Edible Christmas gifts

Morning Glory

Morning Glory

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Are there any edible Chrismas gifts you particularly like to receive? Chocolate is something frequently given, but I am not really a chocolate lover. Thankfully anyone likely to give me an edible gift knows that, so I am more likely to receive savoury gifts. Lat year my daughter gave me a variety box of special gourmet tinned sardines. Delicious!

Are there any edible gifts you are giving to others this year? Perhaps you are making your own? What do you hope to receive?
 
Morning Glory said:
Are there any edible Chrismas gifts you particularly like to receive? Chocolate is something frequently given, but I am not really a chocolate lover. Thankfully anyone likely to give me an edible gift knows that, so I am more likely to receive savoury gifts. Lat year my daughter gave me a variety box of special gourmet tinned sardines. Delicious!

Are there any edible gifts you are giving to others this year? Perhaps you are making your own? What do you hope to receive?
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My niece's father-in-law owns his own cheese business so we tend to get cheese that is most likely left over and cannot be kept until the following year.
 
I’m a sucker for “little” foods that come in gift boxes - little salamis, little pots of cheese spread, little petite fours…

The one thing I don’t like - so many cakes and confections given have nuts in them, which I usually don’t care for, but nuts go with the holidays for a lot of people, so it’s hard to avoid.
 
TastyReuben said:
I’m a sucker for “little” foods that come in gift boxes - little salamis, little pots of cheese spread, little petite fours…

The one thing I don’t like - so many cakes and confections given have nuts in them, which I usually don’t care for, but nuts go with the holidays for a lot of people, so it’s hard to avoid.
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I got the Swiss Colony catalog a few days ago and thought of you.
 
medtran49 said:
I got the Swiss Colony catalog a few days ago and thought of you.
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I had a couple of things picked out, one being those hard candy chocolate straws for MrsT - went to order them and there was a load of 1-star reviews, saying the candies arrived all stuck together with no way to eat them without chipping them apart into slivers, and Swiss Colony has since pulled them. :(
 
My son has asked for anything truffle. By which he means savoury truffles not chocolate. I found a product I'd not come across before which has good reviews :truffle dust. It has some good reviews so it will be one of his presents.

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JAS_OH1 said:
I like to both give and receive home-baked goods.
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It's interesting how many folk on the other side of the pond say this. In the UK It wouldn't be such a thing for Christmas gifts, unless it's home made mince pies. But even the latter wouldn't be considered a Christmas present but more more like something you might take round to a friend's house prior to Christmas. Similarly, sometimes people make Christmas cake or a Yule log to take to friends or relatives but neither are a Christmas present as such. I do know if people who make handmade biscuits or chocolate truffles and package them in pretty presentation bags as presents. Same with pickles, chutneys and jams.
 
TastyReuben said:
I had a couple of things picked out, one being those hard candy chocolate straws for MrsT - went to order them and there was a load of 1-star reviews, saying the candies arrived all stuck together with no way to eat them without chipping them apart into slivers, and Swiss Colony has since pulled them. :(
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I'm not familiar, are they drinking straws made out of candy that you eat when you finish the drink?
 
Morning Glory said:
It's interesting how many folk on the other side of the pond say this. In the UK It wouldn't be such a thing for Christmas gifts, unless it's home made mince pies. But even the latter wouldn't be considered a Christmas present but more more like something you might take round to a friend's house prior to Christmas. Similarly, sometimes people make Christmas cake or a Yule log to take to friends or relatives but neither are a Christmas present as such. I do know if people who make handmade biscuits or chocolate truffles and package them in pretty presentation bags as presents. Same with pickles, chutneys and jams.
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It's an add-on gift here and I'm rarely on the receiving end unfortunately. I bake banana bread for family members. My nephew's wife is making us cinnamon rolls this year though. It'll be the first time in about 8 years I've gotten baked goods. My MIL used to bake us cookies but it got to be too much for her.
 
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