Forget the main course, let’s talk appetizers and starters. For as long as I can remember my mom has always integrated American and European traditions when it came to the holidays. No matter the occasion, we always had a tray of Hickory Farms sausages and cheeses. Whenever I would see the box, I knew that a special holiday was coming. Of course I would somehow convince her to open at least one early so we can all have a piece. I was a conniving little girl and usually got my way – especially when it came to gourmet meats and cheeses. I’ve always had a fine taste, and Hickory Farms has that distinguished flavor that I love.
When it comes to choosing Hickory Farms Gifts, the decision is hard. While we always go for the Summer Sausage and cheeses, there is so much more to choose from!
If you’re wondering where you can get your own Hickory Farms Gift Box you can check out hickoryfarms.com or your local mall and other retailers. I know my local mall always has a Hickory Farms Kiosk – the lady who runs it probably knows me by name now! HA!
So this year’s friendsgiving and holiday dinner was a success for us. Our friends loved the thoughtfulness we put into the entire event. It was fun, heartwarming, and definitely delicious! I do have Hickory Farms to thank – they definitely helped get the dinner started in the right direction!
**Disclaimer: Compensation and products for review were provided by Hickory Farms via MomTrends. I received a free sample of the product for the purpose of this review and to facilitate a giveaway. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions of Hickory Farms. **
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Brandi says
November 24, 2015 at 12:23 PMWe always have Hickory Fams sausage and cheeses as well! It is a tradition I have carried on from my own childhood. Our personal tradition that we started, is having the kids pick out a new ornament each year to represent them on the tree. I love going through the ornaments and remembering the year that each was bought.
Sherri says
November 24, 2015 at 6:36 PMEvery time I see the Hickory Farms gift boxes I think of my Grandpa….someone used to give him one every year at Christmas and he always shared the strawberry candies with me. Good memories 🙂
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
November 25, 2015 at 8:02 AMMy father LOVES Hickory Farms. It makes it easy to get him a gift when Christmas rolls around.
Daisy says
November 25, 2015 at 9:31 AMWoohoo! I am excited that it is that time of year when Hickory Farms is popular. We absolutely love ordering a gift basket from them every year. It’s one of my favorite traditions!
Natalie J Vandenberghe says
November 25, 2015 at 10:10 AMA tradition that we’ve maintained for more than 50 years is using my Mother’s recipe for delicious stuffing (and, yes, we still stuff our turkey). Our meals are much the same as when my Mom & Dad prepared the holiday feast (I sure wish my food tasted as good as when they made it)
Wendy @ ABCs and Garden Peas says
November 25, 2015 at 10:16 AMWhenever I think of Hickory Farms, I think of family gatherings. Especially this time of year. They make great gifts, too!
MJ. L says
November 25, 2015 at 10:28 AMMy traditions used to be going with my family to my grandma’s house and eating Christmas dinner there! Now I have my own family and we have moved 1,000 miles away, so we don’t see our whole family for Christmas anymore. We are making new traditions!
Jovan B. says
November 25, 2015 at 12:15 PMWhen I was really young, we would go over to our Great Aunt and Uncle’s house and all the cousins would be there and it would be so much fun and eating a ton! Then as we grew up, we stopped doing that and then we started (just my immediate family) going to eat Chinese on Thanksgiving. Then I moved far away. But then I moved again to Florida near my friend and her in laws have taken me in as one of their own so I spend time with them on Thanksgiving so it is almost like a big gathering again. I love that!
lorri langmaid says
November 25, 2015 at 12:32 PMI guess the way we prepare the dinner has chanced. Growing up, we didn’t have microwaves or ready made pies or potatoes to use. Everything was made from scratch. Even cooking the turkey-no oven bags. Thanks for the giveaway. Hope you have a wonderful Holiday celebration.
Jeanette says
November 25, 2015 at 1:18 PMWe love Hickory Farms. I actually have not had it in years, but I think I need to buy some for this christmas.
Lynda Mc says
November 25, 2015 at 1:44 PMSince I can remember, we always got pjs on Christmas Eve to open up, and it’s a continued tradition w/my grandkids too.
Tonya says
November 25, 2015 at 2:08 PMThe Honey & Pineapple Mustard sounds amazing. Hickory Farms has been a holiday tradition in my family for as long as I can remember.
Bridget A says
November 25, 2015 at 2:43 PMWe LOVE Hickory Farms! Spending time together as a family is always the most important holiday tradition. Food, Thanksgiving Day Parade, sharing stories, hunting… it hasn’t changed much since I was a kid other than our families have grown with husbands and children. The more the merrier!
Dawn Lopez says
November 25, 2015 at 3:31 PMHolidays always include Hickory Farms cheese and meat sets for us. I also love their butter mints. 🙂
Cristi Comes says
November 25, 2015 at 4:23 PMThis set would be perfect for wine pairing! I love Hickory Farms gift sets, they make holiday shopping and events so much easier.
Brandy says
November 25, 2015 at 4:27 PMHickory Farms does have some really yummy treats to add to our holiday traditions for sure. I am so hungry as I read this, makes me want to go buy some!
Amber Edwards says
November 25, 2015 at 5:37 PMOh man, I love Hickory Farms! We always had a gift box of Hickory Farms products growing up. A neighbor would always give us one because they knew it was my dad’s favorite. Now we always buy one.
