Cookie etiquette?
Dec 23rd 2005, 12:34 am
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Cookie etiquette?
OK so what is the deal with cookies and neighbours?
My neighbour just brought us a great big platter of cookies around, should have seen my girls faces
What is the required etiquette? Do we now have to take a huge bucket full back?
I'm crap at baking so would really like to do something else, any ideas anyone?
My neighbour just brought us a great big platter of cookies around, should have seen my girls faces
What is the required etiquette? Do we now have to take a huge bucket full back?
I'm crap at baking so would really like to do something else, any ideas anyone?
Dec 23rd 2005, 12:36 am
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by robskatie
OK so what is the deal with cookies and neighbours?
My neighbour just brought us a great big platter of cookies around, should have seen my girls faces
What is the required etiquette? Do we now have to take a huge bucket full back?
I'm crap at baking so would really like to do something else, any ideas anyone?
My neighbour just brought us a great big platter of cookies around, should have seen my girls faces
What is the required etiquette? Do we now have to take a huge bucket full back?
I'm crap at baking so would really like to do something else, any ideas anyone?
Dec 23rd 2005, 12:38 am
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by TruBrit
wow I'm gob smacked, what lovely neighbours, non like that around here...enjoy!
Dec 23rd 2005, 1:42 am
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Funny you mention cookies. I made a bunch of them for the neighbors last year and gave them as Christmas presents. This year I made trail mix, bagged them up and gave those instead.
The trail mix seems to have been well received...
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The trail mix seems to have been well received...
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Dec 23rd 2005, 1:47 am
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by robskatie
OK so what is the deal with cookies and neighbours?
My neighbour just brought us a great big platter of cookies around, should have seen my girls faces
What is the required etiquette? Do we now have to take a huge bucket full back?
I'm crap at baking so would really like to do something else, any ideas anyone?
My neighbour just brought us a great big platter of cookies around, should have seen my girls faces
What is the required etiquette? Do we now have to take a huge bucket full back?
I'm crap at baking so would really like to do something else, any ideas anyone?
Do NOT retaliate............... I mean reciprocate!
It will only escalate...
Dec 23rd 2005, 1:59 am
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by robskatie
OK so what is the deal with cookies and neighbours?
My neighbour just brought us a great big platter of cookies around, should have seen my girls faces
What is the required etiquette? Do we now have to take a huge bucket full back?
I'm crap at baking so would really like to do something else, any ideas anyone?
My neighbour just brought us a great big platter of cookies around, should have seen my girls faces
What is the required etiquette? Do we now have to take a huge bucket full back?
I'm crap at baking so would really like to do something else, any ideas anyone?
My sister who's visiting from DC and has not lived in the South very much raved about them..... better than anything she'd ever had in a Mexican restaurant. 
I'll probably give her a gift card in return as I have no time to cook this year. I'd like to give her a bottle of wine but I'm not sure if she even drinks. I have a co-worker who brings fudge to everybody at Christmas. Christmas decorations or a tin of sugar cookies make a nice gift for people you don't know very well..... some Christmas mugs with some designer hot chocolate or coffee beans is always appreciated. If you're doing any baking for your own family, just double the recipe and take some of whatever your family enjoys to friends or neighbors. I have another friend who makes huge batches of her own hot sauce (also called "salsa" in some regions of the US) she puts it in jars, sticks on a bow and a tag, and hand delivers them to all of her friends and neighbors. Her investment is probably less than a dollar per jar. People go wild for it and look forward to receiving their "jar" from Linda every year.
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Dec 23rd 2005, 2:09 am
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by TruBrit
wow I'm gob smacked, what lovely neighbours, non like that around here...enjoy!
They literally cook something every evening for us.
They ARE retired.
Dec 23rd 2005, 2:22 am
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by robskatie
OK so what is the deal with cookies and neighbours?
My neighbour just brought us a great big platter of cookies around, should have seen my girls faces
What is the required etiquette? Do we now have to take a huge bucket full back?
