Homemade Holiday Food Gift Ideas

Do-it-yourself holiday gifts of food come in all sizes,
shapes, and colors . . . and all flavors! Some are for
serving on the very day you give them, and others are for
stashing away until Christmas or New Year’s. (I’ve found
that cakes and breads are particularly welcome when
delivered to a special friend or neighbor for Christmas Eve
supper or a Christmas morning brunch. And more casual
friends, a child’s favorite teacher, etc., always seem
pleased and flattered to receive home-brewed candies,
cheese spreads, and homemade jam . . . especially when the
presents are packaged imaginatively in a reusable
container.)

Christmas gift recipes include cheese spread recipes, preserved fruit recipes,
chutney and savory fruit recipes, homemade bread and cookie recipes and homemade candy recipes.

Most of these candy recipes are over 85 years old and were
handed down to me by a distant relative who used them for
more than 40 years on an eastern farm.

And don’t try to keep all this holiday fun to yourself! The
recipes listed here have been specially chosen because I’ve
found them so easy to prepare that the whole family can
take part in the festivities!