{"id":994,"date":"2023-07-19T21:29:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T21:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onpleasurefulpastry.com\/?p=994"},"modified":"2023-07-19T21:29:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T21:29:30","slug":"the-sweet-spot-between-elegance-and-confection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onpleasurefulpastry.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/19\/the-sweet-spot-between-elegance-and-confection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sweet Spot Between Elegance and Confection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elegance and confection.<\/span> Pleasingly ingenious.<\/span><\/em> My own interpretation<\/span> of the word elegance<\/em><\/span> would include simplicity; however, simplicity isn\u2019t always present in an elegant solution. In electronics, in technology, in manufacturing those solutions tend to be quite complex. We recognize elegance when we see it: in clothing design, in the manufacture of small appliances, in an iPhone. So, what does elegance have to do with confection?<\/p>\n

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One thing that makes elegance so attractive is precision<\/span>. We admire products\"\" and services that are seamless and precise. Handcrafted furniture, a high-quality\u00a0pen or watch, a beautifully engineered hygrometer that\u2019s available to us for just a few dollars.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re mapping out our production through the end of the year, including the launch of an annual flagship confection product that will have its roots in elegance<\/span><\/em>: the Essential Confection Box<\/span><\/strong>. Remembering that our two product qualifiers are superb single-flavor and textural development, we\u2019re building a stable of our best recipes confected with the glorious fruit of the current Pacific Northwest season.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Cookies of impactful design like swirls of Italian amaretti; fat, cracked thumbprint cookies of house made hazelnut butter; three flavors of Essential Cantucci Mini\u2122<\/span><\/a>\u00a0we\"\" sell\u00a0only to restaurants; our beloved HazL+Nutly\u2122<\/span> (currently in use as bookends of summer gelato sandwiches<\/a>); a glorious candied fig butter cookie (yes, we\u2019re\u00a0candying fresh figs next month); our never-\"\"before-released to consumers pistachio shortbread<\/span><\/strong><\/em> (have you ever had pistachio<\/em><\/strong><\/span> butter?) to name a few. Dark, sweet Oregon cherries and our own Marionberry jam (an Oregon-grown-only berry) will make appearances. And sparkle<\/em> will definitely have its day.<\/p>\n

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Marionberry, blackberry, lingonberry, elderberry, black raspberry<\/span><\/p>\n

There was a time when we didn\u2019t know each other by name, only reputation<\/span><\/p>\n

The reputation of my grandmother\u2019s exquisite black raspberry jelly<\/span><\/p>\n

So precious it only made appearance in the tiniest of jars as if incognito<\/span><\/p>\n

And it changed my understanding of what gifting was about<\/span><\/p>\n

Funny how a little fruit can do that<\/span><\/p>\n

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Elegance makes an entrance in the svelte silver cookie tin. We believe in functionable reusability, and this box will find a permanent home among your keepsakes.<\/p>\n

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\"\"At this writing, we can only hope to keep up with the infusion of flats of Marionberries, apricots and dark Bing cherries. Next month\u2019s bounty includes peaches, figs\u00a0and tiny artisan grapes.<\/p>\n

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For our personal use, we\u2019ve been producing savory blueberry jam for turkey and lean meat sandwiches, and a fabulous savory umami Marionberry sauce for grilled chicken and fish.<\/p>\n

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Simple Excellence<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is Essential<\/span> Confection\u2019s tag line<\/span><\/a>, and it\u2019s hard to express how much value we place on simplicity and excellence as components of the gifts we create. It circles back to my interpretation of elegance: pleasingly ingenious<\/span> \u2013 with simplicity.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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We love hearing from you and are most appreciative of your friendship and support.<\/p>\n

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