What is Feuerzangenbowle?
We enjoy bringing European culture to Christkindlmarket Des Moines! New this year, we’re featuring a Feuerzangenbowle mug in An der Weihnachtsecke (Christkindlmarket Des Moines store) in the CDM Curbside online marketplace. The rum-soaked sugar cube sits over the handle. Once lit, the caramelized sugar flows straight into your Glühwein!
Feuerzangenbowle is a traditional German alcoholic drink in which a rum-soaked sugarloaf is set on fire and drips into mulled wine. It is often part of a Christmas or New Year’s Eve tradition. The name translates literally as fire-tongs punch. Our Feuerzangenbowle mug allows for a single serving of this holiday tradition!
Feuerzangenbowle (click here for a recipe) is prepared in a bowl, similar to a fondue set, which usually is suspended over a small burner (rechaud). The bowl is filled with heated dry red wine spiced with cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise and orange peel, similar to mulled wine. The Feuerzange was originally a pair of tongs, but nowadays it is common for a purpose-designed metal grate mounted on top of the bowl to hold the Zuckerhut (sugarloaf), a 250-gram (9 oz) lump of sugar. The sugar is soaked with rum and set alight, melting and caramelizing. More rum is poured with a ladle until all the sugar has melted and mixed with the wine. For some the ceremony is more important than the drink itself, celebrating the gathering of friends and conveying a notion of Gemütlichkeit.
#CDMCurbside Vendor Announcement
We’re pleased to announce the vendors participating in CDM Curbside presented by Christkindlmarket Des Moines. Click through to learn more about their businesses and what they will be selling in the online marketplace.
The CDM Curbside online marketplace will be open November 9 at 12:01am – November 22 at 11:59pm. You must schedule curbside pickup at Principal Park December 3 – 6. Vendors will not be on site during curbside pickup.
For 2020, the Des Moines European Heritage Association (DMEHA) has announced that it will change its annual in-person holiday experience to “CDM Curbside,” presented by Christkindlmarket Des Moines.
CDM Curbside customers can pre-order all of their favorite items traditionally found at Christkindlmarkets from the vendors they’ve come to know and love AND a few new faces. Customers can peruse traditional food and hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind gifts in advance and pick up their purchases at Principal Park during the Curbside Pickup.
No need to leave your vehicle
No need to schedule multiple pickups from multiple vendors
Shop the online marketplace virtually from the comfort and warmth of your own home November 9 at 12:01am – November 22 at 11:59pm. At checkout, schedule your curbside pickup at Principal Park on one of the following days:
Thursday, December 3: 5pm – 8pm
Friday, December 4: 11am – 8pm
Saturday, December 5: 9am – 6pm
Sunday, December 6: 12pm – 5pm
Nymph in the Woods | #CDMCurbside Vendor
1. Tell us about your business
I create wearable art that brings out your own beauty and helps you meet the day with confidence! Finding jewelry that really speaks to you can help you show off your true self and feel fantastic doing it! All of my work is entirely made by me from fused glass and wire wrapping.
2. What inspired you to get involved as a vendor at CDM Curbside?
I loved participating in Christkindlmarket Des Moines last year and am so excited to get to participate in this different form this year! The enthusiasm and support of all the people involved is wonderful to experience, whether volunteers, staff, vendors, or customers!
3. What products will you be selling at CDM Curbside and why did you choose them?
I will have all sorts of jewelry available and ready to give as gifts! Necklaces, rings, earrings and more!
4. Anything else you’d like to share?
This will be my first virtual show and I’m thrilled that I get to try it out with CDM Curbside!
Indianola Glass Creations | #CDMCurbside Vendor
- Tell us about your business.
We love glass here at Indianola Glass Creations. We make stained & fused glass items. We carry home decor, jewelry, knick – knacks and so much more. We strive to create one of a kind items, anything from everyday items to larger art pieces. We also sell stained and fused glass supplies so you can make your own projects. And if you don’t know how to work with glass we also teach glass classes.
- What inspired you to get involved as a vendor at CDM Curbside?
We just loved the idea of a Winter market. Glass has always been a part of German culture and we thought our one of a kind glass pieces would be a good fit for CDM Curbside.
- What products will you be selling at CDM Curbside and why did you choose them?
We will sell a variety of Christmas stained and fused glass ornaments as well as glass jewelry & home decor pieces. We chose these items to give the customer a variety to choose from for gift giving. It is a small sampling of the many items in our store.
Iowa State Bank | Bronze Sponsor
We’re excited to announce Iowa State Bank’s support of CDM Curbside presented by Christkindlmarket Des Moines.
Iowa State Bank is proud to have called Des Moines home for 75 years. Our mission is to serve customers, prosper, have fun and remain an independent bank. We are confident you will find that Iowa State Bank is able to provide the perfect mix of convenience banking and traditional services.
Randol Honey Farm | #CDMCurbside Vendor
- Tell us about your business.
I started beekeeping in 2001 after my son purchased three hives from a co-worker who was moving out of state. At the time, he knew nothing about bees but had an interest in them. He brought the hives home to our acreage and set them in the field. Unfortunately, those three hives did not make it through the winter. In the spring of 2001, I heard about a beekeeping class, enrolled and purchased three nucs of bees and was on my way to becoming a beekeeper. I took my excess honey that year to the local farmers market and sold what I had. The following year I ordered ten more nucs. Each year I have tried to expand my products. From our honey and beeswax we now have many products from raw liquid honey, to flavored honey and creamed honey. I use the wax in lip balms, beeswax lotion bars, foot bars and include it in the goat milk and honey soaps and other bath and body products you can find on our website.
- What inspired you to get involved as a vendor at CDM Curbside?
