We give ONLY give Kosher le Pesach products, i.e. bottle of grape juice or wine, cocoa, jello, pudding, jam, mayonaisse, or bar of chocolate. Everything is under hechsher /parve and does not need to be put into the fridge. We are the only people to give Kosher Le Pesach goods and it is so appreciated. I buy very cheap (made in China – where else!) baskets in non-Jewish neighborhood and close with clear celephane paper and ribbon. The children give to 2 friend’s each, tiny prepared ones purchased from zedakah organization. Due to economic conditions world wide, for years people in London give the excess nosh one will probably receive to be packed up and shipped to Yiddishe mosdos in Russia, who never get any kosher sweets, chocolate or nosh. And I do believe we have to cut down on the # of mishloach manot to be given. We give our Rav, 2 friends, married children and the rest we send these zedakah cards that a donation was made to the organization in their name. This is, of course besides giving Matanos Le Evyonim. There are, unfortunately thousands of people who have to be supported every week by Tomchei Shabbos.
May we all be zocher to a freilichin Purim and may we all be blessed with an abundance of HAGEFEN, with much needed achdus between all the Yidden, many simachos with simcha, and geulah ve yeshuah for Klall Yisrael! Amen Kein yehe razon!
AMEN…80