Scarlet says
November 25, 2015 at 6:48 PMThis looks like a great hostess gift! Yum!
Liz Mays says
November 25, 2015 at 7:01 PMI’d love to make some delicious Hickory Farms platters a new tradition. I can guarantee my family would be on board!
Fred says
November 25, 2015 at 8:59 PMTraditions that I had growing up included visiting local tree farm to get a Christmas tree. This has changed over the years and we now have an artificial tree, though the actual pine scent is missed.
Onica {mommy factor} says
November 25, 2015 at 8:59 PMOne of the best that Never left to our yearly coming: Hickory Farms, It makes me the best day with these! we loved these a lot:
D Schmidt says
November 25, 2015 at 9:08 PMOur favorite tradition is baking cookies together, my children get to pick a new recipe to try every year. Growing up my tradition with my parents was entirely different because we lived overseas and cookies were not a thing but I prefer it this way.
Alicia says
November 25, 2015 at 10:47 PMI love Hickory Farms products! They always fill us up and are delicious foods to enjoy for the holidays especially!
Sarah says
November 25, 2015 at 10:56 PMYum, everything looks so good. Hickory Farms has the best stuff for the holiday season.
Liza @ Views From the 'Ville says
November 25, 2015 at 11:33 PMOne of our traditions growing up was for the kids (myself and my brothers) to each have their own mini Christmas tree in their bedrooms. That’s something I’ve continued with my own preschooler – we put the tree up in her room for her yesterday!
Crystal says
November 25, 2015 at 11:51 PMSend me all the cheese! I love the Hickory Farms products I’ve had.
Nolie says
November 26, 2015 at 12:18 AMI love Hickory Farms and this would make a great Christmas present for family members.
Brenda Brown says
November 26, 2015 at 12:40 AMI love Hickory Farms! It just isn’t Christmas unless you have a basket from them!
Kristen says
November 26, 2015 at 1:30 AMWe always put a yellow light at the top of the tree like in a children’s book we liked to read…and yes, we still do that.
Mistee Dawn says
November 26, 2015 at 3:26 AMOh I just love the stuff that Hickory Farms has to offer. We always have some of their products for the holidays!
Janis @MommyBlogExpert says
November 26, 2015 at 3:28 AMWow, Hickory Farms really knows how to package food ready for gift giving. They have such a wide selection of choices to choose from too.
Ashley says
November 26, 2015 at 10:38 AMWe always decorate the tree together, and go through the ornaments and talk about where they came from and who made them.
Deborah says
November 26, 2015 at 10:39 AMWe bake cookies and desserts together for the family
Madonna says
November 26, 2015 at 10:43 AMMy mother is the kind of person who goes buys what ever she wants as soon as she thinks of it so ever since I got married, I have always gotten her a Hickory Farms gift basket for Christmas because she loves the summer sausage.
Susan Christy says
November 26, 2015 at 2:37 PMGrowing up, we would go out of town to Grandma’s. But if the weather was bad, we would eat lasagna then go bowling.
Tammi Roy says
November 26, 2015 at 8:22 PMThe Hickory Farms Gift Box is perfect for the Holidays. We always go and get a bunch of our favorite treats from Hickory Farms while it is available. My favorite is the cheese balls and the chocolate truffles.
Elizabeth Lampman says
November 26, 2015 at 8:24 PMHickory Farms treats is a holiday tradition for our family. They ave so many delicious things to choose from. The cheese balls are great with crackers.
gingermommyrants says
November 26, 2015 at 8:28 PMOur family loves Hickory Farms. The gift boxes are a great gift to bring to a holiday party.
Mary Gardner says
November 27, 2015 at 11:28 AMWe have always baked cookies, decorated the tree and had Christmas dinner together as a family and not much of that has changed over the years.
Lauren says
November 27, 2015 at 11:17 PMI always like decorating the tree. Now I do it with my own kids.
Krystal says
November 28, 2015 at 7:30 PMI just got this set and loved how versatile it was! I did a yummy appetizer with their mustard and sausage!
Krissie E. says
November 28, 2015 at 7:31 PMThe biggest change is that when I was a kid, we opened gifts Christmas Eve. Now we open them on Christmas Day and go to church Christmas Eve.
Joan Kubes says
November 28, 2015 at 11:19 PMEvery year my mom would make the best home made candies for Christmas! Now my daughter and I make all kinds of Christmas candies together every year.
missbobloblaw says
November 29, 2015 at 4:45 AMGrowing up we always got to open one gift (new PJs) on Christmas Eve, and there was always an orange in the toe of our stocking….I still do both with my kids! 🙂
Shell Feis says
November 30, 2015 at 12:59 PMHickory Farms really has something for everyone! I love to pick up a package to bring to holiday parties we attend.
Jenna Parsons says
November 30, 2015 at 7:40 PMI have kept our traditions very similar to the traditions I had growing up. We host Christmas Eve every year, just like my Grandma did every year for decades.
heather says
November 30, 2015 at 8:31 PMWe love to make Christmas cookies together each year.
Nicole Feliciano says
December 1, 2015 at 2:27 PMBeautiful table display!