I'm crap at baking so would really like to do something else, any ideas anyone?
My neighbour just brought us a great big platter of cookies around, should have seen my girls faces
What is the required etiquette? Do we now have to take a huge bucket full back?
I'm crap at baking so would really like to do something else, any ideas anyone?
Dec 23rd 2005, 2:37 am
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by Leslie66
You can do whatever you like ....there are no hard and fast rules. My neighbor brought me a dozen (still warm) homemade tamales today. I took them over to my mother's and between Mom and my sisters they were devoured in mere moments. My sister who's visiting from DC and has not lived in the South very much raved about them..... better than anything she'd ever had in a Mexican restaurant. I'll probably give her a gift card in return as I have no time to cook this year. I'd like to give her a bottle of wine but I'm not sure if she even drinks. I have a co-worker who brings fudge to everybody at Christmas. Christmas decorations or a tin of sugar cookies make a nice gift for people you don't know very well..... some Christmas mugs with some designer hot chocolate or coffee beans is always appreciated. If you're doing any baking for your own family, just double the recipe and take some of whatever your family enjoys to friends or neighbors. I have another friend who makes huge batches of her own hot sauce (also called "salsa" in some regions of the US) she puts it in jars, sticks on a bow and a tag, and hand delivers them to all of her friends and neighbors. Her investment is probably less than a dollar per jar. People go wild for it and look forward to receiving their "jar" from Linda every year.
My sister who's visiting from DC and has not lived in the South very much raved about them..... better than anything she'd ever had in a Mexican restaurant. I'll probably give her a gift card in return as I have no time to cook this year. I'd like to give her a bottle of wine but I'm not sure if she even drinks. I have a co-worker who brings fudge to everybody at Christmas. Christmas decorations or a tin of sugar cookies make a nice gift for people you don't know very well..... some Christmas mugs with some designer hot chocolate or coffee beans is always appreciated. If you're doing any baking for your own family, just double the recipe and take some of whatever your family enjoys to friends or neighbors. I have another friend who makes huge batches of her own hot sauce (also called "salsa" in some regions of the US) she puts it in jars, sticks on a bow and a tag, and hand delivers them to all of her friends and neighbors. Her investment is probably less than a dollar per jar. People go wild for it and look forward to receiving their "jar" from Linda every year. 
I may try the fudge, the girls would like to do that as well, I actually like the idea of homemade goods being exchanged, makes it more personal
Dec 23rd 2005, 2:41 am
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by robskatie
Yeah I'm thinking I may need to get a bit more organised next year
I may try the fudge, the girls would like to do that as well, I actually like the idea of homemade goods being exchanged, makes it more personal
I may try the fudge, the girls would like to do that as well, I actually like the idea of homemade goods being exchanged, makes it more personal
Dec 23rd 2005, 2:41 am
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Looks like I should be doing some karma giveaway too, I tried to karma 3 people on this thread and have to spread for all of them 
Dec 23rd 2005, 2:53 am
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by anotherlimey
Our neighbours are always here cooking - in our kitchen!
They literally cook something every evening for us.
They ARE retired.
They literally cook something every evening for us.
They ARE retired.
My neighbour often just bring a plateful of injuctions around...
Dec 23rd 2005, 2:53 am
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Is it a special day for the American's to bring you something they'v made. Our Mormon neighbour gave us some home made chocolates, I never see her and when I do she's just too nice :scared: I'll drop round a card, not into bakeing cookies.
Dec 23rd 2005, 2:54 am
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by Ray
Hve you seen the film Rosemarys Baby ....be careful...
My neighbour often just bring a plateful of injuctions around...
My neighbour often just bring a plateful of injuctions around...
Dec 23rd 2005, 2:57 am
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by Leslie66
You can do whatever you like ....there are no hard and fast rules. My neighbor brought me a dozen (still warm) homemade tamales today.
Ooooh tamales.....<drool>