A classic Appalachian housewarming gift, featured in New York Times Wirecutter! 

We met Jennings Brody, from Parker and Otis in Durham, NC, and she shared that a classic housewarming gift in Appalachia (and in Slavic and Jewish cultures a little digging revealed) is a gift of bread,salt, and a broom….so we made a set!

This traditional housewarming trio symbolizes wishes for a warm and joyful home: a broom to sweep away bad luck, bread so the home may always be fed, and salt for flavor in life and to preserve happiness and good fortune.

We wish you much luck, flavor and happiness with these gifts in your new home!

Gift set includes:

A beautiful offset type card hand printed on recycled paper explaining the gift

A handwritten note (tell us what to say in the notes section at checkout!)

+ handmade Tampico, stainless steel and leather mini hawks-tail shaped broom made by us

materials:

Tampico Fiber, stainless steel, leather.

+dehydrated sourdough starter made by our friends at Wild Lab Bakery:

We asked our favorite bakery if they could make a portable sourdough for us, and they delivered!  This dehydrated sourdough starter was prepared specially by our friends at Wild Lab Bakery in Lexington, Kentucky. Includes instruction card

A starter is the life force of sourdough bread, which gives its unique flavor and texture. Once rehydrated, with proper maintenance, use it to make infinite tasty recipes!

WHAT CAN I MAKE?

*Crusty bread *Pizza dough *Scones *Biscuits *Cinnamon Rolls *Dumplings *Dinner rolls *Pasta *Crackers

Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Water

+J.Q. Dickinson heirloom finishing salt: 3.5 oz of  hand-harvested salt from ancient sea salt deposits beneath the Kanawha Valley. This bright, crunchy salt enhances the natural flavors of any dish, adding the perfect touch of texture and depth.

Slowly solar-evaporated and hand-processed without additives or heavy machinery, our finishing salt is a true expression of West Virginia’s rich salt-making heritage. Our salt contains naturally occurring amounts of magnesium, potassium, and calcium, along with many other trace minerals. Our salt is also free of microplastics and heavy metal contamination. Sprinkle it over grilled meats, roasted vegetables, fresh-baked bread, or even sweet treats like chocolate and caramel for a gourmet touch.

Ingredients: 100% Hand-Harvested Salt

All in a magnetic close keepsake box, with a cotton ribbon, handmade in the USA that reads ‘love what you’ve done with the place’

Choose from in house marbled packaging with mineral pigments or or plain Kraft magnetic box.