giving challah in mishloach manos???

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    happym19
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    opinions?

    what are good things to give?

    #857744
    kgh5771
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    Challah is probably the most appropriate food for Mishloach Manot.

    The mitzvah is to give 2 types of food that will be eaten at the Seudah. Candy doesn’t cut it.

    I appreciate when I get challah, fruit, kugels and wine/grape juice. And when possible, I try to serve them at the seuda.

    #857745
    A Heimishe Mom
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    From personal experience, detail label on the challah is a must (yoshon, fleshig oven, etc.). But once I found out that there are many people who throw away all home baked goods – even carefully labeled from people they know and eat from generally, I stopped bothering. Some years I will buy, wrap, and label with bakery name.

    Potato kugel and cholent definitely go over better with recipients.

    Agree that such foods are the ideal Mishloach Manos.

    #857746
    Sam2
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    I find it so sad that people will throw out or give food cooked by anyone else to non-Jewish neighbors. Is that really what we’ve come to? Everyone has to think that their Kashrus is that much better than everyone else’s?

    #857747
    Logician
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    Baked stuff

    Hello Sam2! So you dropped out of the above thread, but you want to start again here ?

    It has nothing to do with better. It’s called different – the fact is its very probable they eat things you don’t want to, and why should you change your hanhagah just to eat someone else’s cookies ?

    #857748
    Logician
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    um…why would someone eat your cholent and not your cake ?

    #857749
    147
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    It is good policy to give non perishable food, and assume that the Shelach Monos packages won’t necessarily be emptied nor refrigerated by the recipients in a timely fashion, espcially if giving to the local Rabbi who is probably smothered with Shelach Monos. …. It is also means the giver can already pack a few days before Purim, without worrying about perishing food.

    Often a good idea to give Kosher Al Pesach food. …. When we consolidate our Shelach Monos after Purim:- 1st order of business: Segregate Kosher Al Pesach items from Chometz items.

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