The United States celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May. In the United States, Mother's Day was loosely inspired by the British day and was imported by social activist Julia Ward Howe after the American Civil War. However, it was intended as a call to unite women against war. In 1870, she wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation as a call for peace and disarmament. Howe failed in her attempt to get formal recognition of a Mother's Day for Peace. Her idea was influenced by Ann Jarvis, a young Appalachian homemaker who, starting in 1858, had attempted to improve sanitation through what she called Mothers' Work Days. She organized women throughout the Civil War to work for better sanitary conditions for both sides, and in 1868 she began work to reconcile Union and Confederate neighbors. In parts of the United States it is customary to plant tomatoes outdoors after Mother's Day (and not before).
When Jarvis died in 1907, her daughter, named Anna Jarvis, started the crusade to found a memorial day for women. The first such Mother's Day was celebrated in Grafton, West Virginia, on 10 May, 1908, in the church where the elder Ann Jarvis had taught Sunday School. Grafton is the home to the International Mother's Day Shrine. From there, the custom caught on — spreading eventually to 45 states. The holiday was declared officially by some states beginning in 1912. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared the first national Mother's Day, as a day for American citizens to show the flag in honor of those mothers whose sons had died in war.
Nine years after the first official Mother's Day, commercialization of the U.S. holiday became so rampant that Anna Jarvis herself became a major opponent of what the holiday had become. Mother's Day continues to this day to be one of the most commercially successful U.S. occasions. According to the National Restaurant Association, Mother's Day is now the most popular day of the year to dine out at a restaurant in the United States.
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Lyndon Reede Confections
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Gudrun Exquisite Belgian Chocolates
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 Our newest product line for 2006.
Lily O'Brien's began life as the brain child of Mary Ann O'Brien in 1992. Called after her eldest daughter, Lily, the company was started in Mary Ann's kitchen with nothing more than a pair of saucepans, a wooden spoon and a PASSION FOR CHOCOLATE.
'My only member of staff was a beautiful baby daughter called Lily, after whom I named the company. Lily is now a young lady who helps consume the profits and just like her the company has grown'
A truly international brand, Lily O'Brien's is one of Ireland's premier chocolate manufacturers. Currently located in the heart of County Kildare, Lily O'Brien's employs approx. 100 people and produces over 180 varieties of chocolates. With production capacity of between 25-30 tonnes of chocolate per week, Mary Ann and the team have certainly seen some phenomenal changes over the past 13 years.
Supplying some of the world's top airlines, over 10 million Lily O'Brien's chocolates are currently available on first and business class services across the globe. Renowned for our daring approach to product development, Lily O'Brien's combination of innovative recipes, often inspired by classic dessert recipes, and our contemporary packaging make Lily O'Brien's truly unique in the delicious world of chocolate. Our mixture of Callebaut and Belcolade chocolate (made from plump cocoa beans from the Ivory Coast) blended with the finest Irish ingredients makes an unsurpassable combination.
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Discover "Truffles Fantaisie" - Fancy French Truffles:
Le groupe CEMOI, un spécialiste du chocolat depuis 1814, intègre le métier de chocolatier de la transformation de la fève jusqu’aux produits finis et fabrique 200 000 tonnes de chocolat par an. Découvrez les usines qui composent ce célèbre groupe et quelques chiffres...
How to properly taste and enjoy these delicate truffles:
Place them at an ambient temperature of 66-68 degrees F (19 - 20 Celsius) one hour in advance and savor them at the height of their aroma and smoothness.
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Exquisite "Belgian Chocolate Cups - The Ultimate Collection"
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Original German Version
Das Geheimnis des Niederegger Marzipans geben wir in unserem Familienunternehmen seit 1806 von Generation zu Generation weiter. Ausschließlich aromatische Mittelmeer Mandeln werden in unserem Hause veredelt und nach handwerklicher Tradition in Röstkesseln über offener Flamme zubereitet. Um höchsten Qualitätsunsprüchen zu genügen, fügen wir unserem Marzipan keinen weiteren Zucker zu.
Genießen Sie den Unterschied.
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More than 70 years ago, in 1924, Hugo Asbach, a successful distiller in Ruedesheim on the Rhine, had the idea to surround his Asbach Brandy with carefully selected, delicate chocolate.
Since nobody seemed to be able to meet with his high quality expectations, he started his own chocolate production.
To this day, "Ruedesheimer Confiserie" continues his work and produces brandy chocolates of outstanding quality.
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In 1865, almost one year after the Bavarian "Fairytale King", Ludwig II was crowned, the people of the capital city of Munich had another reason to come out and be seen in public. At this time, Paul Reber, youngest son of Royal Court Judge Dr. Jur. Xaver Reber, opened a Confiserie Cafe which quickly became the place to be, and be seen. Munich's Hautevolee, officers, and high ranked civil servants on the Bavarian Court soon made it a hobby to stop by for a cup of coffee and discuss the issues of the time. Paul Reber quickly gained recognition for the superb quality of his products, and soon became a household word for high quality confections and delightful chocolate specialties.
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Feodora Easter Specialties
Unique beautiful Gift Boxes for Mother's Day
Princess FEODORA was the sister of the last Empress of Germany.
FEODORA was so deeply impressed by the quality and the taste of our Chocolate that we were allowed by FEODORA to use both her name and the Royal family's coat of arms to present our products.
As a result, FEODORA's personal signature became the FEODORA brand logo.
Needless to say, we feel bound by this tradition to this very day.
Prinzessin FEODORA - die Schwester der letzten deutschen Kaiserin - ware eine Genießerin mit erlesenem Geschack. Seit 1910 dürfen wir ihren Namen und ihr Unterschrift als Markenzeichen für unsere Schokoladen verwedenden. Eine Ehre, die für uns noch heute Verpflichtung zu ganz besoderer Qualitat ist. Beste Edelkakao-Sorten, ausgesuchte Zutaten und eine sorfältige Verarbeiting sorgen dafür, daß FEODORA noch immer etwas sehr Exclusives ist.
Imported from Germany
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- Kuchen Meister - Jamaica Rum Liqueur Cake
- Kuchen Meister - Black Forest Cherry Liqueur Cake
- Kuchen Meister - Amaretto Liqueur Cake
- Kuchen Meister - Cointreau Liqueur Cake
- Kuchen Meister - Limoncello Liqueur Cake
- Kuchen Meister - Tiramisu Liqueur Cake
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This section offers Case Pack quantities that ship directly from our Distribution Center in Delaware. Do not combine any possible order that ships from Coral Springs.
- Kuchen Meister - Amaretto Liqueur Cake
- Kuchen Meister - Cointreau Liqueur Cake
- Kuchen Meister - Limoncello Liqueur Cake
- Kuchen Meister - Tiramisu Liqueur Cake
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