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Watkins Spice Towels

This set of two 100% cotton "flour sack" towels features vanilla and cinnamon, two of the three most well-known Watkins products. (The third is pepper.)

The Vanilla towel pictures a vanilla orchid & vanilla beans with the word "Vanilla" followed by this description: "The vanilla bean comes from an orchid native to Mexico. The orchid was later brought to other tropical locations; the Bourbon variety grows in Madagascar and neighboring islands."

The Cinnamon towel has the same design as the Vanilla towel, but features cinnamon sticks and this description: "Cinnamon is made from the dried bark of a tropical evergreen tree in the laurel family. One of the oldest known spices, cinnamon was once used in love potions and burned as incense."

On both towels, spice names such as Cloves, Garlic, Mustard, and Parsley surround the design. The words "Watkins" and "Vanilla" are embroidered on the Vanilla towel, and the words "Watkins" and "Cinnamon" are embroidered on the Cinnamon towel. The rest of the design on each towel is printed.

I was given several kitchen towel sets as wedding shower gifts, but the set I ended up using daily is a flour-sack set. That probably makes me prejudiced towards this new set from Watkins. I want these towels for myself! However, knowing how beat-up and graying my current set of towels is, I'd likely use the Watkins towels only when I had dinner guests over. These towels are just too cute to let get worn out.

Five stars out of five: These towels are really cute and would fit in well with many kitchen design themes. A perfect gift for the baker/cooker in your family. If I have any complaint, it would be that Watkins should have made a third towel featuring pepper.

US Product #05629 $12.99

CDN Product #05629 $16.49