Gift for hostess of thanksgiving dinner?

[sred98]

What great ideas! I usually make some homemade candy and put it in a little decorative tin. Actually, since I started making them, my mom pretty much says I can't come unless I DO bring candy! LOL! Especially my chocolate covered cherries!

A lot of people are mentioning poinsettias, but don't forget a Christmas cactus! They are a lot easier to keep alive through the year, too.

Soap and eggs...you could make a great basket out of those! Just make up a homemade gift basket.

We will bring wine to friends' houses, but my family doesn't drink it either. I have taken a nice decorative candle to someone's house before, also.

I don't think you are supposed to take an empty dish as a gift. At least not where I come from. Unless it is purely decorative and is wrapped appropriately. But, like another poster mentioned, if you make a special dish in it, that would be ok. Something my family does is to have a little snack tray, because we don't eat all day on Thanksgiving. We eat small snacks, so if you do something like that, you could make up a snack platter and gift them the platter.

If it were me, I would want the homemade soaps, though! Oh! And the apple brandy that someone else mentioned!

Shelly

 

[Wildsky]

OK I'm going to make some soap today and see if I can make some perfect bars!

And if the kids don't steal em!

I'll make some bath fizzies as well - and just see how they look, I need more myself.

 

[smom1976]

chocolate covered cherries... nummmm..

I wanted to make those too.. but then the recipe called for wax?? kinda got me thinking..

am I eating a candle?

and apple brandy... where do I get some of that?

OK YOU ALL ARE INVITED OVER, just bring one of the formentioned gifts LOL

 

[sred98]

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I think the wax would have been from an older recipe. You can use the almond bark as a coating. PM me and I'll give you my recipe. It is super easy!

Shelly

 

[JennsPeeps]

Why not take some homemade hot cocoa? Put it into a nice container or even into tupperware - who doesn't need another container (with a lid that matches, hehe)?
1 c each sugar/splenda, cocoa, and dried milk powder, 1 t salt, and 1/2 c choc chips

Hostess gifts aren't supposed to require the hostess to do anything at that moment. Flowers require finding a vase. Wine doesn't always match the meal she's planned. She might not like candles.

The best "gift" I've ever received has been someone rolling up their sleeves and helping do the dishes!

 

[The Chicken Lady]

I suggest a nice dessert wine.

A selection of candies sounds nice, too.

 

[Chicabee19]

Someone recently brought over a bottle of expensive wine as a 'hostess gift', even though he knows we do not drink alcohol.

I don't know if he expected me to serve it, but I didn't.

A CD of Christmas music might be a pleasant gift. I wish I had one.