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12-11-2020 11:13 AM
I had planned on making a nut/trail mix blend and putting it in containers for friends.
Would you eat a food gift like this or toss it?
I may need to rethink some gifts!
12-11-2020 11:17 AM
I didn’t realize how many people tossed food gifts until a thread about this here a couple years ago. I think it would be fine for close friends however.
12-11-2020 11:19 AM
@shy bobcat
I'm sorry, but I would toss it. Not only because of Covid, but there may be something in the mix I am allergic to. Many people have known and unknown allergies. I also would not make them for others. That just might be me. Would you eat it if someone gave to you? That's the answer I would go by.
12-11-2020 11:20 AM
I have given out food gifts here on my floor at my office and to the mailman for the past 23 years. Not this year, I have already placed my order at Nothing Bundt Cakes for my gift giving.
12-11-2020 11:23 AM
I think the days of that kind thing are, sadly, over.
I've never been all that crazy about sharing food to begin with and, having cats, I knew people might be squeamish about being gifted anything I might bake.
So, I never did.
Everyone I know talked about tossing food gifts, so I encouraged others not to give me anything edible.
12-11-2020 11:25 AM
Used to spend days baking but this year resorted to sees candies.
12-11-2020 11:26 AM
I usually only gift food I have made to a couple of close relatives who request it. My BIL's ask for my fruitcake each year, so I make it for them (one just called me munching it to say thanks and he loves it lol!). I sometimes make goodies for my siblings who live nearby....they know I am clean and careful, so eat the stuff with no worries!
If I am gifted homemade goodies I will eat if I know it came from someone who keeps a clean kitchen and has good hygiene! If those things are unknown, I toss.
12-11-2020 11:26 AM
Just like any other gift, it's the thought that counts and is their choice what to do with it so do whatever you feel to do.
12-11-2020 11:35 AM
Every Christmas I normally gave several food gifts, often individually wrapped candy.
But this year I'm not giving food gifts of any kind to anyone.
Just my choice.
12-11-2020 11:38 AM
My family has always been welcoming for alien germs. Never saw a food offering go to waste. Although we did agree that some were not the best cooks 🤣
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