We made caramels: chewy, sticky vanilla and chocolate. We'd wrap them individually in waxed paper, than then package them in the boxes that the UNICEF cards came in, with the clear plastic tops, tied with gold string. Used to give a box to my teachers in elementary school. Later, I made rum balls as well.

We had an exchange student from Munich one year, and for years afterwards we would receive a Christmas box with Bavarian cookies and candies. I learned to love marzipan that way.

~ Becky in Long Beach for the festive season this year