Delight your loved one by giving her the most exquisite delicacies France has to offer: crystallized violets and mimosa. Each favor contains approximately 45 crystallized violets and is wrapped in clear cellophane. (2.64 oz)

Preparation: the violets are picked up in winter and early spring. After their stems have been removed, the flowers are washed, dried and then soaked in syrup of candy sugar. Once taken out, they are powered with confectioner's sugar and then dried and dehydrated for 24 hours. They are then soaked again in syrup at a high temperature and laid out to dry in the open.

Dragées are traditionally associated with weddings. Legend says that as early as the second century B.C., it was custom in Rome to distribute dragées to crowds of people at a wedding. As for the making of sweet flowers, it dates from the 13th century. During that time, the flowers were simply cooked in sugar and sold by apothecaries. Two hundred years ago, a few candy-makers tried to make confections out of natural flowers. That is how the Candiflor shop was born in 1818 and since then, violets, roses, and mimosa have been turned into delicious confections exclusively by hand.

All our products are made in France and in order to maintain their high quality and freshness, we ship directly from our shop in Toulouse, France to your doorstep via FedEx International Priority or FedEx International Econonomy.

For information on where we deliver and our delivery options, as well as charges with special attention to Canada, see our Shipping page.

As soon as your order is placed, it will immediately be processed. If the items you ordered are in stock and the order is received before 10 a.m. U.S Central Time, your package is shipped the same day. Orders received after 10 a.m. U.S Central Time are shipped the next business day.

As soon as your package has been shipped from France, you will receive an email with the tracking number of your package. With this tracking number, you will be able to check on the progress of the shipment on FedEx's website. Upon delivery a signature will be required.

Please note that FedEx does not ship to P.O boxes and shipping services only occur Monday through Friday and are subject to interruptions on French and recipient country holidays.