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B’s November Mantry arrived today! I had kind of forgotten it was coming, so it was a surprise when my mail lady handed me the box this afternoon. B was doing some stuff outside (in the freezing cold) and was quite pleased to see Mantry waiting for him when he came in.
If you aren’t familiar, Mantry = the Modern Man’s Pantry. It’s a food of the month club that lets you discover the finest american artisan foods – and gives you ideas of what to do with them.
Mantry now ships via UPS Smart Post. It starts out with UPS and then the box is typically turned out to USPS for delivery. Last month UPS delivered my box and it took two days to arrive, but this month USPS delivered it and it took three days. I totally love the quick shipping!
Mantry’s crates are always the same size, however, the colors vary. I think this was my favorite crate variation to date. I would LOVE to have wood floors this color. I think it’s totally gorgeous.
The November Mantry theme was “Bacon Nation” and includes a selection of items from a few of the makers who nailed the application of the nation’s favorite breakfast nice. With an obvious Kevin Bacon shout-out / reference, this month we are exploring the six degrees of bacon from some of the nation’s most talented indie food acts.
~The Redhead Bacon Peanut Brittle ($6): First of all, I had no idea that only 1-2% of the population has naturally red hair. Wow! Mantry has, therefore, decided that Meg Grace, the redhead behind the brand is the only redhead who makes bacon peanut brittle. B opened this right away and loved it.
~Vosges Haut Chocolate Mo’s Uncured Bacon Caramel Toffee ($12): This was opened and tried right away as well and B and I both loved it. I have tried various things from Vosges Chocolates and this was one of my favorites.
~Empire Mayonnaise Co. Bacon Mayo ($8): Ohh, I wasn’t sure what the suggested use for this was, but after reading the card, yeah, I think this would be amazing on a burger. I’d never actually order bacon on a burger, but bacon mayo? Yeah, I’d do that. Empire Mayonnaise makes a bunch of varieties of mayo including Lime, Pizza and Red Chili. Who knew all this existed?
~Bacon’s Heir Pork Clouds ($9): The pork clouds are pretty much gone. B came in from outside, took one look at the box and started eating these. He declared them delicious and that was that.
~Stu’s Kitchen Stu’s Bloody Mary ($9): B and I were confused about this one at first because it doesn’t have bacon in it. However, the idea is to give your bloody mary the bacon twist complete with a bacon salt rim. The recipe isn’t online yet, but I’ll be checking back. We have some bacon salt, so I think this will be totally doable.
~Broadbent’s Applewood Smokes Bacon ($7.73): B took one look at this and then looked at L and declared they were having bacon for breakfast tomorrow. We received some Broadbent’s bacon back in September and that was a big hit with the boys so I suspect this will be exactly the same.
All totaled I came up with a value of $51.73 for the November Mantry “Bacon Nation”. Mantry is $75/month, but I never include shipping or tax or any of that in my calculations. B loves him some Mantry and enjoys discovering all the new (to us) products they sent. Some end up becoming new favorites and some just end up becoming things we try.
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