The Cake Is in the Mail

NOLA Sweets
Magazine Street’s ultra-sleek patisserie Sucré offers up the NOLA Chocolate Collection, featuring evocative local flavors like the dark chocolate “Magnolia,” rich with pecan ganache. Parisian macaroons and handmade marshmallows, too. $12-$42; shopsucre.com

Heavenly Toffee Cookies
These cookies from North Carolina conjure up the nostalgic crunch of holiday toffee, and come lovingly packed in a tin, just like grandma’s. $11-$33.50; goodnessgracie.com

Tupelo Honey Shortbread Cookies
No added anything—just classic shortbread made with pure flour, butter, sugar, and tupelo honey, a Southern treasure. $16.50; savannahbee.com

Alma Hackney’s Rum Cake
Direct from the Red Truck Bakery in the northern Virginia Piedmont, this glazed Bundt cake is rum-soaked, buttery, and strictly adheres to an inherited recipe from the late, much beloved church choir director Alma Hackney. $24; redtruckbakery.com

Southern Chutneys
Traditional Southern-flavored chutneys, like hot peach or spicy plum, are holiday buffet essentials with sliced meats and cheeses. $6.95/10 ounces; virginiachutney.com

Artisan Teas
Nashville-based Partners Tea Company creates handcrafted blends like Midnight Moonlight (white tea with jasmine and melon), or try the straight-up punch of a malty Assam black. $11; partnerstea.com

Cane River Pecans
Top-quality Louisiana pecans (natural, roasted, or smothered in praline or chocolate), shipped in a custom tin decorated with artwork by Louisiana folk artist Clementine Hunter. $32-$34; caneriverpecan.com

By Chris Granger

Southern Charcuterie
Wood-smoked Andouille, lean Tasso ham, meaty smoked hocks, and everything else you need to get your gumbo going. $3.70-$6.25/lb; cajunsausage.com