Tuesday Tip

Care Package Packing!

I know a lot of us have had our soldier deploy at least once, but most likely more. We love to send them little things from home, some homemade cookies, treats, etc. But how do you send stuff and still have them taste good and not dry out en route? I have a figured out a few different tricks for this, one of which is my hubby's grandmother's.

I sent him cookies a lot last deployment, and I wanted to make sure they were still nice and moist by the time they reached him. So I used Glad Press 'N Seal wrap, sealing it around each cookie in kind of "sheets" of 6-9 depending on the cookie size. Then I put several sheets into gallon sized Ziploc freezer bags and sealed those up. My hubby said they still tasted great! But this takes some time to do. If you have less time and don't want to go through all that, there is another way. Put the cookies in a Ziploc and add a slice of bread to the bag. The bread will dry out leaving the cookies nice and moist. My hubby's grandmother has also used popped popcorn! It worked just fine as well, except you get popcorn crumbs all over the treats. But it would work in a bind.

Do you have any tips or tricks when you send your soldier care packages?

~Melissa