Central Massachusetts/Sturbridge is a fine place to shop for food gifts

Take home some of the mouthwatering cuisine served daily at the Publick House Historic Inn by visiting the famous Bake Shoppe. (You’ll recognize it by the heavenly scent of home-baked goods that wafts out the door.) There’s a selection of sweet treats, decadent desserts, relishes and jams, and baked-fresh-daily breads, pies and cakes. Take home bread pudding, old-fashioned raspberry-filled cookies, apple butter, strawberry rhubarb jam or the inn’s famous to-die-for pecan sweet rolls. In the to-go refrigerator, you’ll find comfort food items including chicken pot pies, cornbread sausage stuffing, butternut bisque, mini lobster cobblers and crab and tomato dip. You’ll also want to browse the collection of New England cookbooks and gifts that celebrate the historic inn and this vibrant region of the country.