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Default Foodie Geocaching Ideas?

Dave Bell wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> Goomba38 wrote:
>>
>>> I bought the SO (ok, myself, I admit it!) this GPS thing today and am
>>> interested in "geocaching." From what I'm reading, people leave small
>>> trinkets that reflect something about themselves. I would like work on a
>>> "food/beverage" related theme here. I'd love to have something cool (yet
>>> inexpensive) to leave in the caches. Yet you can't leave actual food!
>>> Any ideas? I've seen fun glass/plastic swizzle sticks for sale before
>>> which could be fun.. I have a gazillion assorted cork bar coasters from
>>> every brewery/bar/tavern I think I ever been to in Europe..do people
>>> still collect things like that? I have plastic cups from The Augusta
>>> National &/or The Master's golf tournament I could leave (I'd save those
>>> for distant trips where they're not as common yet often much desired).
>>> One year my hospital gave us bottle openers with the hospital logo on
>>> them.. those would have been pretty cool to leave, LOL. Every year I go
>>> this nursing conference where one of the exhibitors (a hospital in TN)
>>> gives away an orange measuring cup (or something along that line) with a
>>> recipe card for an orange cake on it (TN football colors are
>>> Orange/white, I believe?) It is like their "signature" giveaway "gimmie"
>>> and I'd love to come up with something recognizablelike that.
>>>
>>> Can you think of any other food/drink related type items?

>>
>> In case it takes years to be found, consider a fruitcake.

>
> And comes close to not violating the "no food items" restriction!


Nothing with a half-life like that is really food.

> (Actually, I love fruitcake...)


I used to when I was a sprat. I actually haven't had any in a long time.

<sips some dairy egg nog>


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