Since November 2012, The Marketplace at Simpson Spring is held every Saturday rain or shine from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Our market is diverse and includes local farms and food producers as well as artisans, crafters and small businesses from our area.
Note the increase size of our Calendar section of this newsletter. In this space we are soliciting upcoming events from like-minded organizations as well as promoting the informative, fun and exciting new Marketplace events we are planning over the next few weeks. To highlight a few:
~See you at the Marketplace
Let us begin by saying - these are just a few of our ideas! We'd love to hear (and taste) your ideas as well. Head to our Facebook page and post your favorite Patriot Themed Cocktails. We will republish our favorites in next week's newsletter.
Red, White, and Blue Martini
2 oz. Hypnotiq1 oz. Citrus VodkaSimpson Spring lemon lime sodagrenadine
Combine the Hypnotiq and the Vodka and a splash of soda. Shake with ice and strain into your martini glass. Carefully pour in a small amount of grenadine. This should fall to the bottom of the glass, creating a nice layered effect. Add a white garnish like shaved coconut or white chocolate. Berry Stomp Cocktail 4 blackberries, 4 raspberries, 5 blueberries1-1/2 ounces vanilla vodka1 ounce Grand MarnierSimpson Spring Seltzer waterIceAdditional berries for garnish Muddle the berries in a cocktail shaker. Add the vanilla vodka and Grand Marnier with ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Top with soda water. Garnish with 3 berries on a skewer.
Winter Marketplace in Full Swing
This week marked the HALF WAY THROUGH WINTER point, and while many of us will be rejoicing at this notion - that the bitter cold and snow are officially on their way out - we find ample reason to celebrate.Note the increase size of our Calendar section of this newsletter. In this space we are soliciting upcoming events from like-minded organizations as well as promoting the informative, fun and exciting new Marketplace events we are planning over the next few weeks. To highlight a few:
- This week, The easton Girl Scouts are here selling their newly arrived cookies!
- A February Woodworking Workshop for Kids
- Next Week's Lecture on Honey
- Ice Sculpting Showcase Next Week
- A Barbershop Quartet next month
- Cupcake & Cookie Decorating Workshop
~See you at the Marketplace
Girl Scout Cookies
Stop by and see your community's loveliest - they have just what your taste buds are craving - in the likes of THIN MINT, PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICHES, SHORTBREAD, CARAMEL deLITES, LEMONADES, PEANUT BUTTER PATTIES and more!Patriot Themed Cocktails
Some Colorful Libations for your Weekend Get-togethersLet us begin by saying - these are just a few of our ideas! We'd love to hear (and taste) your ideas as well. Head to our Facebook page and post your favorite Patriot Themed Cocktails. We will republish our favorites in next week's newsletter.
Red, White, and Blue Martini
2 oz. Hypnotiq1 oz. Citrus VodkaSimpson Spring lemon lime sodagrenadine
Combine the Hypnotiq and the Vodka and a splash of soda. Shake with ice and strain into your martini glass. Carefully pour in a small amount of grenadine. This should fall to the bottom of the glass, creating a nice layered effect. Add a white garnish like shaved coconut or white chocolate. Berry Stomp Cocktail 4 blackberries, 4 raspberries, 5 blueberries1-1/2 ounces vanilla vodka1 ounce Grand MarnierSimpson Spring Seltzer waterIceAdditional berries for garnish Muddle the berries in a cocktail shaker. Add the vanilla vodka and Grand Marnier with ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Top with soda water. Garnish with 3 berries on a skewer.
The Simpson Soda Shack
Less than 100 independent bottlers are left in the US!That is why we created the Simpson Spring SODA SHACK! As a way to bring attention to the independent bottlers who have weathered the storm and are a huge part of our nation's history, our Company Store also offers the unique soda stylings of other New England area soda bottlers including Avery Soda and Squamscot beverages.
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