I had been interested in attending the downtown market for several years, but the weather had always concerned me. With the CDM Curbside I decided to try and see where it would go.
- What products will you be selling at CDM Curbside and why did you choose them?
I will be offering our raw liquid honey, flavored bears, creamed honey, honey sticks, bee pollen, lip balms, beeswax lotion bars, foot bars and our goat milk and honey soaps
DamonLayne Woodworking | #CDMCurbside Vendor
Tell us about your business
At DamonLayne Woodworking, we believe that your home should reflect your own personal style. Each corner of your life should be eye-catching and unique, just like you. DamonLayne Woodworking provides kitchen and home decor, dedicated to helping our customers discover their own design personality.
What inspired you to get involved as a vendor at CDM Curbside?
We have been involved with Christkindlmarket Des Moines for the past few years. This is an amazing holiday event that showcases the European culture. This year’s online event allows customers to shop from home and pick up all their packages from one location.
What products will you be selling at CDM Curbside and why did you choose them?
Cutting board, Charcuterie boards, Cheese slicer, Cribbage boards, Springerle cookie molds.
Anything else you’d like to share?
DamonLayne Woodworking designs unique products that are fun and functional and will make a great gift for the holiday season, a wedding, or a house warming gift.
Meet Dakota Tinworks | #CDMCurbside Vendor
- Tell us about your business
Dakota Tinworks is a family-run business, specializing in handmade reproduction tinware items as well as original designs focusing on Christmas tree decorations, including a wide variety of tin ornaments and tree tinsel/icicles. All of our items are made personally by Karl Schmidt, the owner of Dakota Tinworks.
- What inspired you to get involved as a vendor at CDM Curbside?
We’ve been vendors at Christkindlmarket Des Moines since 2017, the second year of the market. It’s always been a fabulous experience for us. This year, with concerns over COVID-19, the market cannot take place as it normally would, but we are excited for the opportunity to participate in CDM Curbside.
- What products will you be selling at CDM Curbside and why did you choose them?
We’ll be offering most of our tin products this year, including all of the ornaments and tinsel, cups, candle holders, pierced candle shades, biscuit and cookie cutters, and more.
- Anything else you’d like to share?
As with any new venture, CDM Curbside will be an experiment, but we are ready to provide the same great products our loyal customers have always expected from us!
Christkindlmarket Des Moines Announces “CDM Curbside” instead of In-Person Festival
A virtual marketplace with one-stop curbside pickup will offer a safe holiday event alternative
DES MOINES, August 20, 2020 – For 2020, the Des Moines European Heritage Association (DMEHA) has announced that it will change its annual in-person holiday experience to “CDM Curbside,” presented by Christkindlmarket Des Moines.
This year’s event will feature an online marketplace open Nov. 9 to 22, hosting several vendor stores featuring unique holiday wares and edibles. After purchasing, customers can choose various drive-thru pickup times from Dec. 3 to 6, the weekend the traditional in-person market would have taken place.
“Through CDM Curbside, DMEHA will continue to support our amazing vendors and allow our marketgoers the chance to enjoy their annual holiday shopping tradition by purchasing one-of-a-kind gifts, in a safe and responsible manner,” says Suzanne Hull, DMEHA president and founder. “After careful consideration for the health and safety of our volunteers, vendors, performers and attendees, our board decided CDM Curbside was the way to go in 2020.”
CDM Curbside presented by Christkindlmarket Des Moines will allow customers to pick up their purchases from multiple vendors at one place and time from the comfort and safety of their vehicles. Prior to pick up, vendors will deliver the customers’ orders to one location allowing volunteers to then group the orders together by customer. Vendors will not be on site for curbside pickup.
As always, the DMEHA continues to seek volunteers to assist in its year-round activities, as well as Christkindlmarket Des Moines. Volunteer shifts start at only two to three hours. All interested in volunteering or becoming a sponsor should visit the main website at www.christkindlmarketdsm.com or the group’s Facebook page: ChristkindlmarketDesMoines or on Instagram at: christmasdesmoines or Twitter at: christmasdsm
Christkindlmarket Des Moines 2020 Sponsors: Special thanks to the Deb and Paul Hayes charitable fund for their generous support, along with several donors and sponsor. Supporting sponsors include: Farmboy, Inc., Centennial Warehousing Corporation, Danish Windmill, Carpenters Local 106, Gilcrest/Jewett, NB Golf Cars, Hessen Haus, Lamberti, Gocke & Luetje, P.C., The Rasmussen Group, Prairie Meadows, Merrill Lynch, The Härtel Family, 1Collision Ankeny, and M&M Family.
Join DMEHA Today!
Join today and enjoy the following benefits:
Silver – $100 (annual membership)
- 2 guaranteed Christkindlmarket Des Moines (CDM) commemorative mugs – $50 value
- Limited edition commemorative poster OR pin – voucher to give to the cashier at “An der Weihnachtsecke” at CDM.
- Free CDM reusable bag – $5 value
- 5% off purchase of two tickets to one DMEHA Event or one language school class per membership year
- Recognition on our website as a “Silver” member
Gold – $250 (annual membership)
All items listed above plus:
- Limited edition commemorative poster – voucher to give to the cashier at “An der Weihnachtsecke”
- Limited edition commemorative pin – voucher to give to the cashier at “An der Weihnachtsecke”
- Membership bracelet
- Access to “express lane” for Gluehwein, Beer and the DMEHA Bratwurst Imbiss am Markt (Must show membership bracelet)
- 10% total off purchase of two tickets to one DMEHA event or one language school class per calendar or membership year
- 5% off purchases at “An Der Weinachtsecke” (Must show membership bracelet)
- Recognition as “Gold” level member at CDM (Must be a paid member by November 1, 2020 to be included on the printed banner