Holiday Food Gifts from the Kitchen - Homemade Food Gift Recipes

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Food Gifts from the Kitchen

Part 3: Protecting your food gift through shipping requires forethought

More of this Feature

• Part 1: Quick food gift ideas
• Part 2: Gift packaging ideas
• Part 3: Food Shipping tips and hints
• Part 4: Food Gift Recipes

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Food gift packing and shipping tips
• Do not mail highly perishable foods such as cheeses or meats. Firm baked goods are best, such as cookies, candies, flavored nuts, fudge, breads, unfrosted cakes and muffins, and preserves.

• Be sure bottled/canned items are tightly sealed in thick containers that won't break easily.

• Make sure all foods are sealed in airtight wrap before putting them into the gift container and the final shipping box. Wrap moist foods separately from crisp ones to preserve their textures.

• Pack cakes snugly into tins. For candies, be sure they are in individual bonbon cups or papers, layered and separated with wax paper. Leave no headroom in the container. If necessary, fill unused space with crumpled wax paper.

• Pound cakes and loaf breads can be baked and shipped in disposable foil pans after being sealed in plastic wrap.

• When shipping more fragile bottles of oils or vinegars, make sure they are tightly sealed. Then place inside a plastic zip-top baggie, leaving it full of air for added cushioning and wrapping in bubble wrap.

• Once all individual items are tightly sealed, place into a sturdy carton for shipping. Use popcorn, wadded up newspaper, bubble-wrap, styrofoam or cornstarch pellets to pack completely around any glass items. If shipping more than one item, place heavier items at the bottom. Be sure there is ample space between each item, with packing surrounding each on all sides. Shake the box down to be sure there is no headspace left unpacked so the contents will not shift.

• Be sure to use a waterproof marker on your shipping address and return labels. Print address and return labels in clear, large print and secure to the container with clear tape. Don't trust self-sticking or glue labels to stay in place. Ship the fastest method possible.

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