illicit goods

we forgot to mention the other thing that we smuggled out of canada along with our mogo merchandise:

this little cocoon of goodness is dragon's beard, a mixture of peanuts, coconut and sesame seeds, wrapped in finely spun sugar. they have a bit of the crunchy, a bit of the melt in your mouth quality, and they are all tasty. the story goes that it was a much-loved delicacy in the chinese imperial court back in the day.

we would have been fine if they had confiscated our handmade items, but thrown a hissy if they'd discovered these in our glove compartment.