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Operation Cookie Drop: Metal Tins are allowed in the boxes.
- Thread starter marilynfl
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Other ideas along that line. A Tupperware-type container roughly the same
size as the box (not as festive as a holiday tin but it may come in handy for the soldiers in some other use.) Or two ziploc bags, the first one sealed snug, packed in the second one with a little air locked in for insulation.
size as the box (not as festive as a holiday tin but it may come in handy for the soldiers in some other use.) Or two ziploc bags, the first one sealed snug, packed in the second one with a little air locked in for insulation.
cynupstateny
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Was telling DH about the cookie drop at dinner tonight. I said I neende to do some
cookie research to find types that would last a long time.He told me that when he was in Viet Nam, his mom and sisters used to send Tollhouse Cookies that took up to 6 weeks to arrive. While he's sure he wouldn't eat them here today, at the time they were the best cookies he'd ever eaten. All the guys used to fight over them. I'm sure it's the same today.
cookie research to find types that would last a long time.He told me that when he was in Viet Nam, his mom and sisters used to send Tollhouse Cookies that took up to 6 weeks to arrive. While he's sure he wouldn't eat them here today, at the time they were the best cookies he'd ever eaten. All the guys used to fight over them. I'm sure it's the same today.
Here is a very helpful link about ingredients and items that travel well
The pertinent info is:
To ensure that baked goods will withstand the high desert heat, please review the tips below:
No butter, margarine, peanut butter or nuts should be used. These fats will go rancid too fast in the high heat. Butter flavored vegetable shortening is a better alternative.
No brown sugar, corn sugar, honey, or molasses should be used. The baked goods will be too soft and possibly become moldy. Only white table sugar should be used.
Chocolate & butterscotch can be used in baked goods. Once chocolate has been baked into the product and has the chance to take up moisture from the batter, the chocolate will stay rather firm.
Bar cookies and brownies are the best bets for safe packing and are quickest for baking large quantities.
Baked goods should be wrapped tightly in aluminum foil, which provides the best barrier against humidity.
Pack goodies in sturdy boxes and surround them with foam packaging material such as Styrofoam "peanuts."
But to click through to the site, they give more helpful info, plus reviewed recipes using the guidelines above.
http://www.verybestbaking.com/promotions/programs/troops.aspx
The pertinent info is:
To ensure that baked goods will withstand the high desert heat, please review the tips below:
No butter, margarine, peanut butter or nuts should be used. These fats will go rancid too fast in the high heat. Butter flavored vegetable shortening is a better alternative.
No brown sugar, corn sugar, honey, or molasses should be used. The baked goods will be too soft and possibly become moldy. Only white table sugar should be used.
Chocolate & butterscotch can be used in baked goods. Once chocolate has been baked into the product and has the chance to take up moisture from the batter, the chocolate will stay rather firm.
Bar cookies and brownies are the best bets for safe packing and are quickest for baking large quantities.
Baked goods should be wrapped tightly in aluminum foil, which provides the best barrier against humidity.
Pack goodies in sturdy boxes and surround them with foam packaging material such as Styrofoam "peanuts."
But to click through to the site, they give more helpful info, plus reviewed recipes using the guidelines above.
http://www.verybestbaking.com/promotions/programs/troops.aspx
Dang it! Again? I will post the link inside this post, but outside of the link box
http://www.verybestbaking.com/promotions/programs/troops.aspx
http://www.verybestbaking.com/promotions/programs/troops.aspx
Very odd - I asked my resident computer expert (aka DH) - he said it could be
a browser incompatability (which it is not, since you are both using IE), or something with the way the linked site exchanges info with this site - also not likely since no one else is haivng the issue.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
a browser incompatability (which it is not, since you are both using IE), or something with the way the linked site exchanges info with this site - also not likely since no one else is haivng the issue.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help.