You may have noticed (or it may have been heavily suggested) that a certain Saint Valentine gets his own special day of celebration next week (it’s next Tuesday 14th for anyone who needs a bit of help), so what better to do than to help him celebrate all things romantic with your loved ones. Around the world, Valentine’s day is for celebrating friendship, romantic love and marriage, and we owe it to the great English Poet, Geoffrey Chaucer for transforming it into an annual display of affection in his poetry of the Middle Ages.

Around the country, and the world there are many different customs to show affection. In Norfolk, a character called 'Jack' Valentine knocks on the rear door of houses leaving sweets and presents for children (that said, many children were scared of this mystical person!). In South Korea, similar to Japan, women give chocolate to men on February 14, and men give non-chocolate candy to women on March 14. In China, the common situation is the man gives chocolate, flowers or both to the woman that he loves.

Being that we are in the beautiful Chilterns, we’ve got our own range of goodies to spoil your nearest and dearest with. In love with a chocoholic? We have some voluptuous cappuccino truffles ready for our very versatile gift boxes. Something for a cheeky chappy? What about chili chocolate hearts. A little bit of love? You could opt for a lovely little chocolate lollipop. Does your lover love Liquorice? We have some the aptly named “Saint Valentine’s Liquorice Company” Liquorice Fusili. Or failing that, our famous Sweet Shakes, stuffed to the brim with scrummy sweets.

Whatever you buy for your loved ones this Valentine’s Day, think about what would make them smile, and even if it’s just a quarter of Lemon Sherbets, at least maybe they would offer you one too!