Thursday, December 27, 2012

New Year's Reminder

Come in and get your breads and treats for New Year's by Saturday, December 29th. We will be closed from Sunday, December 30th through Tuesday, January 1st. We look forward to seeing you bright and early on Wednesday, January 2nd with a new assortment of breads for the new month.

We hope to see you soon! Your friends at the Great Harvest in Columbia.

www.greatharvestcolumbia.com

Friday, December 21, 2012

Still There?

So are we! Let's celebrate together with free coffee until 8:30 am. You're going to need the extra energy to cross those last few items off your shopping list. (We can help with that, too). It's a win win situation! Free coffee, festive bakery, quality gifts at low prices. You can't go wrong!

We hope to see you soon! Your friends at the Great Harvest in Columbia.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Last Minute Gifts? No problem!!

You know you forgot someone. Admit it. Your kid just told you that he really wants to give Mrs. So and So the whatever teacher something. Or your friend left you something between your doors at work even though you specifically said, no gifts this year!

Don't worry! We have the perfect last minute gifts for you! Stop by and pick up one of our precious little Christmas Tree Batter Breads. We will have them all week in a wide variety of flavors including Chocolate Brownie Bread (you know that's a vegan bread, right?), Blueberry, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip, etc, etc...

They are wrapped and ready to go. And you can throw in some tea, coffee or cocoa and we'll put it all in a festive bag with tissue and ribbon.

We hope to see you soon! Your friends at the Great Harvest in Columbia.

www.greatharvestcolumbia.com

Sunday, December 16, 2012

A Little History Lesson

One of our favorite breads in our Holiday Stollen. We love a bread with a rich history. Let us tell you about Stollen, with a little help from Wikipedia.



Stollen is a bread-like fruitcake made with yeast, water and flour, and usually with zest added to the dough. We also add some dried fruit to ours.
The tradition of baking Christmas Stollen in Dresden is very old. Christmas Stollen in Dresden was already baked in the 15th century.
In 1560, the bakers of Dresden offered the rulers of Saxony Christmas Stollen weighing 36 pounds each as gift, and the custom continued.
Augustus II the Strong (1670–1733) was the Elector of Saxony, King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania. The King loved pomp, luxury, splendour and feasts. In 1730, he impressed his subjects, ordering the Bakers’ Guild of Dresden to make a giant 1.7-tonne Stollen, big enough for everyone to have a portion to eat. There were around 24,000 guests who were taking part in the festivities on the occasion of the legendary amusement festivity known as Zeithainer Lustlager. For this special occasion, the court architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662-1737), built a particularly oversized Stollen oven. An oversized Stollen knife also had been designed solely for this occasion.
Today, the festival takes place on the Saturday before the second Sunday in Advent, and the cake weighs between three and four tonnes. A carriage takes the cake in a parade through the streets of Dresden to the Christmas market, where it is ceremoniously cut into pieces and distributed among the crowd, for a small sum which goes to charity. A special knife, the Grand Dresden Stollen Knife, a silver-plated knife, 1.60 meters long weighing 12 kg, which is a copy of the lost baroque original knife from 1730, is used to festively cut the oversize Stollen at the Dresden Christmas fair.
We don't make gigantic Stollen like they do in Dresden. But ours is pretty darn yummy. This is the last week to get your Stollen. And remember, we will be open next Sunday, December 23rd from 9AM to 3PM and on Monday, December 24th from noon to 3PM. 
We hope to see you soon! Your friends at the Great Harvest in Columbia. 


Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Stars!

It's not too late to get a Hanukkah Star of David Challah! So festive and pretty! Call now!

We hope to see you soon. Your friends at the Great Harvest in Columbia.


Friday, December 7, 2012

Gifts, Gifts and More Gifts!

We're going to let the pictures tell you a story today of all the wonderful GH gifts!

These beautiful and tasty gifts are perfect for teachers, household helpers and last minute hostess gifts and many are under $20.

Stop by and marvel at their beauty in person!

We hope to see you soon! Your friends at the Great Harvest in Columbia.






Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Hanukkah Challah

If you're looking for something special for your Hanukkah table, have we got a treat for you! We will have Star of David Hanukkah Challah available for you. Call us for more information.

Our holiday menu is up! Here is a little preview:

Bread
Holiday Stollen
Swedish Rye
Stuffing Bread
Cinnamon or Chocolate Babka

Sweets
PIES! Apple Crumb, Pumpkin, and Cranberry Walnut as well as our Sour Cream Fruit Pies
Assorted Muffins and Scones
Gingerbread
Red Velvet Cake
Chocolate Brownie Bread (vegan)
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip
Eggnog Bread

Rolls
Cranberry Orange
Challah
Stuffing Bread
Old Fashion White
Wheat

We hope to see you soon! Your friends at the Great Harvest in Columbia.

www.greatharvestcolumbia.com