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13 local, edible gifts

Published: Dec. 14, 2012 at 1:04 p.m. PST — Updated: Dec. 27, 2012 at 1:57 p.m. PST
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  • From left: Spring Valley Honey from Lakewood beekeeper John H. Meier. Bottle of gin: Heritage Distilling in Gig Harbor sells vodka, gin and whiskey. This gin has a slightly green color. Growlers: Many local taverns, brewers and bottle shops sell growlers, a fun gift that can be uniquely Tacoma and The Red Hot has something for the beer lover with a sense of humor - growler sweaters knitted by Tacoma artist Kassie Mitchell. Coffee: Bluebeard Coffee Roasters in Tacoma roasts its own coffee on site. Staffers can recommend a coffee roast for every palate. Heavenly Honey from Puyallup beekeepr Gary Violette. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    From left: Spring Valley Honey from Lakewood beekeeper John H. Meier. Bottle of gin: Heritage Distilling in Gig Harbor sells vodka, gin and whiskey. This gin has a slightly green color. Growlers: Many local taverns, brewers and bottle shops sell growlers, a fun gift that can be uniquely Tacoma and The Red Hot has something for the beer lover with a sense of humor - growler sweaters knitted by Tacoma artist Kassie Mitchell. Coffee: Bluebeard Coffee Roasters in Tacoma roasts its own coffee on site. Staffers can recommend a coffee roast for every palate. Heavenly Honey from Puyallup beekeepr Gary Violette. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image
  • Clockwise from upper left: Caramel sauce: Fingerprint Confections caramels come in a number of flavors - from sea salt to lavender and bacon. Straightforward jam from the Puyallup Valley Jam Factory is sold at H&L Produce in Lakewood. Chocolate: A box of chocolates from Johnson's Candy Company is a Tacoma tradition dating back decades. The Hilltop business has been at its current location since 1949. Find One Spot jam at Millesime Designs in Tacoma. Cookies: Cochnitos are just one kind of cookie available at El Zocalo Bakery in Tacoma. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    Clockwise from upper left: Caramel sauce: Fingerprint Confections caramels come in a number of flavors - from sea salt to lavender and bacon. Straightforward jam from the Puyallup Valley Jam Factory is sold at H&L Produce in Lakewood. Chocolate: A box of chocolates from Johnson's Candy Company is a Tacoma tradition dating back decades. The Hilltop business has been at its current location since 1949. Find One Spot jam at Millesime Designs in Tacoma. Cookies: Cochnitos are just one kind of cookie available at El Zocalo Bakery in Tacoma. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image
  • Clockwise from upper left: Pickles: Tacoman Lynnae Schneller uses a recipe from her grandma “Toots” to make her pickles, available at H&L Produce and Tacoma Boys stores. Salt: Libertine salts are made by Christy Reedy and can be bought at Tacoma Food Co-Op. Jones' Mock Salt comes from University Place resident June Jones, who also sells her salts at Tacoma Food Co-Op. BBQ spices: C-Dub's BBQ Rub and Lucky Pig barbecue spices are available at Pip and Lola's, a store in Freighthouse Square. The two spice rub companies are based in South Sound. Meat: Blue Max in Puyallup makes its own beef pepperoni, summer sausage and beef jerky. The company also makes house-made pork sausage. Cheese: Tacoma's Back Country cheese is available at My Cheese Shoppe in Puyallup. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    Clockwise from upper left: Pickles: Tacoman Lynnae Schneller uses a recipe from her grandma “Toots” to make her pickles, available at H&L Produce and Tacoma Boys stores. Salt: Libertine salts are made by Christy Reedy and can be bought at Tacoma Food Co-Op. Jones' Mock Salt comes from University Place resident June Jones, who also sells her salts at Tacoma Food Co-Op. BBQ spices: C-Dub's BBQ Rub and Lucky Pig barbecue spices are available at Pip and Lola's, a store in Freighthouse Square. The two spice rub companies are based in South Sound. Meat: Blue Max in Puyallup makes its own beef pepperoni, summer sausage and beef jerky. The company also makes house-made pork sausage. Cheese: Tacoma's Back Country cheese is available at My Cheese Shoppe in Puyallup. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image
  • Bottle of gin: Heritage Distilling in Gig Harbor sells vodka, gin and whiskey. This unfiltered gin has a slightly green color. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Bottle of gin: Heritage Distilling in Gig Harbor sells vodka, gin and whiskey. This unfiltered gin has a slightly green color. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Coffee: Bluebeard Coffee Roasters in Tacoma roasts its own coffee on site. Staffers can recommend a coffee roast for every palate. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    Coffee: Bluebeard Coffee Roasters in Tacoma roasts its own coffee on site. Staffers can recommend a coffee roast for every palate. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image
  • Growlers: Many local taverns, brewers and bottle shops sell growlers, a fun gift that can be uniquely Tacoma and The Red Hot has something for the beer lover with a sense of humor - growler sweaters knitted by Tacoma artist Kassie Mitchell. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    Growlers: Many local taverns, brewers and bottle shops sell growlers, a fun gift that can be uniquely Tacoma and The Red Hot has something for the beer lover with a sense of humor - growler sweaters knitted by Tacoma artist Kassie Mitchell. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image
