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Holiday Traditions with Hickory Farms

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Did you know that For more than 60 years Hickory Farms gifts have been a classic holiday tradition that brings family and friends together? Like many American Hickory Farms has been a holiday tradition in my home for as long as I can remember. My dad loved them and every Christmas we set out to find the perfect gift basket for him. I will never forget the trip to the mall each year to visit the Hickory Farms kiosk and how much I loved helping my mom select my father’s gift. Then I would carry that huge bag out even though it was too big for me.

Now Hickory Farms is a tradition in my own home and while my mom tends to eat it all before anyone else can enjoy it I still love the trip to find the perfect basket each year. This year we were sent the perfect basket, Cheddar Flight with Salami, and I could not have been happier.

hickory farms cheddar and salami

Just as  Hickory Farms is very proud to be a part of my nostalgic moments I am proud they are and that they continue to focus on and celebrate their long heritage of tradition and authentic holiday memories. The fact that they embrace passing down traditions through generations of families, but also creating new traditions and sharing them with loved ones makes me so proud to be a part of that tradition.

Purchase Hickory Farms

You can purchase Hickory Farms in one of their 700+ Holiday Market stores and kiosks across North America, as well as in select retailers. You can also purchase at Hickoryfarms.com.

What is your Hickory Farms Tradition?

Enter for you chance to win the same Hickory Farms gift set that I received. Giveaway ENDS November 30, 2013 at 11:59 pm EST and is OPEN to US only.

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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  1. Other than being able to sample it during the holidays at their counter, I have never been able to afford it. So we don’t have a tradition…yet!

  2. Oh yum…I would love this. We usually get together on Christmas eve and Christmas as well. On the eve we usually eat finger foods and on Christmas we have our big dinner.

  4. I have gotten these gift baskets over the years, and the cheese and sausage is the best tasting! My family just loves Hickory Farms products!

  6. Growing up, I remember my grandparents always had Hickory Farms cheese around the holidays. yummy!

  7. I get my boyfriend Hickory Farms every year for Christmas. I try to get an assortment of items so that he has a good variety.

  8. We always buy some of the beef stick and hot pepper cheese for or Christmas Eve open house. It’s the best and part of our family tradition.

  10. We used to sample at the mall store. Gosh that’s been since the 70s so it’s been a while. My dad would love it but it’s quite salty for people with high blood pressure.

  11. I have tried hickory farms and I love it! I haven’t established a tradition yet but I’m trying to get it started!

  14. I really like Hickory Farms and years ago they were the best around. The nicest place to visit them is in WI where they are from. I love their cheese.

  15. I love checking out the Hickory Farms popup store that appears at the mall each season. I don’t have a tradition of eating the yummy treats, but I’d love to start one! Thanks for the great giveaway!

  17. I can’t think of a specific tradition except that every holiday I remember included Hickory Farms. Even when I was a kid—a long time ago 🙂

  20. We love to snack on Hickory Farms sausage and cheese on Christmas Eve while watching holiday movies.

  22. My father used to bring a basket home every Christmas holiday on his last day of work before vacation. We’d fight ver the sausage 🙂

  23. I love Hickory Farms and always shopped there with my dad. Now with my husband and son. Love the summer sausage roddjackson at hotmail dot com

  26. my mom always has a cheese platter out on christmas eve and we have a mixed meat splatter for christmas day. it’s been more years then i can remember and I know the holidays are close when I see them at her house.

  28. My dad always gave Hickory Farms gift baskets to his employees. And I would get to help him pick them out – great memories!

  29. My dad used to give my husband and I a Hickory Farms gift every year for Christmas. As poor college students it was always a thrill. He died when I was in the last years of college but I always think of him when I think of Hickory Farms.

  30. we usually get a big box the day after Christmas when it is half off and have it on new year’s eve.

  34. As a kid we used to have an aunt that sent us a hickory farms basket every Christmas. We would always tear through that box sampling these cheeses that seemed foreign to us kids.

  35. We don’t have a hickory farms tradition. But we normally bake Christmas goodies together while putting up the tree and decorations

    Thank you for the chance to win!

  36. our family tradition has always to exchange gift baskets or serve thier products at our christmas eve get together

  37. Our family does a “combat” gift exchange every year for Christmas. The Hickory Farms sausages are always “fought” for…

  39. We do not really have a tradition, but when I was at my moms we had something delivered every year!