Webb City Sentinel - market news 12-20-17

The forecast is cold but we will fire all three of our large heaters in the pavilion to keep it coat comfy inside. 

This Saturday we hold our last Christkindlmarket. We’ve been really pleased with the quality of local arts and crafts we’ve hosted this year and we have yet another new craft coming in Saturday. Nightcire makes wooden toys – cars, tanks, swords, shields. This is a business owned by Paul Spangenburg (who used to sell seasoned salts and sugars at the market) and his children. Their

swords are researched and patterned on historic artifacts, like their sword based on a 16^th century Italian Great Sword with a leather-wrapped hilt. Paul tells me that the swords often end up on the wall as a decoration rather than in pretend combat. Everything is finished in non-toxic finishes.
 

Other Christkindlmarket vendors this Saturday include Jane’s Glass – her ornaments, spoon rests and other art objects are delightful, and BHayes with her up-cycled knitwear. She recycles sweaters into wonderful hats, scarves and even dresses. Delightful Gifts returns with their practical fire starters. They look like cupcakes good enough to eat but instead get the fire off to a good start.

Both our soap makers, 2Ts and Garden ‘N’ Goat, will be at the market. From them I’m thinking stocking stuffers and small gifts for the postman/lady, hairdresser and others. Sharron with the Joplin Businesswomen will have Rada knives and utensils. These made-in-America tools are inexpensive but very good quality. Sugar Buzz will have their pretty, and tasty, hard candy which is made right in the market kitchen. They share a table with Forge Fahrenheit where you will find key racks, napkin rings, knives and more. The Forge will be outside on the south making more during market. 

Fuhj 417 will have, you guessed it, fudge, Fairhaven (and we’re moving out of the Christkindlmarket to the regular farmers market now) will have pecan and peanut brittle and other sweet delights, as well as picked out pecans. Still Waters is another farm that could fit in either end of the pavilion because they have fresh produce and candles so they’ll be in the middle!  Sandra makes the candles using all natural products and organic spices for scents and many of candles are in china tea cups. They make a special gift for the candle lovers in your life.

 

In the north end of the market, we expect loads of fresh local produce. Cook’s Berry Farm has combined their honey and seasoned salts with Misty Morning Farms’ pecans to make seasoned pecans – another great stocking stuffer if you don’t eat all of them before you get home.

Helms Family Farm has local raw honey in a variety of sizes that make great gifts.

And if you really want to get on the nice list, consider a gift of meat. My son-in-law’s Christmas gift this year (at his request) was 20 pounds of bacon!

Way Back Bakery will have fried pies and other baked goods. Stewart’s Bakery will have Christmas Morning Rolls. That’s cinnamon rolls dressed up with raisins and nuts.

Stewart’s Bakery serves their usual breakfast for $6 and potato soup for eat-in or take-away for $5 a pint. If you missed their vegetable soup last Saturday, you really missed a treat. We’ve been enjoying it all week and it just gets better every time.

Richard Hugh Roberts sings Christmas on the market stage.

Don’t forget that at the information table you can buy insulated market bags for only $5 each and market tokens that spend just like cash in $5 increments. Now there’s a nice stocking stuffer.

We will not hold our Christmas Eve market this year since it would be the day right after the Saturday market, so we will wish you Merry Christmas on Saturday!  See you there.