Chicken Soup for the Chicken's Soul is the least sold title in the series because chickens are stoic creatures adept at illegally downloading e-books. Take comfort in the comforts only these flavorful file-sharers can give with today's Groupon to Spoonful of Comfort: for $35, you get the chicken-soup comfort package (a $74.93 total value), which includes:

• One 64-oz. jar of chicken soup (a $34 value)
• Half-dozen made-from-scratch rolls ($6)
• Half-dozen oatmeal raisin cookies ($6)
• One inspirational coin ($4.99)
• One pair of cozy spa socks ($9.99)
• Shipping ($13.95)
• Extra gift cards to "pay it forward"

When founder Marti Wymer's mother called to let her know that she'd fallen ill, Marti vowed to find a way to soothe her spirits from more than 3,000 miles away. Marti was inspired to comfort her mother the way she'd comforted her as a child when she got sick: with chicken soup. Spoonful of Comfort continues the tradition by helping care-bearers send long-distance love with gourmet soup care packages. The soup is derived from an old-fashioned, feel-good recipe and is made to order in small batches. All-natural ingredients ensure savory flavor and infuse the soup with spirit-soothing superpowers. In addition to the farm-style Mason jar of soup, the bundle includes six made-from-scratch rolls, six oatmeal-raisin cookies, an inspirational coin, and a pair of spa socks. Upon opening the package, faraway friends and newfound pen pals will be greeted with a handwritten note featuring your own comforting message or tail-wagging limerick.

Spoonful of Comfort's country cure-all will impress broth buffs, cheer up remote woebegones, and force the unconditional surrender of cold- and flu-bug tank battalions. Today, Spoonful of Comfort works with local, national, and international charities and contributes a portion of every sale to the American Cancer Society.

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Numerous publications have featured Spoonful of Comfort, including Entrepreneur. ABC News also featured the business.