the prof1-
I am with you all the way about the peanut chews and gummy bears. I just went shopping today and the display of nosh and candy for purim was overwhelming (gives me a headache just thinking about it!!)
But of course my shaloch manot is made up already. They are in my guest room, waiting for purim! This is what I did. On Tu B’shvat I had my local frum candy store make up trays of dried fruit and nuts with a few gold chocolates, they are gorgeous. My friends appreciate this on the few weeks before pesach when you want to serve a desert that is not going to leave a trail of chometz crumbs.
As for sending Tuna salad, salmon salad, egg salad, I find that very often they sit on someones table or counter till the big clean up on shushan purim. By then it is spoiled and goes right in the garbage. My own house is not so hectic, but I have observed this often at other people’s homes. So it’s a great idea, but don’t give to a large family where there is a lot of shaloch manot flying all over on Purim. Just my humble opinion.
May everyone have a chag someach!!!