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Condolence Food Gifts
Wednesday, March 29, 2006

When my grandmother passed away a few years ago, my mother received many cards and flowers from loved ones and friends, all expressing their condolences. My mother appreciated every single card and letter that she received. However, one of the most helpful condolence gestures she received was a platter of gourmet deli meats and cheeses and some sandwich rolls.

Now while this may seem like an unusual condolence gesture at first, it proved to be the most useful things my mother could have asked for. First of all, because my mother was the eldest child of my grandmother, in the days before the funeral my mother's house became somewhat of a clearing house for visitors, out of town guests, etc. The deli platter was a huge help in feeding some of these visitors-- indeed, my mother didn't have to go to the trouble of preparing meals, and she could just offer her guests a sandwich.

If you are wondering what type of condolence gift to send to a friend or loved one, a food platter can go a long way in helping them out during their time of mourning. Flowers are great of course and, but most mourning families receive many of them and although they are pretty to look at, they really are not as useful as a food gift. Grieving families still have to eat, although it may be the last thing on their minds, but it is especially important during a time of mourning that they keep their strength up. That said, here are some suggestions for great food gift basket gifts to send to a friend or loved one:

--Basket of muffins. Many bakeries and gourmet food shops can prepare a large basket of muffins and other breakfast cakes and pastries that you can send. Giftbaskets.com has a complete line of sympathy gift baskets to choose from--their Condolence Basket features mini muffins and brownie bars. You can add some tea packets, hot chocolate or gourmet coffee to make a complete breakfast package.

-- A fruit basket. This timeless gift is always a wonderful one. Everyone loves fruit, children and adults alike, so sending a quality gourmet fruit basket is a great gesture. Harry and David are known for their beautifully made gourmet fruit baskets and they even have a line of condolence gift baskets-- their "4 Star Sympathy Basket" is filled with their signature gourmet pears, as well as apples, some cheeses, nuts and more. You can upgrade to a larger size sympathy basket if you are sending the gift to a large family and personalized gift cards are also available. Giftbaskets.com offers a fruit and flower combination basket, so the recipient can enjoy the beauty of the flowers even after they have eaten the fruit-- this is a great choice if you are torn over whether to send food or flowers.

-- A snack basket. A mourning family will most likely be in the mood for a four course dinner party-- they will more likely just nibble on food throughout the day as they try to work on funeral arrangements and family business. It's a hard time and many people don't have much of an appetite, so a gift of cheese, crackers and other snack-like dibbles is always helpful. Many snack-type baskets can come with gourmet jams, crackers, cheeses, nuts and chocolates. A meat and cheese basket from Hickory Farms can include such staples as summer sausage, cheddar cheese, crackers and mustard. You can even send an entire ham, which the family can use to make nibble on or to make sandwiches. Other ideas include sending gourmet preserves, like blueberry or strawberry, which go great on bagels or muffins.

--Cookies. Send a gift of sweet cookies to show the family that you care. Mrs. Fields is known for their gourmet cookie selection and gift baskets can be made filled with their mouth watering cookies and brownies. Besides their delicious cookies, the online site David's Cookies also offers such items as mini cheesecakes and ruggalach, any of which would be perfect to send.

All of these goumet food items can be ordered online, with a personalized condolence card included. You can send your condolences anywhere across the country to express to the mourning family how very sorry you are for their loss

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