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Posted: Aug 20 2008 at 10:30am | IP Logged Quote DianaC
Does anyone have any tried and true tips for mailing homemade goodies in care packages.

This week, my son is off to college. He will be attending a military-style college and will not have the privilege to leave campus for quite some time. We plan to mail frequent packages and would like to include his favorite cookies and sweet breads. Can you tell me how to pack them so that they won't arrive as crumbs?
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Posted: Aug 20 2008 at 11:30am | IP Logged Quote SusanJ
Do you get plastic sacks from the grocery store or Target or whatever? Those make the best packing material. Just bag the cookies, let out all the air, and completely surround them with the bags. You could also use tins or Gladware and fill in all the gaps and between layers with wax paper--but that could get pricey.

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Empty Pringles cans keep cookies from breaking. (Hey, they work for the chips!)

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