Cookie etiquette?
Dec 23rd 2005, 1:50 pm
#31
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by franc11s
Me, I'd be ungrateful. American cookies are crap and mostly baked from "frozen" dough with very little taste of than sugar :scared:
Now, if my neighBOUR was to drop in with some homemade taramasalata or home-baked sausage rolls (with chipolatas) or a couple of packets of prawn cocktail crisps - heck, I'd share some of my glenmorangie (sp)
Now, if my neighBOUR was to drop in with some homemade taramasalata or home-baked sausage rolls (with chipolatas) or a couple of packets of prawn cocktail crisps - heck, I'd share some of my glenmorangie (sp)
Dec 23rd 2005, 1:59 pm
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by jamjar
Me too. 
I also bought a box of the fancy schmanzy "Indulgent" ones in case I needed an emergency gift. I gave a tin of them to an old neighbour last year and she raved about them.
My new neighbour left a bag filled with a Christmas Pudding, brandy butter and Christmas crackers on my front doorstep this week.
So he may be getting the Cadburys.
I also bought a box of the fancy schmanzy "Indulgent" ones in case I needed an emergency gift. I gave a tin of them to an old neighbour last year and she raved about them.My new neighbour left a bag filled with a Christmas Pudding, brandy butter and Christmas crackers on my front doorstep this week.
So he may be getting the Cadburys. Nice gifts from the new neighbor too, sounds like one to keep.
Dec 23rd 2005, 2:19 pm
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
I wonder are you all insane? 
Am I the only one who doesn't go in for this cookie exchange marathon? Life is just too short to worry about what to give in case you 'get it wrong'.
Every year we hold a pot-luck party for the neighbours, as do most of the other neighbours around here. Much more fun and less hassle. Instead of baking a 1000 cookies, all I have to do is make a salad
But I guess it's different strokes for different folks!
Am I the only one who doesn't go in for this cookie exchange marathon? Life is just too short to worry about what to give in case you 'get it wrong'.Every year we hold a pot-luck party for the neighbours, as do most of the other neighbours around here. Much more fun and less hassle. Instead of baking a 1000 cookies, all I have to do is make a salad
But I guess it's different strokes for different folks!
Dec 23rd 2005, 2:25 pm
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
I guess they don't do any kind of exchange in our neighbourhood. We've moved into a very new neighbourhood (new house going up across the road probably in the next month) and from what I can tell most all of our neighbours keep to themselves and are never home. I do talk to a few of them and their all nice, but I think if I went round with a platter of cookies, they'd all think I was an alien from some other planet. 
Dec 23rd 2005, 2:26 pm
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by ladyofthelake
I bought my friend a multi pack of Bounty Bars back from blighty last year, she went mad for them. Once they've tried real chocolate, Hersey's just doesn't do it anymore.
Nice gifts from the new neighbor too, sounds like one to keep.
Nice gifts from the new neighbor too, sounds like one to keep.
Dec 23rd 2005, 3:17 pm
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by Leslie66
Miserable fart.
Dec 23rd 2005, 3:21 pm
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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...
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Dec 23rd 2005, 3:23 pm
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by Leslie66
Miserable fart.
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Dec 23rd 2005, 3:34 pm
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
I agree with the comment that nothing is necessary. You do what you feel comfortable with. Receiving gifts from neighbours is not done because they expect something in return. And homemade cookies are lovely. Never had a neighbour do the bought frozen then cook them themselves cookies. Here, we receive anything from a plant and fruit bread to homemade cookies and cakes. We give mince pies, marmite pinwheels and sausage rolls the neighbours love that we give something that is different.
I love the way that everyone is so kind - makes you realise that the spirit of giving hasn't been lost in the consumerism.
I love the way that everyone is so kind - makes you realise that the spirit of giving hasn't been lost in the consumerism.
Dec 23rd 2005, 3:36 pm
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
I usually bake all of my neighbours pumpkin pies at Thanksgiving. I never expect anything in return.
Oh, and I give them free cases of beer all the time too!
Oh, and I give them free cases of beer all the time too!
Dec 23rd 2005, 4:36 pm
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
We gave our neigbors a couple of deer but haven't received anything in return and I don't care if we do.... I don't do baking cookies which I guess shocked my mother in law.... even though moments before she was complaining about having baked too many cookies herself and then receiving more from their neighbors. I'm in a bit of a bah humbug mood about all of this anyway this year... well not really bah humbug, I just don't want to do anything myself, but I'm fine with everything that I'm dragged to.... guess I'm just homesick. We wanted to go home but couldn't afford it with something coming up this spring that we definitely wanna go to so have to stay here.... I'm just trying to make the best of it for my kid but I'd rather stay in bed until January 2nd.
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Dec 23rd 2005, 4:49 pm
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by HunterGreen
We gave our neigbors a couple of deer
Dec 23rd 2005, 6:53 pm
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Originally Posted by HunterGreen
We gave our neigbors a couple of deer
Elaine
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Oh no, not Rudolf....
Dec 23rd 2005, 6:55 pm
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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.
How nice of them...bless...maybe they'd like a vacation to Houston and they can check out our kitchen...lol it must be nice to have friendly neighbours. Ours here we have not even seen, they stay inside and hibernate the yr round.
Dec 23rd 2005, 7:44 pm
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Re: Cookie etiquette?
Both Bambi and Rudolph... dang did they taste good.