  • Growlers: Many local taverns, brewers and bottle shops sell growlers, a fun gift that can be uniquely Tacoma, for example, The Red Hot. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    Growlers: Many local taverns, brewers and bottle shops sell growlers, a fun gift that can be uniquely Tacoma, for example, The Red Hot. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image
  • Meat: Blue Max in Puyallup makes its own beef pepperoni, summer sausage and beef jerky. The company also makes house-made pork sausage. Cheese: Tacoma's Back Country cheese is available at My Cheese Shoppe in Puyallup. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    Meat: Blue Max in Puyallup makes its own beef pepperoni, summer sausage and beef jerky. The company also makes house-made pork sausage. Cheese: Tacoma's Back Country cheese is available at My Cheese Shoppe in Puyallup. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image
  • Meat: Blue Max in Puyallup makes its own beef pepperoni, summer sausage and beef jerky. The company also makes house-made pork sausage. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    Meat: Blue Max in Puyallup makes its own beef pepperoni, summer sausage and beef jerky. The company also makes house-made pork sausage. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image
  • Cheese: Tacoma's Back Country cheese is available at My Cheese Shoppe in Puyallup. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    Cheese: Tacoma's Back Country cheese is available at My Cheese Shoppe in Puyallup. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image
  • Pickles: Tacoman Lynnae Schneller uses a recipe from her grandma 'Toots' to make her pickles, available at H&L Produce and Tacoma Boys stores. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Pickles: Tacoman Lynnae Schneller uses a recipe from her grandma 'Toots' to make her pickles, available at H&L Produce and Tacoma Boys stores. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Salt: Libertine salts are made by Christy Reedy and can be bought at Tacoma Food Co-Op. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    Salt: Libertine salts are made by Christy Reedy and can be bought at Tacoma Food Co-Op. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image
  • Jones' Mock Salt comes from University Place resident June Jones, who also sells her salts at Tacoma Food Co-Op. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Jones' Mock Salt comes from University Place resident June Jones, who also sells her salts at Tacoma Food Co-Op. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • BBQ spices: Lucky Pig and C-Dub's BBQ Rub barbecue spices are available at Pip and Lola's, a store in Freighthouse Square. The two spice rub companies are based in South Sound. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    BBQ spices: Lucky Pig and C-Dub's BBQ Rub barbecue spices are available at Pip and Lola's, a store in Freighthouse Square. The two spice rub companies are based in South Sound. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image
  • Caramel sauce: Fingerprint Confections caramels come in a number of flavors - from sea salt to lavender and bacon. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    Caramel sauce: Fingerprint Confections caramels come in a number of flavors - from sea salt to lavender and bacon. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image
  • Honey: Beekeepers sell their honey at the Tacoma Food Co-Op and H&L Produce in Lakewood. Pictured here are Heavenly Honey from Puyallup beekeepr Gary Violette and Spring Valley Honey from Lakewood beekeeper John H. Meier. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    Honey: Beekeepers sell their honey at the Tacoma Food Co-Op and H&L Produce in Lakewood. Pictured here are Heavenly Honey from Puyallup beekeepr Gary Violette and Spring Valley Honey from Lakewood beekeeper John H. Meier. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image
  • Jam: Straightforward jam from the Puyallup Valley Jam Factory is sold at H&L Produce in Lakewood. Find One Spot jam at Millesime Designs in Tacoma. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    Jam: Straightforward jam from the Puyallup Valley Jam Factory is sold at H&L Produce in Lakewood. Find One Spot jam at Millesime Designs in Tacoma. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image
  • Chocolate: A box of chocolates from Johnson's Candy Company is a Tacoma tradition dating back decades. The Hilltop business has been at its current location since 1949. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    Chocolate: A box of chocolates from Johnson's Candy Company is a Tacoma tradition dating back decades. The Hilltop business has been at its current location since 1949. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image
  • Cookies: Cochnitos are just one kind of cookie available at El Zocalo Bakery in Tacoma. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer)
    Cookies: Cochnitos are just one kind of cookie available at El Zocalo Bakery in Tacoma. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer) Buy this image

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