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FABULOUS FOOD FAVORS
FOR FALL WEDDINGS

Anything homemade and bottled or canned are fabulous favors for a fall wedding.

Here are a few ideas to fill your guests’ pantries after filling their bellies at your reception.

Hand out salsa, homemade jam, fruit butter, syrup, or honey. It's a translucent beauty that comes in creative forms like mini jars and flavored straws. Make each favor even sweeter by tying on a little wooden dipper.

How about small jars of gourmet mustards, full of tantalizing herbs like terragon or dill? Or try out this indulgent favor: individual bottles of pure vanilla extract. It's simple to make, requiring only vodka, top-quality Madagascar beans, and a few months to brew.

Fall reminds us of sturdy, slow-ripening fruit and treats from the hearth. Caramel apples, home-baked cookies and nuts are popular candidates for sharing this exquisite face of fall with your guests. Tie off caramel or candied apples with personalized ribbons. These favors are so beautiful, they double as decor. Arrange them stick-side up to create attractive wreaths around the base of your centerpieces. Or for a bouquet look, turn them stick-side down in a mound of fabric-covered foam inside galvanized buckets or mason jars. Add luxurious Midori ribbon and silk leaves to the sticks for a special finish.

Are you a pro in the kitchen? Serve up a pair of fall cookies in an earthy paper bag, tricked out with a beautiful maple leaf stamp. Glue on a skeletonized leaf and tie with a gold ribbon. Another simple kitchen idea: candied nuts. Glazed walnuts are deceptively simple to make, but oh-so-indulgent to snack on. Or add more syrup, and create your own nut brittle. Whip up gourmet popcorn balls, drizzled with caramel and chocolate, or bake up mini pecan and pumpkin pies. Individually-waxed cheese is a delightful, urbane gift, and marzipan fruits are as elegant as they come.

A popular choice is a beautiful favor box in chocolate brown or burnt orange, filled with tongue-in-chic treats. Try mellocreme candy pumpkins, or Jelly Bellies in fall flavors like cinnamon or green apple, then finish with a pretty ribbon.

Consider personalized cider or cocoa cones for a light-hearted treat. And coffee packs or personalized teas could come in handy for late-night revellers ... perhaps even as soon as the morning after the reception!