I predict that the orders for Callie’s Biscuits this Christmas will be through the roof. The local legend’s mail-order business got a big plug in today’s NY Times. Author MARIAN BURROS says she’s watching her spending this holiday season:
LIKE almost everyone, I’m pinching pennies this year. So my annual roundup of mail-order gifts still has indulgences, though for less than $50 (without shipping).
From plum tortes to aged parmigiano, her list has some delicious ideas, including Southern biscuits.
2. CALLIE’S CHARLESTON BISCUITS Charleston, S.C.; (843) 577-1198, calliesbiscuits.com. A dozen of these savory handmade cheese biscuits are perfect hors d’oeuvres, whole or cut in half; $17.95 a dozen (Dec. 22).



