(495) Collin Street Bakery cake

(495) Collin Street Bakery cake

Dear Preferred Customer,

When you buy a world-famous Collin Street Bakery cake, you’re getting a big, tasty piece of Texas! These delicious cakes have been eagerly anticipated1) Christmas gifts since 1896 by foodies2) throughout Texas, and around the world!

(1)  anticipate: look forward to
(2)  foodie:a person keenly interested in food, especially in eating or cooking.

Choose among any of these delicious Collin Street Bakery products:
Original Deluxe Fruitcake – Our world famous of Texas pecans3), pineapple and papaya4) handpicked from our own farms in tropical Costa Rica5), plump6) red cherries, and golden Sultana7) raisins, all bound together by our proprietary8) clover honey batter9). Beautifully decorated for the holidays.

(3) pecan: hickory tree bearing a smooth-shelled nut or the nut
(4) papaya: tropical tree with large edible fruit
(5) Costa Rica: country in central America

(6) plump: having a full rounded form
(7) Sultana: a pale yellow seedless grape grown for raisins and wine
(8) proprietary: (of a brand name, product, service, formula, etc.) protected by a patent, copyright, or trademark:
(9) batter: mixture of flour and liquid


pic. Original Deluxe Fruitcake

Sliced Deluxe Fruitcake – Try our world famous Deluxe Fruitcake pre-sliced into easy-to-serve portions for your net holiday party.

Texas Blonde Pecan Cake – Almost 1/3 Texas pecans, pineapple and papaya handpicked in tropical Costa Rica, ripe red cherries and golden Sultana raisins. Handsomely10) decorated with two concentric11) rows of pecan halves for a sophisticated12) presentation.

(10) handsomely: beautifully
(11) concentric: having a common center
(12) sophisticated: cultivated


pic. Texas Blonde Pecan Cake

Apricot Pecan Cake  - A delightfully tangy13) blend of Australian apricots14) and crunchy Texas pecans. A customer favorite!

(13) tangy: having a strong taste or flavor
(14) apricot: peach-like fruit


pic. Apricot Pecan Cake

Pineapple Pecan Cake – Sweet and succulent pineapple from Costa Rica, combined with rich, crunchy, Texas pecans.


Pic. Pineapple Pecan Cake

Miniature Native Texas Pecan Cakes – The gift set includes one of our classic Mini Texas Deluxe Fruitcake, a Mini Apricot Pecan Cake, a Mini Pineapple Pecan Cake and a Mini Texas Blonde Pecan Cake. Each cake is delivered in our charming collector’s tins, measuring about 5” (12 cm) across. That’s four gifts in one! A true gift-giver’s delight!
Every Native Texas Pecan Cake we bake is loaded with rich, crunchy Texas pecans and exotic gla·céed15) fruit. These cakes are only available by mail order, or in one of our five Texas Bakeshops.

(15) gla·cée: to cook in heavy syrup until transparent, as fruit, fruit peel, or ginger.  

Enjoyed by Millions of People Worldwide Every Year!
    We delivered over 1 million Texas Pecan Cake and other Collin Street Bakery desserts every year. We are proud of our reputation as one of the finest bakeries in the world, and offer our products with an unconditional guarantee of satisfaction.

The Secret is in the Texas Native Pecans…and our Delicious Clover Honey Batter.
    You and your gift recipients16) will enjoy full flavored native pecans in every bite. Native pecans, Nature’s finest, grow wild across Texas and the Deep South and comprise17) almost 30 percent of the cake. Our world renowned recipe comes from our founding baker, Gus Weidmann, who immigrated to Texas from Germany, founding his bakery in 1896.

(16) recipient: [rɪsípiənt] one that receives
(17) comprise: be made up of

Unconditional Guarantee
    Every cake we bake is guaranteed to be the best you and your gift recipients have ever tasted. If you disagree in any way, just tell us and we will immediately replace you cake or refund18) the purchaser. Also, every cake sent to recipients on your list will include your name and person greeting.

(18) refund: give or put back (money)

    We accept orders by web, phone, mail, or fax. Go to our website anytime at WWW.collinstreet.com. Call us at [phone], fax your order to [phone], or mail your order form to: P.O. Box 79, Corsicana, TX 75151, USA. We will take care of the rest!

Sincerely,
John Crawford
Executive V.P.& Director
Collin Street Bakery

P.S. Share the rich heritage of this world class Fruitcake and our world famous Texas bakery with family and friends. Our book, A Slice of Life, celebrates family, home and hearth with personal stories from Collin Street Bakery customers from around the world. Details at www.collinstree.com.
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