Bazaars are the best kind of holiday gatherings. These sweet events are a showcase of taste-tempting, time-tested favorites.
As December kicks off, so do holiday bazaars. One of note is United Methodist Women's annual Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church, 899 Yosemite Parkway in Merced. That this church tradition is in its 81st year is impressive. What's more remarkable is that the grand dame of this event will be 98 years old in January.
Enid Olive has been making candy for the bazaar since 1942, when she moved back to Merced from Los Angeles with her first husband, Jim Cartwright. Olive has shared plenty from her kitchen over the years, from fudge to penuche to brittle, but it's the simple and classic molded chocolates that are her signature piece now. [ Read more ]
