Baked goods received as a Christmas gift - Page 31

cherry · ‎03-09-2010

@Trinity11which just goes to show you how casual some people are with food items. I never give anyone food. I think it is about the worse choice . You never know what they like, or can eat, or even if it is a welcome gift. Flowers are usually safe

Katcat1 · ‎07-21-2011

Unless I know the person and how they live, I will not eat their food. We are having a Christmas party tomorrow but I won't be attending as I have a haircut appt. Anyway, they ask that you buy or bake something for dessert. Now we are talking about senior citizens. God only knows if they remember to add the vanila or salt or whatever. Also, how clean is their kitchen and do they wash their hands? When I was younger and did not have a lot of money I would bake cookies for relatives.

kindness is strength

gidgetgh · ‎03-09-2010

@Trinity11 wrote:
@cherry wrote:
@Trinity11I doubt that she knew. Ants are attracted to sweet things ,and she probably left the bag on the floor overnight, and they found the food. She probably never checked the bag before she left home
I guess I would have checked it before I ever attempted to give it to anyone. I agree she had no idea but it does speak to the idea that not everyone has the same level of care before gifting food.

@Trinity11 @cherry- when I opened the bag and saw the ants it I just got the willies. It almost made me physically ill.

I felt badly for our neighbor. That was certainly not done intentionally and I would never tell her. That would accomplish nothing.

Why is it, when I have a 50/50 guess at something, I'm always 100% wrong?

cherry · ‎03-09-2010

@gidgetgh

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There are many different kitchen scraps that can appeal to backyard birds, including: Baked Goods: Stale or dry bread, bread crusts, donuts, cakes, cookies and crackers are all appealing to backyard birds. ... Cheese: Stale, hard bits of cheese will readily be eaten by birds.Sep 24, 2018

CatsyCline · ‎07-24-2013

@cherry wrote:
@gidgetgh

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There are many different kitchen scraps that can appeal to backyard birds, including: Baked Goods: Stale or dry bread, bread crusts, donuts, cakes, cookies and crackers are all appealing to backyard birds. ... Cheese: Stale, hard bits of cheese will readily be eaten by birds.Sep 24, 2018

@cherry wild birds shoul not eat cookies or other sweets. Scraps of cookies, donuts, cakes, pies, cupcakes, and other sweet baked goods may seem perfect for birds, but just like other junk food, they do not offer good nutrition and are packed with processed ingredients and additives that are not suitable for birds.

Make bird “cookies” from suet, cornmeal, peanut butter, and sunflower seeds

Shawnie · ‎03-10-2010

@CatsyCline wrote:
@cherry wrote:
@gidgetgh

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There are many different kitchen scraps that can appeal to backyard birds, including: Baked Goods: Stale or dry bread, bread crusts, donuts, cakes, cookies and crackers are all appealing to backyard birds. ... Cheese: Stale, hard bits of cheese will readily be eaten by birds.Sep 24, 2018
@cherry wild birds shoul not eat cookies or other sweets. Scraps of cookies, donuts, cakes, pies, cupcakes, and other sweet baked goods may seem perfect for birds, but just like other junk food, they do not offer good nutrition and are packed with processed ingredients and additives that are not suitable for birds.
Make bird “cookies” from suet, cornmeal, peanut butter, and sunflower seeds

and put your baked goods out and you will get rodents! 😬

cherry · ‎03-09-2010

@CatsyClinemy husband makes something like that from suet ,and peanut butter, birdseed.

I am just trying to find something @gidgetgh can do with the food. I just pitch it out ,and never look back. No carbs, no blood sugar worries ,and I can maintain my health. That is what counts. I am tired of trying to try to convince people I don't want goodies

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@esmerelda wrote:
@chickenbutt Name calling? I saw no name calling. Only people who are phony and dishonest and don’t like having it pointed out. People to whom another person’s time, $$ and effort mean nothing. People who have the attitude of “it’s not good enough for me so here...you take it.” People who are powerless to keep others from giving things they don’t want.

@esmerelda

Just because someone decided to spend time, money and effort making baked goods (or whatever) does not mean the recipient is obligated to eat it. Every year we get gifts that aren't quite right .... fit, color, etc .... and it's pretty common to pass them on, one way or another.

When a gift is given, it's then the recipient's item to do with as they please. If you're given something and it doesn't work out .... for whatever reason .... not keeping it isn't phoney, dishonest or disrespectful. You're just doing what you feel is best with this gift. Happens all the time.

Toppers3 · ‎10-25-2016

@gidgetgh wrote:
This thread probably won’t go well, but I’m living on the edge today, LOL.

I’m not the world’s biggest cook or baker. Just not my thing.

I haven’t given baked goods at Christmas to the neighbors or anyone else for years. I go in a different direction with gifts.

Also, I won’t eat any baked goods given to us by neighbors. I thank them for the gift and I appreciate them thinking of us, but I put it right in the trash can. I won’t buy baked goods at craft fairs or anything like that. I would eat something if my sister gave us something or my husband’s nephew’s Wife who makes terrific cheesecake, but that’s it.

I really don’t want to go into details, but my “will not eat baked goods given to us” rule and the reason for it was reinforced today.

Anyone else feel that way about baked goods received as gifts?

I guess that I personally don't have a problem with buying food items at craft fairs, or eating them at potlucks or accepting food gifts at the holidays.

I guess that I have been lucky enough to not have any problems doing so either in terms of health issues, either.

I accept food gifts because I have also baked and cooked for others so I can appreciated the time, love, friendship and effort that goes into the doing so.

If I don't feel like eating the food right at that time, I'll freeze it so that I can enjoy it at a later time.

I have been asked to prepare food for parties and bake sales too, when something like that is coming up.

If I'm asked to contribute something, then I know that there are people who would like to have what I make and who would like to have it/sell it.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@gidgetgh wrote:
Ok, I’ve rested up and am ready to jump back in, LOL.

So here’s my hypothetical.

Neighbor shows up at the door. You don’t know they’re coming so you don’t have time to formulate the very very perfect response.

Doorbell rings. You open the door. A little chit chat and they hand you a Christmas gift in a gift bag and card. You thank them and you wish each other a Merry Christmas and you go back inside.

Into the kitchen you go. You open the gift and it’s a loaf of cranberry walnut pistachio cashew fudge peanut butter bread.

You know you’re not going to eat it.
Your husband isn’t going to it eat.
You don’t work so no office to take it to.
You’re not going to go running back outside after them and say “hey, I’m not eating food gifts. Please take this back”.

So....what do you do with it? Keeping in mind that if you start searching for a charity, they’re not going to take homemade food gifts. The food pantry in our area won’t take anything like that.

And so, then what?

@gidgetgh

Well, maybe those that don't want baked goods with mystery ingredients should think ahead and have a Plan A and a Plan B.

So, wrap up that item and make a point of dropping it off the next day at your Mechanic's business .... or the Vet's office ..... or the Groomer's .... or the Nail Salon .... anywhere that works for your situation. People who want them will eat them, and those that don't will pass ..... no food wasted.

Does that work?