In article >,
jmcquown > wrote:

> On 12/7/2012 1:26 PM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
> > On Dec 7, 9:31 am, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
> >> In article
> >> >,
> >>
> >> spamtrap1888 > wrote:
> >>> Thinking of impractical, never-used, and expensive wishlists: When
> >>> good friends of mine got married, in the pre-Internet era, I had
> >>> barely heard of registries. He wanted solid copper pots, while she was
> >>> content with these heavy orange pots and pans that I later realized
> >>> were LeCreuset.
> >>
> >>> I gave them an envelope full of cash according to the way of my
> >>> people.
> >>
> >>> When they split up, some eight years later, she kept the LeCreuset,
> >>> while he hung on to the solid copper. By now, he has had to have them
> >>> retinned twice.
> >>
> >>> The only time he cooks is when he entertains, so the pots see little
> >>> use these days.
> >>
> >> What's your question?
> >
> > What's your experience along those lines?
> >
> Giving gifts of jam?
>
> Jill

For hostess gifts, I do. Not for wedding gifts, though.
--
Barb,
http://www.barbschaller.com, as of December 15, 2012