"gloria.p" > wrote in message
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> In other years I have given away home-made fruitcake, cookies, jam or
> jelly, coffee liqueur, Irish cream liqueur, an original spice blend, and
> candied pecans.
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> My daughter made soap last year in various scents and additives
> like oatmeal, herbs, and even coffee grounds for an abrasive kitchen soap
> to remove food odors. We took a class together and she really
> got creative. She also packaged them very attractively in colored
> tissue with a band listing the scent and ingredients. People loved them.
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> The candied pecans are wonderful but not exactly inexpensive.
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> gloria p

For several years when we were "destitute" we were able to make beef jerky
as a Xmas gifts. We used round steak (on sale London Broil)

Dimitri