut
- coconut
- creamsicle
- Heath English toffee
- maple
- maple walnut
- mint chocolate
- orange chocolate swirl
- smarties
- vanilla and chocolate swirl
- rum raisin
- vanilla gumdrop.
Herb also produces sucrose-free fudge in vanilla and chocolate swirl, maple and chocolate flavors. Even diabetics can enjoy this original local treat.
Moor-Crafts and Gifts Jams and Teas
The store also carries jams and teas that are made from local berries such as bakeapples and partridgeberries.
As well as the other brands of jams and teas, Moor-Crafts and Gifts also sells bakeapple jam and partridgeberry spread that Herb produces himself.
Other Products Available at Moor-Crafts and Gifts
Along with the fudge and other food products, there are many other Newfoundland and Atlantic Canada items available at Moor-Crafts and Gifts. Muriel says that she makes every effort to find and promote local artists and craftspeople. Some of the large variety of other items are:
- Pottery - there is a large selection made by artisans in Newfoundland and Atlantic Canada.
- Pewter - there are beautiful items crafted by regional artists.
- Knitted goods - many items that echo the time when knitting clothing was a necessity.
- Carvings - there is a large selection of moose and whale bone, including sperm whale teeth. Herb also produces executive-quality moose antler pens displayed in fine wooden cases.
- Books - these include non-fiction, covering the culture of the region, and well-written fiction by local authors.
- Prints - there is a large selection of artists and subjects, reflecting the region and its people.
The business also carries a full selection of souvenirs, postcards, and t-shirts for tourists and visitors to choose from.
Muriel strives to extend Newfoundland hospitality to all of her customers, which can include gift-wrapping purchases and shipping orders world-wide. She has shipped sweaters to Japan, and personally delivered a birthday gift to a local address. The fudge is included among the items that can be shipped.
Along with the homemade fudge delicacy, a visit to this establishment offers a wide range of unique and local items to browse through, giving a sample of the authentic Newfoundland and Atlantic Canada culture.
For other articles about Newfoundland and Labrador see The Thomas Howe Demonstration Forest, Churches at Gander, Newfoundland and Enjoy Newfoundland and Labrador Wild Berries.
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