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Food Briefs: Mrs. Pumpkin's to decorate gingerbread for charity
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Published: November 4, 2009
Updated: 11/03/2009 09:10 pm
■ Mrs. Pumpkin's Bakery and Deli, 3645-B Reynolda Road, will hold two sessions for decorating gingerbread houses: 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 20 and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 21.
Proceeds will benefit the Special Children's School and Family Support Network of Greater Forsyth.
Preassembled houses will be available, along with icing and an assortment of candies. Refreshments and holiday music will be provided.
Reservations are being accepted on the half-hour. Decorating typically takes a half-hour. Afterward, children can get their picture taken with Santa.
The cost is $35 for each house.
For more information, call 924-9797.
Raffaldini Vineyards invites people to create own blend
■ Raffaldini Vineyards in Ronda is inviting people to help the winery blend red wine every weekend through Dec. 6.
Sessions will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Owner Jay Raffaldini will lead a tasting of several single-varietal wines in the winery's barrel room, then invite participants to mix their own red blend. The blends will be rated by the winery, and the best blend will become Raffaldini's next Bella Misto blend.
The 2007 Bella Misto, which was blended and chosen the same way, won a gold medal at the Lodi International Wine Competition in Lodi, Calif.
The cost to attend a blending trial is $15 a person. Sessions are selling out fast, so call ahead to make a reservation at 835-9463.
Gingerbread-house contest to help Habitat for Humanity
■ The Candy Factory in Lexington will again sponsor a Gingerbread House Decorating Contest. This year's contest will benefit Habitat for Humanity.
The entry fee is $10, which includes $10 worth of candy to help decorate a house.
Prizes will be awarded in adult, teen (ages 13 to 19) and family (with children under 12) categories.
The deadline for entries is Nov. 20. All houses will displayed at The Perfect Blend coffee shop from Nov. 22 through Dec. 19.
Winners will be chosen based on creativity, construction and money raised by public voting.
Complete rules and entry forms are available at The Candy Factory store, 15 N. Main St., or online at www.sweettoothgifts.com.
For more information, call 249-6770.
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