Mail-order food gifts that really deliver

>>> this morning on "today's" countdown to the holidays, mail order food gifts from fancy fruits to decadent desserts. if you are looking for edible treats for your loved ones , we have the answers -- actually elizabeth mayhew has the answers from "woman's day" magazine. listen, food is a practical gift and boy, a lot of us are feeling like we want to give practically especially this year. let's go all around the country starting in the northeast. you've got some maple syrup .

>> maple syrup from duchess county . that's the perfect place weatherwise and climatewise. this farm, the crown farm, has a little red maple and sugar maple trees that they -- it is 100% organic. it is a sustainable farm. absolutely delicious. great gift. pancakes christmas morning . who wouldn't want that?

>> whoopi pies from maine.

>> this is off the coast of maine. these ladies, cranberry island kitchen makes these. what's cool about this company, you can customize -- they have 11 flavors can you choose from. go online and put whichever ones -- peppermint, gingerbread men, all different shapes.

>> cookies from cape cod .

>> cape cod . these are really interesting. they are kayak cookies. they are very salty and sweet at the same time. if you like that combination, the woman was a former pastry chef . her cookies were so popular that she went and created this company.

>> let's head south . let's go to virginia. sausag sausages.

>> edward's smoked sausages. what's cool about this company, mr. edwards was a captain on a ferryboat and he was giving away selling his ham sandwiches in 1926 . the ham sandwiches were so popular that he began a smokehouse instead, gave up his captain situation and now they do everything from hams to sausages, absolutely delicious.

>> these caught my eye. also from virginia? dill pickle potato chips .

>> you want to try these?

>> bring it! are you kidding?

>> they're fantastic. you can order them in a tin. they have a vinegary, dill pickle -- they are delicious. they come in all different flavors. really fun to send to a family.

>> i'm totally into this. let's go to the west coast .

>> first we're going to cobbies. atlanta. cobbie sauce, a vinegary barbecue sauce . this man is a quadriplegic and he started this company after he was wounded. actually he gives a huge portion of the proceeds to the hospital, shepherd center , in atlanta that helped take care of him. so it is a gift that gives back. it is absolutely delicious. now we're still -- we are in the south still.

>> tennessee.

>> tennessee with the loveless bacon. huge hit among the crew here.

>> loveless bacon? i think that's some love is what everybody's going to be thinking.

>> this is for the not faint of heart. dry cured. the flavor is very intense, very smokey.

>> now to california.

>> this is dr. bob's ice cream . dr. bob is a hospitality professor in pomona, california, he set out to create the best ice cream he could.

>> to mail order this, you have to be packing it --

>> six pints. it is very rich, very creamy. can you rye it for yourself. we have chocolate. the brown sugar -- this is the brown sugar strawberry -- it is very, rich. amazing. delicious. obviously this all comes fed ex 'd so you don't have to worry about that.

>> south dakota .

>> smoked goose. this is from the largest goose farm in the country in south dakota . it is a great christmas gift. it is iconic.

>> from illinois, you've got some cheese.

>> pastoral puts together two gift packs i love, the best of the midwest. then the best women cheese artisans. women are at the forefront of creating some the best cheese in the country.

>> i've been rushing you because we have got to get to this. this is from missouri, a caramel apple pecan pie .

>> it's got over 18 apples from it. it comes frozen so you stick it in your oven. it is just like a wow factor. that's all it is. it could be in the middle of your dessert buffet.

>> these are from texas.

>> peanuts. bloody mary peanuts. delicious and hot damn tamales from texas.

>> did you just say that?

>> i did.

>> i know we had to rush through all of these but they'll all be on our website with all of the prizes and everything you need to know about them. elizabeth mayhew, happy holidays .