Stumble across a hand-blown glass candy dish in Italy or a basket maker in rural Ohio?

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She recently bought a bag of Mr. Casselman's Hopdrops to put in her candy dish for holiday visitors, and they have been "going like crazy, " she says.

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So, you know, it's important to really look at the things that you have and say, you know, OK, that piece of fabric can be torn up to make mummy bandages, or that vase under the kitchen sink could be recycled as a candy dish.

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The interplay between the crunchy beets and the candy-like berries makes this dish a standout.

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Lifting the cover of a lacquer bowl might reveal a clear broth with a tiny cube of silken tofu and shreds of chive and citron, followed by a charcoal brazier bearing a small grilled fish, after which an arrangement of candy-coloured dumplings and local wild vegetables might appear on a dish of rustic stoneware.

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